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Achievers Day Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.3(11 parent reviews) ·247 Old Laira Road, Laira, PL3 6DG · Plymouth
Number of places
140 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Plymouth

About this day nursery

Achievers Day Nursery Ltd, situated in Laira, Plymouth, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years, registered with Ofsted in 2013. Open 51 weeks a year, from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday, the nursery provides a warm and homely environment where children are encouraged to be inquisitive, confident, and independent.

The dedicated staff ensure children feel safe and form secure relationships, providing high levels of support for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) ensures staff are well-trained and collaborates closely with specialists to support children's progress.

Achievers Day Nursery Ltd offers a varied curriculum, incorporating both indoor activities and shared outdoor play times. Leaders demonstrate a strong understanding of the nursery's strengths and are committed to continuous improvement, including staff training in communication and language.

They also work closely with parents, who provide positive feedback on the care and education their children receive.

What it's like

Staff warmly welcome children and their families. Children take part in a varied curriculum, are inquisitive, confident and independent, and make good progress. Children are happy, feel safe and form secure relationships with kind and caring staff.

Warm welcomeVaried curriculumStrong SEND supportSkilled staffOutdoor play

Pricing & funding

Charges are based on booked hours, with peak hours carrying higher rates. Fees include all meals and extra-curricular activities. Parents can book non-funded hours or spread funded sessions across additional sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
  • Late booking charge£10 / session
  • Late collection charge (up to 18:00)£20 / session
  • Late collection charge (additional 30 minutes after 18:00)£20 / session

Good to know

  • All meals and extra-curricular activities are included in the booking price.
  • Non-funded hours are payable at the time of booking.
  • Peak hour bookings incur a higher rate.
  • Late bookings are subject to a late booking charge.
  • Late collection after 18:00 incurs a fee, with additional charges for every 30 minutes thereafter.
  • Late collection during working hours is charged to the next hour.

Key facts

Opening hours

Parents can choose between standard funding of 15 or 30 hours over 38 weeks, or stretched funding of 12 or 24 hours over 48 weeks.

Session types

flexible bookings, non-funded hours, peak hours, funded sessions with additional charge

Food

Healthy food freshly made on-site, included in booking price.

Waitlist

Bookings made after Tuesday evening for the following week are subject to availability and confirmation.

Age range

Babies to Pre-school

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Feb 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Achievers Day Nursery

Last inspected 24 February 2026 · Leanne Edge

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Staff warmly welcome children and their families. Children take part in a varied curriculum, are inquisitive, confident and independent, and make good progress. Children are happy, feel safe and form secure relationships with kind and caring staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff warmly welcome children and families and form secure relationships with them.
  • Varied curriculum; children are inquisitive, confident and make good progress.
  • Strong leadership and management; staff training and organisation are effective.
  • High levels of support for children with SEND; SENCo coordinates specialist input.
  • Good partnership with parents and regular information about children's progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should support the staff working with the older babies and the toddlers to provide more encouragement and opportunities for these children to develop their speech.
  • 2Leaders should develop the organisation of transition times during daily routines to reduce children's waiting times and support them to understand and prepare for what will happen next.
Inspection #10285853 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide high levels of support for children with SEND; the SENCo ensures staff are trained and they work closely with specialists (for example, speech and language therapists and physiotherapy). Children with SEND make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children share outdoor play times with their siblings and nursery friends of different ages and enjoy outdoor activities together.

Parent Reviews of Achievers Day Nursery

4.3
(11)
My Name
6 years ago

We had our daughter starting in this nursery just after they first open the doors as we live 2 minutes walking distance. At the time she was only 9 months old and she spent there the following 3 years untill she was preschool age and we moved her to a private school. She was always really happy to go back as the staff was brilliant. I can only say good things about this place.

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Kimberley Burns
6 years ago

My son has been going to achievers since he was 20 weeks old and I can’t recommend them enough. All the staff are amazing and the nursery building is always kept to a high standard.

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GIrts Sprogis
4 years ago

Got signed onto nursery after settling sessions baby got really ill for about a month so we lost all the money we paid for coming up week about £250 after a couple of months we were ready to go back and we don’t have space there no more They took someone else on feels like they only cara about money

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Mingailis Grygelaitis
a year ago

Outstanding nursery, little one loves the time there 👍👍

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Inspection history

Date: October 2013

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • June 2023Good
  • May 2023Good
  • November 2017Good
  • October 2017Good
  • August 2014Good
  • July 2014Good
  • January 2014Good
  • October 2013Good

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