Pennies Day Nursery Ltd
Thornbank, 149 Hockers Lane, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5JY
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
0-4 years old
Number of places
55 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Good
Summary
- The provision is good Children fully engage in an exciting range of activities and learning experiences.
- For instance, younger children explore paint textures and colours, and older children investigate fruit teabags, thinking about different smel s and strengths of colour.
- They smile and interact with staff and each other, showing they feel safe and beam with pride when they are celebrated for their achievements.
- Children access a caring and inclusive environment that staff create, where children are kind to each other, share resources and take turns with support from staff.
- Children enjoy each other's company and staff support them in making good friendships.
- Staff know the children and their interests wel and plan interesting activities to support this, which promotes learning and the use of language for all children.
- Children enjoy both small and larger group times.
- They enjoy cuddling up on staff's laps to read their favourite story and sing and dance along to familiar nursery rhymes.
- They also take pleasure from learning in a large outdoor area where staff help them to use walkers, cars, chalk and balancing equipment.
- Although COVID-19 has prevented parents from entering the nursery, staff have worked wel on using other ways to continue supporting families and involving them in their child's learning journey.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Leaders and staff are clear about the intent of the curriculum and have a sharedvision for children's learning.
- It is ambitious for all, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, where extra support is put in place so they can access the same experiences.
- This enables all children to make good progress.n Staff support children to develop good communication skil s.
- They model backlanguage and extend children's vocabulary through planned experiences.
- For example, staff use words such as 'dilute' and 'diffuse' when playing with water and colour.n Those children who have identified gaps in their communication and languagedevelopment receive targeted support.
- Also, for children who speak English as an additional language, staff ask parents to provide words in their home language to support children's understanding at nursery.n Staff liaise closely with external agencies to support children's wel -being anddevelopment.
- For example, physiotherapists support staff to use funding to find appropriate apparatus.
- This means that children with disabilities can access learning and enjoy the opportunities on offer.
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Pennies Day Nursery Limited
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Full day care
Local authority
Kent
Parliamentary Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Education Stages
Year Founded
28/2/1999
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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Total number of staff
0
Number of care staff
0
Number of support staff
-
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Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 01/12/2021
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