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Bridgewood Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(7 parent reviews) ·429 Maidstone Road, Blue Bell Hill, Chatham, ME5 9RX · Kent
Number of places
20 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Bridgewood Day Nursery offers high-quality care for children aged 3 months to 5 years in Chatham, ME5 9RX. Their core vision centres on providing an exceptional early years environment where every child can reach their full potential.

The nursery believes in the uniqueness of each child and is committed to giving them the best possible start in life. Experienced and dedicated educators support children's learning through engaging play, creating an environment that is both enjoyable and challenging.

The nursery aims to foster a secure, homely atmosphere where children are nurtured and educated by highly qualified professionals. They are dedicated to delivering a provision that consistently meets high standards, ensuring a fulfilling experience for all children in their care.

Families seeking further information are encouraged to contact the nursery directly.

Our ethos

Our vision has always and remains the same - to create and provide a high quality early years provision for all. The setting know how important it is to provide a high quality provision in order to enable all children to fulfil their potential. The setting believes that every child is unique and deserves the best possible start in life. To achieve this, the practitioners in the setting value and support children's learning through play therefore our practice enables all children to learn with enjoyment and challenges. Our vision is to provide an environment in which all children are cared for and educated by educators who are highly qualified and dedicated to their profession.

What it's like

Children arrive happily at this welcoming nursery. They develop warm and affectionate relationships with staff, which helps to build their self-esteem and confidence. All children feel confident and content to explore the activities that are on offer and make choices about what they want to play with.

High-quality carePlay-based learningExperienced educatorsHomely environment

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round, except for one week in August. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm.

Age range

3 months to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1999

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bridgewood Day Nursery

Last inspected 2 March 2023 · Shona Allerton

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 happily at this welcoming nursery. They develop warm and affectionate relationships with staff, which helps to build their self-esteem and confidence. All children feel confident and content to explore the activities that are on offer and make choices about what they want to play with.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery adopts a curriculum that is based on the children's interests and needs.
  • Staff promote language development well.
  • Staff use their good teaching skills as they play alongside children.
  • Children develop good manners and behaviour.
  • Children learn about healthy lifestyles, including good oral health.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen support for staff to fulfil their key-person responsibilities, ensuring that they have the knowledge they need to confidently plan for and meet children's individual learning needs
  • 2develop staff monitoring and training programmes so that they more precisely help staff to build further on their existing good teaching skills.
Inspection #10263763 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say that they feel well informed about their progress

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

When staff identify children who may need some extra help to meet their full potential, they promptly adapt the curriculum. Support plans and targets are put in place to support children while referrals are made to external agencies.

Outdoor space

Outside, children enjoy learning how to blow bubbles. Staff skilfully show children how to blow hard and softly to make the bubbles. They talk about bubbles floating away, higher and upwards.

Parent Reviews of Bridgewood Day Nursery

5.0
(7)
Frances Fleet
a year ago

Spent the morning at this nursery .What a wonderful little place! Spotlessly clean , very well resourced , enthusiastic staff and happy children

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Joanna W.
5 years ago

Very Friendly, Professional, Very good communication. Such a great place for my little son. Thank you Bridgewood Day Nursery 😊

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Alex Molotkov
2 years ago

Thank you very much for great and professional service!!!My daughter loves this place!!!!!!

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Inspection history

Date: April 2015

  • March 2023Good
  • May 2017Good
  • April 2015Good

Frequently asked about Bridgewood Day Nursery

About the setting

Bridgewood Day Nursery registered in 1999 and is located in Chatham, Kent. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday all year round, except for one week in August. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm. The nursery employs six members of staff, five of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
127045
Registered person
George, Jean-Paul Hamand Eloise
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Registers, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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