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Walton Nursery and Early Years Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
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5.0(1 Google review) ·Walton Childrens Centre, 99 Cavendish Drive, Liverpool, L9 1NB · Liverpool
Number of places
16 places
Age range
3–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Liverpool

About this day nursery

Walton Nursery and Early Years Centre is a term-time setting in Liverpool for children aged from three to five years. The day nursery received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted in its inspection of January 2023. The setting specialises in care for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with the inspector noting that staff are highly sensitive to individual needs and use children's care plans to inform activities. Staff support communication and language development through methods including visual images and simple sign language.

According to the Ofsted report, children are happy and secure and make good progress from their starting points. They enjoy the outdoor area, where they can use a slide, balance beams, and a small trampoline. At the time of inspection, it was noted that while there were plans to develop the outdoor space, it did not offer the same quality of learning opportunities as the indoor areas. The inspector found parent partnerships to be strong, with families kept informed through daily discussions and a 'link book'.

Our ethos

The nursery staff work hard to build a stimulating environment where little ones can develop confidence at their own pace. Dedicated to child-led learning, they promote a joyful learning experience. Every aspect of the nursery has been organised with the children’s happiness in mind. Indoors, the spaces are home to age-appropriate resources that prompt imagination.

What it's like

Children enjoy attending this warm, welcoming and inclusive provision, settling quickly and feeling happy, safe and secure. They establish strong bonds with kind, nurturing, and patient staff who are highly sensitive to individual needs. Children have positive attitudes to learning and make good progress from their starting points, keen to explore and try new things.

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Contact for Opening Times

Age range

0-5 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Full day care

Waitlist

Waiting list

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Walton Nursery and Early Years Centre

Last inspected 31 January 2023 · Karen Cox

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 enjoy attending this warm, welcoming and inclusive provision, settling quickly and feeling happy, safe and secure. They establish strong bonds with kind, nurturing, and patient staff who are highly sensitive to individual needs. Children have positive attitudes to learning and make good progress from their starting points, keen to explore and try new things.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff have made instrumental progress since the last inspection and have wholeheartedly engaged with the local authority.
  • Staff are now more confident in their abilities to support children's unique needs through precise and purposeful training opportunities.
  • Staff make accurate assessments of children's learning and give careful consideration to children's education, health and care plans.
  • Staff are successful in sequencing children's learning, supporting the development of muscles in wrists and hands in readiness for writing.
  • Children's communication and language development is supported well through consistent modelling of new language, visual images, and simple sign language.
  • Parent partnerships are strong, with parents feeling well informed about their child's progress through daily discussions and a 'link book'.

Areas to develop

  • 1embed, monitor and evaluate the new curriculum to ensure its effectiveness in improving outcomes for children
  • 2help staff to consider how they can support children's independence and self-care skills
  • 3implement plans to develop the outdoor learning environment
Inspection #10259706 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The setting specialises in care for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff are highly sensitive to children's individual needs. Staff make accurate assessments of children's learning and give careful consideration to children's education, health and care plans, using this information in the planning of activities. Through precise and purposeful training opportunities, staff are now more confident in their abilities to support children's unique needs.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy spending time outdoors. They impressively climb and descend the slide, balance along planks and excitedly jump on the small trampoline, developing strength, coordination and control of their bodies. However, the outdoor learning environment has not been given the same level of consideration as the indoor areas, meaning children who prefer to learn outdoors are not afforded the same high-quality opportunities, although there are plans in place to develop and renovate the outdoor space.

Google Reviews of Walton Nursery and Early Years Centre

5.0
(1 Google review)

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: September 2022

  • January 2023Good
  • September 2022Inadequate

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