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UK first for nursery recognised for people management

The Old School House Nursery in Newmarket has become the first early years setting to achieve platinum status from Investors in People (IIP), an internationally recognised accreditation.

Platinum status was awarded to the Nursery following online feedback from 28 members of staff, 1 to 1 interviews, meetings and observational visits. Assessors measured the setting’s performance against the nine indicators of the IIP standard and found Old School House to be ‘high performing’ across every category.

The report by IIP praised the use of supportive leadership practices, the individual attention given to members of staff, and the nursery’s focus on personal development.

Interviewed members of staff were found to be very enthusiastic about working for the nursery and feel motivated to achieve and continually improve.

The environment was described as ‘supportive’, with an ‘open and transparent culture’.

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