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Active Kids Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
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5.0(7 parent reviews) ·Active Kids Nursery, Scan House, LEEDS, LS19 7BN · Leeds
Number of places
38 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Active Kids Day Nursery in Yeadon, Leeds, offers a vibrant and nurturing environment dedicated to fostering children's development through active learning and play. Recognised as a top nursery in Yorkshire and Humberside in 2018, the nursery prioritises a child-led approach, encouraging exploration, creativity, and resilience.

They provide a diverse range of activities, including extensive outdoor play in their woodland area which promotes critical thinking, problem-solving, and physical dexterity. The curriculum is rooted in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring a high-quality educational programme that is continuously updated.

Communication is a key focus, with activities designed to enhance language skills, alongside a strong emphasis on hygiene, offering nutritious meals and promoting healthy habits. The nursery also utilises the Famly app for daily updates, keeping parents closely connected to their child's progress and activities.

Our ethos

Active Kids Day Nursery is committed to fostering children's development through an active, child-led approach that encourages exploration, creativity, and resilience. Their curriculum is rooted in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and includes extensive outdoor play to promote critical thinking and problem-solving. They focus on communication and healthy habits, keeping parents connected via the Famly app.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and ready to learn and form positive relationships with staff who help them feel safe and secure. They follow routines independently, show good behaviour, and demonstrate a developing love of stories and books.

outdoor playEYFS curriculumqualified staffFamly app for parent communication5-star food hygiene

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Thu: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm, Fri - Sun: Closed

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2009

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Active Kids Day Nursery

Last inspected 20 October 2022 · Aimee Hill

Safeguarding effective
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 arrive happy and ready to learn and form positive relationships with staff who help them feel safe and secure. They follow routines independently, show good behaviour, and demonstrate a developing love of stories and books.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive happy and ready to learn.
  • Staff develop positive relationships and support children to feel safe and secure.
  • Children develop a love of stories and make good progress in language and early mathematics.
  • Children with SEND are well supported and make good progress alongside their peers.
  • Leaders and managers have made vast improvements since the last inspection and support staff development.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop staff skills in how to use questioning to encourage children to recall past learning and make links between different experiences
  • 2further improve communication with parents so that all parents have information about how they can further support their child's learning at home.
Inspection #10245152 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Leaders use funding to buy resources (such as sensory toys) and provide one-to-one support so children with SEND make good progress alongside their peers.

Outdoor space

Recent changes to the outdoor play area ensure that all children are safe and well supervised.

Parent Reviews of Active Kids Day Nursery

5.0
(7)
Kimberley Ingram
9 months ago

My daughter has been at Active Kids just shy of 4 years (since she was 10 months) and we have just had a very emotional last day! We cannot thank the team at Active Kids enough for the care they have given her over the past few years. She is always so excited to get in on a morning! The outdoor space is amazing and the kids are out there more often than not. The new Forrest school is so much fun and the kids absolutely love it! Everything from the activities they do each day, the food they provide, and the updates/photos parents receive on the app is perfect. I am over the moon with how well my daughter has developed over the past few years, she is more than ready for school thanks to the team here. Our son will be starting in a few months and we can’t wait! Thank you Karen, Ellie, Kim, Ellis and the rest of the team at Active Kids! Xx

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Fiona Lewis
8 months ago

Active Kids are a fantastic, nurturing nursery with an incredible amount of outdoor space for children to enjoy. We were so impressed with how well they catered for our son's allergies, adapting meals so he didn't eat separately and even making wheat free play dough. Ellis and Kimmy in particular went above and beyond to help him settle and we were so pleased with his experience. The nursery is always clean, calm and well organised, setting up children perfectly for when they start school. We can't thank Karen and her fabulous team enough for the brilliant start they gave our little boy.

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Kat McCormick
a year ago

Both my children have gone to Active Kids and have both loved it. It is a fantastic setting with a great outdoor space. This is one of my favourite things about the setting, as the kids go outside a lot, which I think is really good for their development and learning. The staff are all so kind and caring, and I especially like that the setting is all open plan and all kids know all staff. My little one absolutely loves their key worker, and is so excited to go in to see her. Can’t recommend Active Kids enough.

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2022

Date: October 2009

  • October 2022Good
  • April 2022Inadequate
  • April 2017Good
  • November 2016Inadequate
  • May 2013Good
  • October 2009Good

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