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Banana Moon Day Nursery in Warwick

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
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5.0(4 parent reviews)
·Oakslade, Station Road, WARWICK, CV35 7LH · Warwickshire
Number of places
110 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
Warwickshire

About this day nursery

Banana Moon Day Nursery Hatton, established in February 2013, operates as a family business with a strong ethos of providing exceptional care and learning opportunities. Catering to children aged three months to five years, the nursery offers a secure and loving environment where children are encouraged to learn and grow through play.

5-acre rural setting, the nursery boasts extensive outdoor spaces including a paddock, vegetable plot, secure playground, and natural adventure areas, promoting physical activity and exploration. The dedicated team of highly qualified professionals ensures that care and education are delivered to the highest standards, focusing on a holistic approach to child development.

As founders of the Banana Moon Day Nursery franchise, the Hatton team remains actively involved, maintaining a cherished 'family feel'. The nursery prides itself on its state-of-the-art security, bespoke curriculum, and freshly prepared meals, all contributing to a 'home away from home' experience for the children.

Our ethos

The nursery's strong ethos is to provide exceptional care and learning opportunities in a secure and loving environment, promoting holistic child development through play and exploration. They offer a 'home away from home' with a dedicated team, a bespoke curriculum, and extensive outdoor spaces.

What it's like

Children enjoy their time at the nursery. Staff take time to get to know children well and develop strong partnerships with parents. They use this information to plan activities and experiences that support children's learning, and a consistent key-person system helps children settle and feel secure.

Family-runExtensive Outdoor SpaceBespoke CurriculumFreshly Prepared MealsSecure Environment

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am - 6.30pm for 51 weeks of the year

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year=

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Banana Moon Day Nursery

Last inspected 18 December 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 enjoy their time at the nursery. Staff take time to get to know children well and develop strong partnerships with parents. They use this information to plan activities and experiences that support children's learning, and a consistent key-person system helps children settle and feel secure.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders support staff to implement an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.
  • Leaders create meaningful opportunities to support staff to develop professionally.
  • Staff access training and development activities to meet individual needs, such as using music to extend communication and language skills.
  • Staff encourage age-appropriate independence, helping children develop confidence in tasks like preparing to go outside.
  • Pre-school children work cooperatively and communicate effectively during play.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the continuous provision to ensure that experiences support children to remain highly engaged in play.
Inspection #10370837 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are complimentary about the care children receive.

Parents appreciate the healthy, home-cooked meals that children eat while in the nursery.

They comment positively on the nurturing and calm approach of the staff.

Parents are extremely happy with how well supported children are through each transition.

Parents share that their children are confident and ready for the next stage of their education as children move on to school.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They are proactive in forging partnerships with other professionals and ensuring that children receive prompt support. This helps children with SEND to make good progress across all seven areas of learning.

Outdoor space

Young children develop their confidence to put on their coats, hats and boots as they get ready to go outside. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Banana Moon Day Nursery

5.0
(4)
Robert Evans
6 years ago

Excellent standards of care and quality of provision. Staff take great pride in their work and the childrens' physical, social and academic development is testimony to their skills. A well deserved 'excellent ' in recent Ofsted inspection. Grandparents

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Louise & Shaun Cuthill
3 weeks ago

Both our children have attended Banana Moon with our youngest still there. It has such an incredible outdoor space and the staff are so caring and form such strong relationships with the children.

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Nicola
3 weeks ago

My little boy goes to Banana Moon Hatton and he loves it. The staff are so friendly and supportive. The outdoors space is incredible, my boy loves being outside and the activities and space they have is amazing! I would recommend the nursery to any one :)

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Inspection history

Date: July 2013

  • December 2024Good
  • April 2023Good
  • June 2017Outstanding
  • July 2013Good

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