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1st Safari - Cavendish Lodge

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
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2.6(5 parent reviews) ·Cavendish Lodge, Back Cavendish Street, Keighley, BD21 3EL · Bradford
Number of places
45 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Bradford

About this day nursery

1st Safari Day Nurseries offers a vibrant and enriching early years experience across its seven locations in Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, including Cavendish Lodge in Keighley. For two decades, this family-run business, led by directors Nick and Anthea Porter, has been committed to nurturing young minds through play, exploration, and discovery, treating each child as their own.

The nurseries create unique safari-themed learning environments designed to foster curiosity and development. They pride themselves on consistently achieving 'Good' Ofsted ratings, reflecting their high standards in early years education and care.

Parents receive daily contact sheets, providing a written record of their child's meals, activities, and developmental milestones. The nurseries cater to children from 3 months to 5+ years, offering a curriculum that encourages growth through imaginative and stimulating experiences.

1st Safari is dedicated to making early learning accessible, participating in various government funding schemes, and ensuring transparency by including meals, snacks, and all activities in their funded sessions without additional charges.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and eager to start their learning. Practitioners provide a welcoming environment and know children well. Children search for their key person when they enter, showing excitement when they see them. Practitioners have high expectations for children's behaviour and clearly explain and remind all children about the golden rules. The curriculum is fun and challenging for children.

Family-run businessSafari-themed learningOfsted rated goodPlay-based learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Food

Meals and activities are always included in funded sessions.

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Age range

3 months to 5+ years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for 1st Safari - Cavendish Lodge

Last inspected 23 September 2024 · Jackie Ward

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 happy and eager to start their learning. Practitioners provide a welcoming environment and know children well. Children search for their key person when they enter, showing excitement when they see them. Practitioners have high expectations for children's behaviour and clearly explain and remind all children about the golden rules. The curriculum is fun and challenging for children.

Inspector highlights

  • Long-standing practitioners teach children with passion, energy and purpose.
  • Children have exciting opportunities to learn about mathematics.
  • The setting promotes diversity well.
  • Children develop a deep understanding of the world.
  • Practitioners support children's muscle development well.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider how to support all staff, particularly those who are less confident, to follow children's lead.
Inspection #10354715 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children make good progress, particularly children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Practitioners complete thorough observations of children and use this information to identify any areas of needs at the earliest opportunity. Practitioners are trained in early intervention strategies and use visual prompts to help all children to communicate.

Outdoor space

Children excitedly get their outdoor clothing on. They laugh and giggle as they run and jump in puddles. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of 1st Safari - Cavendish Lodge

2.6
(5)
Charlie Dempsey
6 months ago

My daughter Lucy started in September at 9 months and in two months she has been there she is absolutely thriving. She absolutely loves all the staff especially Donna and Tegan. She comes home so happy and busy chatting away about her day. It’s nervous finding a nursery and leaving your child but the staff have done nothing but put me at ease. I’m so happy that we have picked Cavendish lodge and I can’t wait to watch Lucy continue to thrive there.

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Laura Hartley
11 months ago

Absolutely amazing nursery, my son has been attending since he was 9 months old, nearly 2 now and he’s come on in leaps and bounds, he loves all the staff there and really enjoys going, sometimes he doesn’t want to leave. All the staff are extremely friendly and welcoming, I can’t fault them on anything, my son enjoys it so much, it’s a great place! I highly recommend Cavendish Lodge if your little one needs a nursery or Pre-School

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Liezel Madla
a year ago

I didn't have a good experience at this school, I don't know if anyone is angry, especially the old woman who watches the children every time I drop my chid off late sometimes, and she is always angry and in a hurry, and to you Mr. Darren, you said that the school will be until January. but you said that my child was only funded for September-December and the worst thing is that none of the school's staff updated me that my child is until december 2024 only! if that is the case please return the tuition fee I paid i need a refund since my child has been funded only September-December!

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kayleigh hinchliffe
7 months ago

My child never started they kept lying about taking her in as she was on funded 30 hours and was only interested when we said we would pay useless left without a nursery at last minute

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Inspection history

Date: June 2010

  • September 2024Good
  • February 2013Good
  • June 2010Good

Frequently asked about 1st Safari - Cavendish Lodge

About the setting

Cavendish Lodge Day Nursery is run by 1st Safari Day Nurseries Limited and opened in 2006. It is located in Bradford. The setting operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. It provides government funded childcare. The setting employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds a qualification at level 7 and four more have appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above.

URN
EY313335
Registered person
1st Safari Day Nurseries Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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