5.0(1 parent reviews)·Stirling Road, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4TU · York
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
York
About this day nursery
Blue Sky Day Nursery (York) offers comprehensive childcare services across multiple locations, including Cottingham, Market Weighton, and Pocklington. Established in 2005, with subsequent openings in Pocklington (2021) and Cottingham (2023), the nursery focuses on providing a high-quality, nurturing, and educational experience for children.
They cater to various age groups, offering day nursery, créche, and pre-school services, alongside out-of-school and holiday clubs at their Market Weighton branch. The nursery prides itself on its flexible care options and its commitment to supporting parents through government funding assistance.
They provide a range of educational and developmental opportunities, including working with children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Their dedicated team of qualified professionals ensures a safe and stimulating environment, with continuous training and a strong emphasis on safeguarding and first aid.
Blue Sky Day Nursery aims to create a family-like atmosphere where children thrive and grow.
What it's like
Children are happy and well cared for at the setting. Children's personal, social and emotional development is well supported. Leaders, managers and staff share their ambition for children to be self-confident and ready for the next stage of their learning.
Flexible CareGovernment Funding AssistanceDedicated and Qualified TeamExtensive Training Opportunities
Cottingham: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm (early start from 7:00 am). Market Weighton: 7:45 am to 6:15 pm (early start from 7:15 am and 7:30 am). Pocklington: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm (early start from 7:15 am). Not open on bank holidays or between Christmas and New Year.
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
October 2018
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Blue Sky Day Nursery (York)
Last inspected 22 July 2021
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 are happy and well cared for at the setting. Children's personal, social and emotional development is well supported. Leaders, managers and staff share their ambition for children to be self-confident and ready for the next stage of their learning.
Inspector highlights
Children are happy and well cared for.
Leaders, managers and staff share their ambition for children to be self-confident and ready for the next stage of their learning.
Staff have warm and caring relationships with children. They meet their individual needs well and comfort them when they are upset.
Staff take time to find out children's individual interests and use them to support their learning.
All children access a range of home cooked meals, cooked on site by the nursery cook, catering for all dietary requirements and allergies.
Areas to develop
1strengthen the curriculum for the two-year-olds, to make sure the planned learning experiences build on what children already know and help them to make the best possible progress
2improve how staff consistently model words and language to children, giving them time to hear and repeat words to help them communicate more effectively.
Parents and carers share their happiness in how much their child's confidence is growing at nursery.
parents no longer enter the setting when dropping off or picking up their child. However, leaders and managers have provided individual parent's meetings at weekends to share children's learning and development.
Parents share in this; they talk about the staff and comment on how friendly and caring they are.
Parents and carers share their love of the meals provided by the nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
When preparing for a child's first day, staff add their interests to the indoor and outdoor environment to help them settle.
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