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Castle Top Private Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
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5.0(7 parent reviews) ·Castle Top Buildings, Manchester Road, Mossley, OL5 9BL · Tameside
Number of places
89 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Tameside

About this day nursery

Castle Top Private Day Nursery provides a positive and engaging start to education for children aged 0-11 years, operating from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks a year. The well-established key-person system is a cornerstone of the nursery's approach, ensuring that every child feels settled and secure while fostering close bonds with staff and parents.

Staff are dedicated to understanding each child's individual preferences and needs, gathering information about their likes and dislikes to create a tailored and stimulating learning environment. A notable strength of Castle Top Private Day Nursery is its comprehensive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Children with SEND consistently make good progress from their starting points, benefiting from strong partnerships with external agencies such as speech and language therapists and health visitors. Staff regularly undertake training to enhance their knowledge and implement effective strategies, which parents deeply value and integrate into their home routines.

The nursery also boasts a thoughtfully developed outdoor environment that caters to all areas of learning. This includes a cosy reading nook for imaginative play and opportunities for mark-making.

Older children are encouraged to develop their balance and coordination through climbing and other physical activities, ensuring that children who thrive in an outdoor setting are effectively supported in their learning journey.

What it's like

Children at this nursery receive a positive start to their education. Staff build close bonds with children and their parents, gathering information about children's likes and dislikes to provide engaging learning. The well-embedded key-person system ensures children feel settled and safe.

Community tripsSEND supportOutdoor learningLanguage richPhysical development

Key facts

Opening hours

7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks a year, excluding bank holidays.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Castle Top Private Day Nursery

Last inspected 14 November 2024 · Lynn Richards

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 at this nursery receive a positive start to their education. Staff build close bonds with children and their parents, gathering information about children's likes and dislikes to provide engaging learning. The well-embedded key-person system ensures children feel settled and safe.

Inspector highlights

  • Children go on regular trips and outings, learning about their local community and extending their mathematical knowledge.
  • Support for children with SEND is a strength, with partnerships with other agencies and staff training leading to children thriving and making progress.
  • The nursery has developed an outdoor environment that supports all areas of learning, effectively supporting children who learn best outdoors.
  • Children's language and communication is supported well, with staff responding to sounds, offering descriptive words, and fostering confident conversations.
  • Children's physical development is good, with appropriate space for babies and opportunities for older children to develop balance and coordination outdoors.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider the organisation of the daily routine, so that waiting times are minimised, to support children's usually good behaviour to continue
  • 2support children to further extend their understanding of what actions constitute good behaviour.
Inspection #10363762 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"parents say that their children benefit from the strategies that staff share with them to use at home."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their individual starting points. Support for children with SEND is a strength. The nursery works in partnership with other agencies, such as speech and language therapists and health visitors. Staff attend training to further their knowledge of ways to support children with SEND. Parents value the support they receive from the staff. They say that their children benefit from the strategies that staff share with them to use at home. Children with SEND thrive and make progress at this nursery.

Outdoor space

The nursery has developed an outdoor environment that supports all areas of learning. Children snuggle into a cosy area to read and develop their imaginations as they take part in make-believe play. Children have a delightful time as they mark make on the path. Children who learn best outdoors are supported effectively in their learning. Older children develop their balance and coordination as they climb and balance outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Castle Top Private Day Nursery

5.0
(7)
Abbi Blythe
a year ago

Absolutely amazing nursery :) They have really adapted to my son’s needs and supported us - he loves coming here, and they do so many varied activities with the children. I’d recommend to all parents!

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Bruno Faria (LNKS)
3 years ago

I want to recommend this nursery to everyone. Honestly amazing staff, and especially the manager Vicky always available to answer anything and any concerns. My daughter has been going on and off to this nursery and I don’t see myself moving my daughter to a different nursery anymore because she’s adapted so well to staff and the environment. I want to thank Vicky, Caroline, and all the staff for looking after my little one and being patient.

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Saule Del-Rio
4 years ago

Our daughter has settled in so well. Her development since November has been unreal. Couldn’t recommend Castletop highly enough; all the staff are warm and the nursery itself has a very welcoming fun place to grow up.

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Treana Manning
6 years ago

Excellent staff very child friendly my grandson has settled in very well. Cant thank them enough. Thanks

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saucy ky
5 years ago

my mom works here her names tamsin and she puts in so much effort in this school

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Inspection history

Date: June 2009

  • November 2024Good
  • January 2019Good
  • April 2015Good
  • June 2009Good

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