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Atelier Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jan 2022)
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4.3(6 parent reviews) ·Dover Place, Bath, BA1 6DX · Bath and North East Somerset
Number of places
71 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2022
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset

About this day nursery

Atelier Nursery, established in Bath in 2014 and expanded to Chippenham in 2017, provides childcare and education for children aged 4 months to five years. The nursery prides itself on offering thoughtfully designed spaces that encourage exploration and discovery, allowing children to pursue their individual interests.

Our ethos

Atelier Nursery's philosophy encourages exploration and discovery, allowing children to pursue their individual interests in thoughtfully designed spaces.

What it's like

Children are immensely valued by deeply nurturing staff who have very high expectations of them all, making very rapid progress. They feel safe, behave well, and form respectful relationships, articulating and confidently expressing themselves. Staff help children express their feelings, supporting emotional well-being, and children become deeply absorbed in rich, innovative, and challenging learning experiences.

Free-flow approachPlay-based learningMixed-age groupsKey family approachResident artists

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

each weekday from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Atelier Nursery

Last inspected 27 January 2022 · Michelle Grayling

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

What it's like to attend

Children are immensely valued by deeply nurturing staff who have very high expectations of them all, making very rapid progress. They feel safe, behave well, and form respectful relationships, articulating and confidently expressing themselves. Staff help children express their feelings, supporting emotional well-being, and children become deeply absorbed in rich, innovative, and challenging learning experiences.

Inspector highlights

  • Partnerships with parents are exceptionally strong, and parents are very well informed about their children's progress and next steps.
  • The inspirational manager has embedded a rigorous system to support and monitor the development of staff, who feel valued and enjoy working at the setting.
  • Staff expertly deliver a coherent and well-sequenced curriculum, tailoring learning to children's needs and interests, resulting in highly motivated children.
  • Staff place considerable emphasis on encouraging children to make their own choices, explore their uniqueness, and promote inclusion, avoiding gender stereotyping.
  • The voices of children are captured superbly by staff through "The Children's Charter" groups, promoting communication, language, pride, and belonging.

Areas to develop

  • 1The manager is now identifying ways for parents to visit the setting in a safe and controlled way so that they can see the activities children do.
Inspection #10125885 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"parents say that they are very well informed about their children's progress and next steps in learning."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make very rapid progress. Staff get to know children and families extremely well, which helps them to initiate early help strategies to support them in times of crisis.

Outdoor space

When children return from the garden, they show respect for others as they politely hold open the gate for the next person.

Parent Reviews of Atelier Nursery

4.3
(6)
Anita Lam
6 years ago

There are many things I love about Atelier... my little one is such a sensitive soul and the entire team has been so loving and supportive from day one. It took ages to get him settled and everyone involved from management, his keyworker, who ever is at the door at drop off were so welcoming and warm. Everyone knew his name from the beginning and that to me instantly made me confident that he was in great hands. I love the free flow concept and feel like all the children seem so happy there. So thank you Atelier.

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Jenny Sowerby
4 years ago

Our son has been at Atelier since September 2019 and has received incredible support. He joined just a few months before the effects of the pandemic took hold. I was impressed how incredibly open and supportive the team were throughout that stressful time, providing daily inspiration for activities to do with our children at home; songs, videos, links to virtual art gallery tours, staff cookery demos - the list goes on. They've worked so hard to meet our son's specific needs, and his progress has been brilliant to see. He walks in every day with a spring in his step and loves his time there. He's more than ready to start school, although I'm not sure how I'll cope with saying goodbye to the nursery! Thank you Atelier 🙏🏼

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Daniel Jones
8 years ago

Caring staff who have done a really good job with my 2 year old boy. I couldn’t recommend Atelier highly enough.

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Jose Medeiros
2 years ago

Very badly managed nursery, the manager and ANDREA are extremely rude and unpolite. Do not leave your kids there

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Inspection history

Date: March 2014

  • January 2022Outstanding
  • March 2014Outstanding

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