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Care by Claire Private Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
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4.8(9 parent reviews) ·21, London Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 1LQ · Staffordshire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Staffordshire

About this day nursery

30am until 6pm, catering for children aged 0-4 years. Established in 2023, the nursery maintains a welcoming, home-from-home atmosphere where children feel safe and secure, happily separating from parents to engage in exciting and interesting activities.

The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 18th November 2024. Leaders and managers are dedicated professionals with a clear vision, having designed an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that ensures children are well-prepared for the next stage of their learning.

Staff are passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), using assessments to identify developmental delays early and implement targeted plans to close learning gaps. Outdoor learning is a highlight, with children enjoying activities such as transporting water between containers, which strengthens hand muscles, and making sand sculptures.

Parents praise the regular information they receive about their child's care and development, noting significant progress in communication and language skills, including expanded vocabulary.

What it's like

Leaders, managers and staff advocate the home-from-home ethos of this warm and nurturing nursery, helping children to build relationships with key persons so they feel safe and secure. Children happily arrive, separate from their parents with ease, and are eager to get involved in exciting and interesting activities.

Home-from-home ethosAmbitious curriculumStrong SEND supportOutdoor playPositive parent feedbackGood Ofsted rating

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Care by Claire Private Day Nursery

Last inspected 18 November 2024 · Lisa Bennett

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

Leaders, managers and staff advocate the home-from-home ethos of this warm and nurturing nursery, helping children to build relationships with key persons so they feel safe and secure. Children happily arrive, separate from their parents with ease, and are eager to get involved in exciting and interesting activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and managers are dedicated and committed professionals with a clear vision for the nursery.
  • They have designed an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.
  • Staff are passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Children behave well throughout the nursery.
  • Parents speak positively about the nursery and the progress their children make.

Areas to develop

  • 1explore ways for children to develop their independence even further
  • 2strengthen the arrangements for the supervision and monitoring of staff to enhance teaching to the highest level.
Inspection #10369193 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak positively about the nursery.

They are pleased with the regular information that they receive about their child's care, learning and development.

Parents recognise the progress that their children make in their communication and language development, and comment on how their child's vocabulary has expanded since attending the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff are passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Assessment is used to identify any delays in children's development at an early stage, and staff implement plans and targeted support to help close gaps in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children delight in playing outdoors. Two-year-old children explore how to transport water between different sized containers, strengthening their hand muscles, while others enjoy making sculptures using sand.

Parent Reviews of Care by Claire Private Day Nursery

4.8
(9)
Tammy Knott
8 months ago

Our daughter has been attending Care by Claire for almost 2 years, and we honestly dont think we could have chosen a better nursery! She has built such good relationships with each member of staff and has come on leaps and bounds since starting just after her first birthday. We love the updates we receive throughout the day on the app and how caring all the staff are! It's like her second home 💜

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Gee H
7 months ago

Care by Claire has had 2 of my children go through their doors! honestly it's like leaving my children with family - they treat them as they would their own and as a parent thats all you can ask. My eldest is SEN and Claire worked so hard with me to get him the EHCP in place for when he started school. Cannot recommend enough.

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Hollie Price
9 months ago

My little boy attends Claires setting and is beyond thriving. The staff are so incredibly caring, comforting and knowledgeable. Sending my baby to a nursery was very daunting especially with a hazelnut allergy but the staff and onsite nursery chef have been incredible and provided well for his allergy. He was difficult to settle but the staff’s caring nature has had an incredible affect and he now loves to be at Claires. Thank you so much, we will be forevever grateful for all you have done

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kirsty Viggars-McQueen
8 months ago

Absolutely brilliant nursery. Loving caring staff would highly recommend 👌

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Stephanie Lowe
9 months ago

Staff are amazing, great with the kids and very friendly. I always reccomend them to anyone I know after childcare

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

18 November 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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