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ABC Day Nursery in Whitehaven

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
·Derby Yard, Catherine Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7PG · Cumberland
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Cumberland

About this day nursery

Our ethos

ABC Day Nursery fosters individuality, creativity, confidence, and independence through a naturally inquisitive approach, child-initiated play, and meaningful interactions. They provide an organic learning environment with open-ended resources and free-flow access to indoor and outdoor spaces designed for exploration and sensory experiences.

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am to 6:00pm Monday-Friday (closed between Christmas/New Year and Public Holidays)

Food

Freshly cooked nutritious meals prepared on-site with 5-star food hygiene rating.

Age range

0-5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2004

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for ABC Day Nursery

Last inspected 7 December 2022 · Charlotte Bowe

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Inspector highlights

  • Positive staff–child relationships; children are happy, settled and enjoy their time at nursery.
  • Staff use fun, interactive teaching to motivate learning and develop children's physical skills.
  • Strong partnerships with parents, including regular parents' evenings and shared resources to support learning at home.
  • Proactive staff work with parents and other professionals to target support for children with SEND.
  • New manager supports staff through personalised supervision and reward schemes, contributing to staff motivation.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to build more consistently on babies' developing breadth of vocabulary and early pronunciation skills, to help them to make the best rates of progress in their communication and language development from the onset
  • 2expand the range of professional development for new staff, to help to raise their knowledge, skills and teaching practice to the highest levels.
Inspection #10234777 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

staff build great relationships with children

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The proactive staff work together with parents and other professionals to target support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Gradual introductions during routines, such as snack time, help children with SEND to tolerate others and socialise more freely.

Outdoor space

Water play is now contained within smaller areas and mainly outdoors to reduce the risk of slips and falls. Staff provide active sessions and support children to remain active, which builds on their good physical skills.

Inspection history

Date: March 2005

  • December 2022Good
  • January 2017Good
  • December 2013Good
  • October 2011Outstanding
  • March 2005Good

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