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Aldersyde Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
·The Parade, Grange Road, Hartlepool, TS26 0DS · Hartlepool
Number of places
75 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Hartlepool

About this day nursery

Aldersyde Day Nursery Ltd is a Hartlepool-based childcare provider catering to children from birth to four years old. The nursery operates as a day care facility, providing comprehensive care during both term time and school holidays, including half terms and the full summer break.

Opening hours are consistently from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with weekends closed for both standard and holiday periods. Aldersyde is equipped to support children with disabilities and additional needs, offers accessible premises, and can accommodate diverse dietary and religious/cultural requirements.

While the nursery does not offer a pick-up service, it provides a nurturing environment where preschool-aged children are situated on the first floor. The nursery is transparent about its cost structure, offering hourly, session, daily, and weekly rates, with a 10% discount applied to weekly bookings.

They also acknowledge and support government-funded initiatives, noting a separate charge for consumables during fully funded sessions.

What it's like

Children are happy, well settled and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery. They are greeted by staff who take an interest in their morning. Children show good levels of attention and curiosity and follow simple instructions given by staff.

day care nurserycaters for children with disabilities/additional needscaters for special dietary requirementscaters for religious/cultural needsopen during school holidays

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around hourly, session, daily, and weekly rates. A discount is applied to weekly bookings. Fully funded sessions are subject to an additional consumable charge per session.

Good to know

  • Weekly price includes a 10% discount.
  • Fully funded sessions incur a consumables charge.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 17:30 (Closed on weekends)

Age range

0 to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

full day, AM session, PM session

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Aldersyde Day Nursery

Last inspected 26 November 2024

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 are happy, well settled and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery. They are greeted by staff who take an interest in their morning. Children show good levels of attention and curiosity and follow simple instructions given by staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy, well settled and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery.
  • The manager has established a clear curriculum that helps children build on what they know and can do.
  • Babies and children develop a love of reading.
  • Parents are highly complementary about the staff and management.
  • Staff plan stimulating and accessible learning environments.

Areas to develop

  • 1encourage staff provide children with more opportunities to talk and express themselves to further enhance the development of their growing vocabulary and language skills.
  • 2ensure that professional development opportunities for staff are targeted more effectively to improve the quality of education even further.
Inspection #10368188 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are highly complementary about the staff and management. They comment on the good communication and how accommodating the team are.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff continually assess children's progress so that any gaps in their learning are planned for. Small-group sessions successfully focus on targeted support for children who require additional support. For example, children gain confidence in speaking with friends.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy varied opportunities that help them practise their physical skills. They especially enjoy coordinating their bodies to climb up a slide and staff offer constant encouragement.

Inspection history

Date: January 2010

  • November 2024Good
  • March 2019Good
  • May 2013Outstanding
  • January 2010Good

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