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Barnies Day Nursery in Paddock Wood

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
·Bell 5, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY · Kent
Number of places
70 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Barnies Day Nursery in Paddock Wood provides care for children from birth to four years old. In October 2024, Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of the day nursery to be Good. The inspector reported that the setting is inclusive and welcoming, with a curriculum designed to sequentially prepare children for school. The provision has a particular focus on communication, language, and personal development.

Children are encouraged to make choices and lead their own play, while staff provide teaching moments to support their learning. During outdoor activities, children build with construction materials and learn to use tape measures, and older children explore physical challenges like climbing on tyres. According to the Ofsted report, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported and make good progress. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, 8am until 6pm, throughout the year.

Our ethos

Barnies Day Nursery's philosophy is centred on inclusivity and welcomes children from birth to four years, with children at the heart of all activities. Their curriculum focuses on preparing children for school, with an emphasis on communication, language, and personal, social and emotional development. Children are encouraged to lead their own play and make choices, with staff facilitating learning through "valuable teaching moments" and supporting children with SEND. The nursery prioritises child well-being, creating a secure environment where children feel empowered to try new things.

What it's like

The staff at Barnies Day Nursery provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where children form good bonds with staff and feel secure. The curriculum meets children's needs, focusing on communication, language, and personal development, while inspiring exploration and child-led play. Staff provide teaching moments to embed learning, ensuring all children make good progress.

Inclusive and welcomingGood Ofsted ratingStrong staff-child bondsCurriculum for school readinessGood SEND supportFocus on well-being

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

1999

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Barnies Day Nursery

Last inspected 1 October 2024 · Kelly Southern

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

The staff at Barnies Day Nursery provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where children form good bonds with staff and feel secure. The curriculum meets children's needs, focusing on communication, language, and personal development, while inspiring exploration and child-led play. Staff provide teaching moments to embed learning, ensuring all children make good progress.

Inspector highlights

  • The staff place children at the heart of everything they do at this inclusive and welcoming nursery.
  • The curriculum across the nursery meets the needs of the children and sequentially builds up to prepare children for their transition to school.
  • Children are inspired by the environment and what is on offer. They make choices and lead their own play, while staff provide teaching moments to help them embed their learning.
  • The provider is dedicated and has a clear vision for the nursery, with effective processes in place to continually monitor and evaluate what they offer.
  • The staff place a huge emphasis on the well-being of the children in their care. They have created a culture in which children feel confident to try new things and to feel empowered when they make mistakes.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop the learning environments for younger children to focus more closely on promoting their physical development
  • 2strengthen teaching to target and extend children's developing speech, vocabulary and language.
Inspection #10363089 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well across the nursery. All children are making good levels of progress from their starting points. Staff provide good support to children with SEND, are attentive to their needs and consistent with their approaches. The provider works alongside other professionals involved in children's care to ensure continuity in children's ongoing progress. It uses additional funding well to benefit the specific needs of individual children to support them in accessing the curriculum. All children, including those with SEND, make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children are keen explorers outdoors, where they build constructions using a range of materials. Staff introduce tape measures and model to children how to measure the constructions, and children then incorporate this new skill into their play. Older children thoroughly enjoy the opportunities they have to explore their physical development. They take safe risks as they climb up and jump off tyres. Children show determination and keep on trying to succeed, which is supported and encouraged by staff.

Inspection history

Date: February 2011

  • October 2024Good
  • June 2019Outstanding
  • May 2015Outstanding
  • February 2011Good

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