Food
Home cooked meals, carefully planned on a two-week rota for both winter and summer menus to ensure they are healthy, nutritious, and well-balanced.
Abacus Nursery School Bromsgrove
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Worcestershire
About this day nursery
The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 2 April 2024. The curriculum is designed to equip children with the essential knowledge and skills for their transition to school, fostering confidence and independence.
Staff are dedicated to forming strong bonds with children and their families, ensuring children settle well and make good progress. The setting places a high priority on children's emotional well-being, implementing flexible settling-in processes and an effective key-person system.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress, supported by a swift-acting special educational needs coordinator who collaborates closely with professionals and parents. Leaders are committed to continuous improvement, identifying and addressing gaps in staff knowledge to enhance learning experiences for all children.
Our ethos
Learning Through Play We aim to provide a caring, safe and stimulating environment where children can play and learn. Where each child can be embraced and encouraged to develop their own unique self. We offer a variety of resources but understand that children learn best through play and interaction, so no opportunity is wasted!
What it's like
Children at this nursery benefit from a caring and nurturing environment where staff show genuine affection to them. Staff form strong bonds with children and their families, and get to know them well. Leaders recognise the importance of supporting children's emotional well-being and apply flexible settling-in processes and a highly effective key-person system.
Caring environmentStrong parent partnershipsGood SEND provisionCurriculum for school readinessSkilled leadership
Pricing & funding
Fees are structured by age group (under 2 years and 2 years plus) across morning, afternoon, and full day sessions. Separate charges apply for meals and additional hours during funded sessions.
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
- Morning session (Under 2 years)£47.25 / session
- Morning session (2 years +)£46.00 / session
- Afternoon session (Under 2 years)£42.55 / session
- Afternoon session (2 years +)£41.35 / session
- Full Day (Under 2 years)£82.95 / day
Good to know
- Meals including breakfast, lunch, and tea are charged separately for funded sessions.
- Additional session fees apply for morning, afternoon, and full day bookings.
Key facts
Opening hours
8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday (all year provider, only closing over Christmas and on Bank holidays)
Age range
3 months to school age
Term time / All Year
All Year
Staff
Up to 15 members of staff.
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Abacus Nursery School Bromsgrove
Last inspected 2 April 2024 · Christine Ward
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children at this nursery benefit from a caring and nurturing environment where staff show genuine affection to them. Staff form strong bonds with children and their families, and get to know them well. Leaders recognise the importance of supporting children's emotional well-being and apply flexible settling-in processes and a highly effective key-person system.
Inspector highlights
- The curriculum focuses on ensuring that children have the knowledge and skills they need to prepare them for their eventual move to school.
- Staff recognise risks in the environment and understand how to keep children safe.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress.
- Staff and leaders dedicate time to enhance relationships with parents and carers.
- Leaders are dedicated to improving learning experiences for children.
Areas to develop
- 1consider the organisation of routines, especially during snack and mealtimes, so that children's needs are always met
- 2continue to build on the already good teaching so that older children are suitably challenged.
Inspection #10319194 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Children settle well and making good progress in their learning.
Parents of children with health conditions and SEND specifically mention the attentiveness of staff and the trust they have developed in knowing their children are safe and well cared for.
They praise staff for their professionalism, friendliness, and commitment to the care they provide to children.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress. The special educational needs coordinator acts swiftly to ensure that children have access to the support they need. She works closely with professionals and parents to coordinate support plans for children. Staff are supported to apply strategies that help children with SEND to make progress.
Parent Reviews of Abacus Nursery School Bromsgrove
5.0
(3)
Shirley Wilks
7 years ago
Not sure who Joel Pittaway is. They have also given one star reviews to bus stops!!!
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Caroline Bradley
9 years ago
Excellent
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Carl Williams
8 months ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2024
Date: October 2023
- April 2024Good
- October 2023Inadequate
Frequently asked about Abacus Nursery School Bromsgrove
About the setting
Abacus Nursery School Bromsgrove Ltd registered in 2021 and is situated in Bromsgrove. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, with qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 6. The manager has achieved early years professional status. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 2648719
- Registered person
- Abacus Nursery School (Bromsgrove) Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Inadequate
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