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Best Childcare Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2023)
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4.1(13 parent reviews)
·138 Chapeltown Road, LEEDS, LS7 4EE · Leeds
Number of places
80 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Best Childcare Nursery, established in 2012 in Leeds, offers an outstanding early years experience for children aged 0-4 years. Open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, the nursery provides a highly stimulating and inclusive environment where children thrive and develop strong emotional stability and a sense of belonging.

The curriculum focuses on an ambitious educational programme that promotes exploration, creativity, and discovery. Children freely engage with a natural play environment, enjoying activities such as using a fire pit, and benefit from both indoor and outdoor spaces that encourage physical development.

The setting offers exceptional support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with a highly knowledgeable and proactive special educational needs coordinator ensuring excellent progress for these children. Staff are praised for their nurturing approach, their exceptional support for developing communication and language skills, and for fostering high levels of independence in children.

Parents consistently go on record stating that the staff go 'above and beyond' their expectations. Best Childcare Nursery was rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its most recent inspection on 10th May 2023, across all areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

What it's like

Children thrive at this exceptional and highly stimulating nursery setting. The inclusive and engaging environment allows children to develop close and effective relationships with the nurturing staff. This enables children to develop excellent emotional stability and gain a strong sense of belonging.

Outstanding overall effectivenessRich educational programmeExceptional SEND supportStrong management teamExcellent communication and language supportPromotes independenceNatural play environment

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
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

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Best Childcare Nursery

Last inspected 10 May 2023 · Jennifer Cowton

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 thrive at this exceptional and highly stimulating nursery setting. The inclusive and engaging environment allows children to develop close and effective relationships with the nurturing staff. This enables children to develop excellent emotional stability and gain a strong sense of belonging.

Inspector highlights

  • Children have access to a rich and ambitious educational programme that is based on promoting their exploration, creativity and discovery.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive exceptional support.
  • The management team is extremely strong, recognising the importance of valuing staff well-being.
  • Staff provide excellent support for children's developing communication and language skills.
  • Children show increasingly high levels of independence.
Inspection #10230092 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say the nurturing staff go 'above and beyond' their expectations.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive exceptional support. The special educational needs coordinator is extremely knowledgeable and proactive in supporting children and their families. She supports staff in recognising when children may need extra support and how to implement effective strategies. This means that children with SEND make excellent progress.

Outdoor space

Children freely explore the natural play environment, deeply engaged in the meaningful learning experiences on offer. The indoor and outdoor environments offer children exciting areas to explore and build on their physical skills and strength.

Parent Reviews of Best Childcare Nursery

4.1
(13)
Rosie Elliman
3 years ago

Best nursery and it’s team are in every way wonderful. Supportive, caring, very in tune with each child’s needs and puts so much focus and time into each activity the children do. We are well informed throughout the day through an easy to use app. My daughter has thrived at Best - it has been a joy sending her there knowing she is being so well looked after, is learning so many interesting things and that she is in such a lovely environment. I really cannot recommend this nursery or the team anymore. Thank you Best! You really go above and beyond.

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Samantha Packer
9 years ago

This nursery is situated in a fantastic location for my family. It is close to Leeds City Centre and on a main travel route. The learning spaces are exceptional. The environment both inside and out are very engaging and allow my children to build their confidence. The staff at the nursery are very attentive to the children and tend to each child's indvidual needs. They build strong relationships with the children which allow the children to feel at home and confident in the nursery environment and with their key workers. The management team are absolutely fantastic. They are warm, friendly and very passionate about childcare. They know each child individually and are very open and approachable. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone looking for a safe, friendly and happy environment for their child or children.

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Alice Gleave
3 years ago

I can’t thank all the nurturers at Best enough for all the wonderful care and attention they give to my two boys - one is in the 2+ room and the other is in the baby room. You can tell they all care deeply about our sons’ development and have formed amazing bonds with them. The activities are varied (yoga, French, baby ballet and more) and the children are taken on regular outings. We are invited as parents to attend performances by the children and on a regular basis into the nursery to do crafts and other activities with them at pick up. One of my sons has a few extra needs and they have done so much to aid his development by making specialist plans and helpful routines for him. We feel very supported as parents and very lucky to have found the nursery.

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Beautiful Nails by Meena
5 years ago

My son has attended nursery for the past five months, I have been really impressed so far with the whole experience especially in light of Covid. Even though I am not allowed to enter the nursery because of Covid during drop offs and collections, there is nothing as a parent I feel I am missing out on due to the excellent online system that enables me to see activities throughout the day and provides in depth information about development and progress it’s so easy to use. The staff are so friendly and feedback at the end of each day is always personal to my child nothing is too much trouble for the team and most importantly they are all so smiley and welcoming

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J Gro
12 years ago

Unfortunately I cannot give this nursery a good review at all because I had to take my very happily settled son out after less than six months because the owners decided that they no longer wanted to provide the sessions they originally agreed to when i registered my son there last year. We have been so let down by the nursery where I thought my son's best interests were important to them, clearly they were not important enough to the owners who decided to cause unnecessary distress to my child because I had to take him out and settle him elsewhere.

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Inspection history

Date: June 2012

  • May 2023Outstanding
  • October 2017Outstanding
  • June 2013Good
  • December 2012Good
  • June 2012Good

Frequently asked about Best Childcare Nursery

About the setting

Best Childcare Nursery registered in 2012 and is located in Leeds. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff, with 14 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including two early years teachers. The nursery operates all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm, providing funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children.

URN
EY440416
Registered person
Best Family Childcare Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Outstanding

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