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Castle Nursery at parkside

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
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5.0(6 parent reviews) ·BHI Parkside, Stourbridge Road, BROMSGROVE, B61 0AZ · Worcestershire
Number of places
46 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Worcestershire

About this day nursery

The Castle Nursery, established in 1986, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children in Bromsgrove. With two distinct nursery settings, Parkside and Perryfields, the nursery offers a comprehensive childcare experience.

Parkside is a purpose-built facility with bright, airy glazed corridors, while Perryfields provides a traditional, homely atmosphere in a converted cottage. Both locations feature dedicated baby, toddler, and pre-school rooms, each with access to outdoor play areas, encouraging free-flowing indoor and outdoor activities.

The nursery prioritises the healthy development of children, offering nutritious meals and catering to various dietary requirements. Beyond daily childcare, The Castle Nursery extends its services with a "Castle Kids Club," offering before and after-school care at St Peters First School, and an after-school club at Ednall Lane with transport for Finstall First School and Aston Fields Middle School students.

A holiday club is also available at Finstall First School during half terms and the summer break, ensuring continuous support for families. The nursery focuses on fostering confidence, respect for diversity, and a love for learning through play in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

What it's like

Upon arrival, children receive the warmest welcome from staff, who build incredibly close bonds with their key persons. Children are very happy as they play alongside one another and develop respect for others and their environment. They are eager to explore the indoor and outdoor environments and are becoming increasingly independent, showing great self-control and confidence.

Established 1986Two distinct nursery settingsHoliday ClubBefore and After School Clubs

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

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

Food

Healthy, balanced meals provided, with alternatives and catering for dietary requirements.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Castle Nursery at parkside

Last inspected 13 June 2022 · Dale Ramsey

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

Upon arrival, children receive the warmest welcome from staff, who build incredibly close bonds with their key persons. Children are very happy as they play alongside one another and develop respect for others and their environment. They are eager to explore the indoor and outdoor environments and are becoming increasingly independent, showing great self-control and confidence.

Inspector highlights

  • Children receive a warm welcome and build close bonds with staff, feeling safe and valued.
  • The indoor and outdoor environments are designed for children to explore and become independent.
  • Children benefit from exciting activities that support their development, making good progress.
  • Staff observe children's progress, focusing on communication, language, and literacy, including for those with speech delay.
  • Leaders prioritise staff well-being, fostering a happy and supported team, and parents speak highly of their children's experiences.

Areas to develop

  • 1consistently adapt teaching to ensure all children, particularly those most able, are challenged to the highest level during activities
  • 2further strengthen the supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff to focus even more precisely on enhancing the already good teaching.
Inspection #10116318 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their starting points. Staff continually observe children and monitor their progress to identify any gaps in learning, and children's communication, language and literacy skills are developing well, including those with speech delay.

Outdoor space

Children are eager to explore the indoor and outdoor environments, which are designed specifically for them. Toddlers independently access books in their outdoor environment. Staff thoroughly risk assess the indoor and outdoor environments to ensure that the premises are safe.

Parent Reviews of Castle Nursery at parkside

5.0
(6)
Phoebe Neely
a year ago

Our daughter started at Castle Nursery Parkside not long after her first birthday. She had struggled with me returning to work before she started, and it had impacted on her sleep. The team at Castle were amazing in working with us to help get our daughter settled gently and with care, making sure she was getting good quality sleep at nursery which helped us to get quickly back into a good routine. It’s been almost a year since we joined the nursery in the Baby Room and it truly is a second family for our daughter. She has a lovely bond with the nursery team and they show such heartfelt care, interest and attention towards the children. She learns through play, song and stories and has come on leaps and bounds this last year. Fantastic nursery, we are so happy to have found it.

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Richard Gallagher
a year ago

Fantastic nursery for our daughter. She started at 13months and the staff were incredibly kind and supportive during the first few weeks. She has definitely grown in confidence with the support of the baby room staff and she loves going in and clearly enjoys herself. So much so she's disappointed to come home some days! Would recommend to anyone looking for a kind, engaging and loving nursery environment.

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Beth Houghton
a year ago

Castle Nursery is extremely friendly, welcoming and professional. All the staff have been great with my daughter and currently my son. They have really helped my son to feel comfortable, confident and ready for school in September. I’d highly recommend them.

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Don Howell
a year ago

Castle Nursery is a really brilliant nursery. The staff are super friendly and caring. Our little one looks forward to nursery every week and comes home so excited to tell us about everything he has done that day.

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New Start elena
8 years ago

Words cannot describe, how amazing this nursery is! Initially I was a little apprehensive about sending my daughter to a nursery after she'd been at a child minders for 2 1/2years, but then I made the decision that to prepare her for school a nursery would have been more beneficial, especially with her being under assessment through the NHS for possible needs. This is the best decision I ever made, my daughter has come on leaps and bounds since starting there five months ago. Yesterday my daughter attended a Learning and Development Group and the therapists there said that my daughter was not recognisable as the child they had read about in their referral. The staff there are amazing, my daughter absolutely loves it and the food is also amazing and a reasonable cost. I would like to thank Trudy, Jade and Ann, the managers and everyone else who has helped my daughter, working closely alongside her to reach her goals, I can't thank them enough....

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Inspection history

Date: October 2011

  • June 2022Good
  • December 2014Outstanding
  • October 2011Outstanding

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