Opening hours
Monday and Friday from 9am to 6pm, and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.30am to 5.30pm
Billy's Young Stars Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
Number of places
42 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Somerset
About this day nursery
Billy's Young Stars Nursery is a nurturing early learning environment based in Minehead, catering to children between the ages of 0 and 4. As a local authority school, it welcomes a mixed-gender cohort and offers a diverse, inclusive setting for young children to begin their educational journey.
The day nursery is situated within the Butlins Skyline Ltd complex on Warren Road, suggesting a potentially vibrant and amenity-rich location for its young attendees. With a capacity for 42 children, Billy's Young Stars Nursery aims to provide a supportive and stimulating atmosphere for the local community's youngest members, fostering their development during these crucial formative years.
What it's like
Children are welcomed warmly and eagerly participate in a wide variety of engaging activities planned by staff, such as making play dough and going for nature walks. They form close relationships with staff, which helps them feel safe and secure, and older children behave well, understanding routines vital for their safety and health. Parents are reassured by tailored settling-in arrangements and appreciate being kept informed of their children's progress and well-being.
Local authority schoolMixed genderAge range 0-4 years
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Age range
0-4
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Billy's Young Stars Nursery
Last inspected 7 October 2022
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 are welcomed warmly and eagerly participate in a wide variety of engaging activities planned by staff, such as making play dough and going for nature walks. They form close relationships with staff, which helps them feel safe and secure, and older children behave well, understanding routines vital for their safety and health. Parents are reassured by tailored settling-in arrangements and appreciate being kept informed of their children's progress and well-being.
Inspector highlights
- Staff support the development of language and communication very well through clear speech, sensitive waiting for responses, and well-paced conversations.
- Staff value children's efforts and appreciate their creative and imaginative ideas, for example, when combining play dough with nature collections.
- Staff help children develop self-care skills by allowing them time to practice tasks like putting on their boots and buttering their toast.
- Children gain a strong sense of self and belonging through routines using their names and pictures, and benefit from special spaces like a sensory room or calm corner.
- Leaders and managers have a deep knowledge of the curriculum and work hard to deliver all areas of learning in both inside and outside environments.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to strengthen their understanding of the purpose of adult-led activities so that these are more effective in promoting children's learning
- 2support staff to consistently recognise children's curiosities and interests so that they can challenge their learning even further
Inspection #10234222 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders acknowledge the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are working hard to minimise any impact this may have had on children's social and language development.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from outside trips, for example, to a local farm, and are eagerly awaiting the hatching of incubating hen's eggs. Other trips include regular walks around the resort where they collect items like conkers and leaves, or feed ducks and swans on the lake. Leaders and managers deliver all areas of learning in both inside and outside environments.
Google Reviews of Billy's Young Stars Nursery
5.0
(1 Google review)
Renata Skocka-Stoj
10 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: September 2009
- October 2022Good
- October 2016Good
- December 2013Good
- September 2009Good
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