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Challengers Farnham

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·1 St. James Avenue, FARNHAM, GU9 9QF · Surrey
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Challengers is a charitable organisation dedicated to improving the lives of disabled children, young people, and their families by providing engaging play opportunities. Recognising the widespread issue of social isolation among disabled children, Challengers creates inclusive, secure, and enjoyable environments across the South East.

In these spaces, young individuals aged 4 to 18 can forge friendships, experience novel activities, and acquire valuable life skills. The charity operates with a unique non-exclusion principle, guaranteeing that no child is turned away due to financial constraints or the intricate nature of their needs, ensuring everyone has the chance to participate.

Additionally, Challengers supports families through 'The Hub', a community initiative offering free events like Family Fun Days and SEND parenting workshops, along with advice on form completion and accessing essential services.

Our ethos

Challengers is dedicated to improving the lives of disabled children and young people by providing engaging play opportunities in inclusive, secure, and enjoyable environments. They operate under a unique non-exclusion principle, ensuring no child is turned away due to financial constraints or the complexity of their needs, and that everyone has the chance to participate.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and confident in this welcoming setting. They are greeted by enthusiastic staff who know them and their families well. Children benefit from warm interactions from nurturing, caring staff, helping them to develop confidence and self-esteem. Staff use effective strategies, such as pictures and signing, to support children's individual needs and transitions.

CharityInclusive PlaySupport for Disabled Children and FamiliesNon-exclusion Policy

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm during term time

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Challengers Farnham

Last inspected 10 January 2023 · Claire Boparai

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 confident in this welcoming setting. They are greeted by enthusiastic staff who know them and their families well. Children benefit from warm interactions from nurturing, caring staff, helping them to develop confidence and self-esteem. Staff use effective strategies, such as pictures and signing, to support children's individual needs and transitions.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive happy and confident and are greeted by enthusiastic staff.
  • Leaders are extremely knowledgeable about how best to support children with SEND.
  • Parents are extremely complimentary of the setting and kept up to date.
  • Children develop good physical skills and make good progress.
  • Staff attend regular supervision sessions and the manager has a good oversight of quality.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to implement the curriculum intent more sharply to build on what children already know and raise the quality of education to a higher level
  • 2review the policy on the use of dummies to support younger children to confidently spend less time using their dummies, so they have more opportunities to use the words and phrases they are learning.
Inspection #10262630 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children benefit from attentive staff, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). For example, when children's emotions escalate, staff use strategies to positively calm them. Leaders are extremely knowledgeable about how best to support children with SEND. The provision for children with SEND is a strength in the nursery. The special educational needs coordinator (SENDCo) is committed to ensuring that all children can access and benefit from the curriculum. Children in receipt of additional funding are very well supported. The effective key-person system and accurate use of assessment mean that gaps in children's learning and any specific needs are identified early and acted on quickly. This means that children make the best possible progress from their individual starting points.

Outdoor space

Children develop good physical skills. For example, they are encouraged to explore different movements during soft play, such as walking up steps and finding different ways to come down slopes and balance.

Parent Reviews of Challengers Farnham

5.0
(5)
Shirley Miles
5 years ago

Special needs play scheme. Amazing place, friendly knowledgeable staff.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2014

  • January 2023Good
  • July 2018Good
  • August 2015Good
  • March 2014Good

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