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Berrygrove Early Years Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·Berrygrove Pre-School, Berrygrove School Annexe, WATFORD, WD25 9PW · Hertfordshire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire

About this day nursery

Berrygrove Early Years Centre, established in 1960 as Garston Playgroup, has evolved into a highly respected childcare provider in Watford. Renamed Lea Farm Pre-School and then Berrygrove Pre-School, it now operates as Berrygrove Early Years Centre.

The Centre is committed to delivering outstanding, flexible, and affordable childcare, fostering a happy, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children aged 2-5 can achieve their full potential. They maintain excellent staff-to-child ratios, with 4:1 for two-year-olds and 8:1 for three and four-year-olds, and a significant portion of their staff hold a Diploma in Preschool Practice.

Fully insured with Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance plc, Berrygrove is also a member of the Early Years Learning Alliance, adhering to their constitution and promoting equal opportunities for all children and families regardless of race, religion, sex, class, or disability.

What it's like

Children arrive eager to play at this inclusive setting and are supported by kind and caring staff. They enjoy worthwhile play experiences both indoors and outdoors, challenging themselves physically. Staff provide clear instructions and support children as they develop new skills.

Established Since 1960Early Years Learning Alliance MemberHigh Staff-to-Child RatiosFlexible Childcare

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Staff

A ratio of 4:1 for two-year-olds and 8:1 for three and four-year-olds. At least 70% of staff hold a Diploma in Preschool Practice.

Age range

2-5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Berrygrove Early Years Centre

Last inspected 26 June 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 arrive eager to play at this inclusive setting and are supported by kind and caring staff. They enjoy worthwhile play experiences both indoors and outdoors, challenging themselves physically. Staff provide clear instructions and support children as they develop new skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from frequent interactions with attentive staff and a wide range of resources.
  • Leaders involve all staff in curriculum planning, ensuring specific learning needs are considered and provided for.
  • Staff focus on encouraging strong personal, social, and emotional skills, promoting independence and healthy habits.
  • Children make progress over time, challenging themselves and becoming confident in their abilities.
  • Staff establish highly effective partnerships with parents, working together to meet children's needs.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the use of alternative communication strategies to maximise their impact on fostering children's communication
  • 2explore ways to enhance staff knowledge and confidence to an even higher level for working with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Inspection #10356337 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents identify things that children learn during their time in the setting. They say that children sing the songs and rhymes that they have learned.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work very closely with other agencies involved with children and their families to ensure consistency and include specific programmes in individual learning plans. They accurately identify gaps in learning and help children catch up. Some staff have a high level of knowledge about special educational needs and how to support children to make the best possible progress.

Outdoor space

Staff provide children with plenty of worthwhile play experiences outdoors. Children are eager to challenge themselves as they climb over tyres and balance on wooden stepping logs. Children are thoroughly delighted with water trays placed on the ground, paddling, splashing, and jumping, and staff have positioned upturned crates to create additional opportunities for children to test their physical skills.

Parent Reviews of Berrygrove Early Years Centre

5.0
(3)

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Inspection history

Date: June 2012

  • June 2024Good
  • September 2019Good
  • June 2016Good
  • December 2015Good
  • June 2012Good

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