Meadow View
Appleby Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6PP
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
0-4 years old
Number of places
40 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Good
Summary
- The provision is good Children receive a warm welcome on arrival from the kind and nurturing staff, who know them wel .
- All children, including those new to the nursery and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, build close relationships with their key person.
- Children show they are happy, safe and secure.
- For example, younger babies contentedly snuggle into staff when feeding.
- Older children affectionately sit close to staff while reading books and singing favourite songs.
- Young children seek and receive comfort, reassurance and loving care.
- Children are familiar with the nursery rules.
- They are wel behaved, manage their feelings effectively and are considerate to one another.
- Children relish opportunities to play outdoors in the unique play areas on offer.
- They particularly enjoy visits to the woodland area.
- Children listen to staff's instructions to keep themselves safe as they leave the nursery.
- They hold their partner's hand as they follow the bear paw prints on the ground.
- As they walk, children see familiar members of the community garden and say hel o as they pass.
- On arrival, children explain the safety rules with exact precision.
- Staff encourage conversations about the natural environment and how to look after it.
- Children sing favourite songs and then search for the bears who are hidden in trees, on stumps and in bushes.
- They work together to problem solve to achieve their goal and they enthusiastically count how many they have as they retrieve them.
- Children learn to take risks as they play and enjoy being physically active.
- For example, children confidently scramble up rope ladders and tree stumps.
- They take turns using rope swings and learn to move themselves back and forth.
- Indoors, children delight in testing out their early design skil s.
- For example, they use natural materials to create a straw house and outdoors children confidently build towers to see how high they can reach.
- Children engage wel in purposeful play.
- They are confident talkers and engage wel in conversations with visiting adults.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n The nursery benefits from a dedicated and experienced manager.
- She has agood overview of the curriculum and knows exactly what they want children to learn.
- The manager and staff work wel together as a team to move the nursery forward and implement continuous improvement.
- Staff say that they feel valued, supported and included.
- The manager observes and feeds back to staff, enabling them to reflect on their performance.
- This is revisited during supervision meetings.
- Staff professional development opportunities are supported through online platforms.n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support.
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Little Skittles Ltd
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Full day care
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Parliamentary Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Education Stages
Year Founded
03/9/2018
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 19/1/2022
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