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Blue Skies Private Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
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3.0(2 parent reviews) ·184 Crewe Road, Alsager, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 2JA · Cheshire East
Number of places
31 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Cheshire East

About this day nursery

Blue Skies Private Day Nursery, located in Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, offers a warm and welcoming environment for children from six weeks old until they start school. The nursery is committed to nurturing each child's individual potential through a unique and fun-filled adventure, believing that no two children are alike.

Their approach emphasises learning through exploration, sensory play, and social interaction, ensuring that education is always enjoyable. The dedicated and highly qualified team strives to provide exceptional care and education, making every day a magical experience.

Blue Skies values its partnership with parents in the care, education, and social well-being of their children. The nursery provides nutritious meals, cooked on-site using fresh ingredients, and mealtimes are seen as an opportunity for children to develop social skills by eating, sharing, and helping each other.

Spread across two floors, the nursery is designed with inspirational rooms tailored to four distinct age groups, ensuring that the specific needs of children are met at every stage of their development.

What it's like

The manager and staff know that children learn best when they feel safe and secure. Exciting learning opportunities ignite children's interest and thirst for learning, such as caring for lambs. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, supporting them to understand their feelings and promoting independence.

Individualised Approach to LearningEmphasis on Play and ExplorationOn-site Cooked Healthy MealsDedicated and Qualified Team

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year.

Food

Our delicious and healthy meals are all cooked on site from the freshest ingredients we can find.

Age range

six weeks old until they go to school

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Blue Skies Private Day Nursery

Last inspected 24 April 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

The manager and staff know that children learn best when they feel safe and secure. Exciting learning opportunities ignite children's interest and thirst for learning, such as caring for lambs. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, supporting them to understand their feelings and promoting independence.

Inspector highlights

  • The new curriculum is carefully sequenced and enables staff to plan an exciting range of learning opportunities around children's interests.
  • There is a strong focus on supporting children's communication and language development, with staff engaging in meaningful discussions.
  • Children relish the opportunities to re-enact stories, which has a positive impact on their early literacy.
  • Mathematics is firmly embedded and carefully woven into all activities, helping children to develop positive attitudes towards early mathematics.
  • Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective, with swift referrals to other agencies when needed.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should tighten the support for the manager to help sustain and maintain the improvements across the nursery.
  • 2The provider should strengthen the systems to ensure that children receive their full educational entitlement.
Inspection #10294051 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective. Staff work harmoniously with parents and professionals to monitor and assess children's progress and make swift referrals to other agencies when they identify gaps in children's learning. Verbal and visual aids, such as pictures, help children to make choices and have a voice, and these well-timed interventions help children make steady and sustained progress.

Outdoor space

The manager has plans to develop the outdoor play area to enhance the outdoor curriculum for children.

Parent Reviews of Blue Skies Private Day Nursery

3.0
(2)
J S
2 months ago

Spoke over email about spaces available, was trying to set up a time to view the nursery. After numerous attempts to reach them via email over the space of a month, no response. Called today just to be told that no spaces are available. The way I was spoken to on the phone call was rude and unprofessional.

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Carl & Brett Rutter
4 years ago

We love blue skies nursery they are brilliant and are always on hand when you need them. Would highly recommend they know exactly what you need and are always a phone call or email away. Katie and Gillian are amazing 😀

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024

Date: April 2013

  • April 2024Good
  • May 2023Requires improvement
  • November 2022Inadequate
  • February 2017Good
  • October 2016Inadequate
  • April 2013Requires improvement

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