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Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery School

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
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4.3(6 parent reviews) ·Trowse Primary School, Pepperpot Drive, Norwich, NR14 8TU · Norfolk
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Norfolk

About this day nursery

Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery, established in 1990 in Norwich, offers high-quality childcare across two unique settings: one in the city centre and another in Trowse. The city location caters to 52 children daily, aged 3 months to 4 years, while the Trowse setting, opening in September 2021, accommodates children aged 2-4 years.

The nursery prides itself on its 30-year reputation for excellence, providing a safe, secure, and stimulating environment where children can freely explore and engage in diverse play experiences. The dedicated staff team, extensively trained to Level 3 or higher, focuses on enabling children to achieve their full potential developmentally—physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually—within a nurturing and happy atmosphere.

They promote positive behaviour and encourage mutual respect among children. Operating Monday to Friday, the nursery accommodates children in four age-specific rooms, each designed to foster development through a variety of engaging activities tailored to different age groups and learning styles.

The nursery adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, ensuring a strong focus on learning through play and individualised care.

Our ethos

Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery School adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, focusing on learning through play and individualised care. They aim to foster development—physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually—within a nurturing and happy atmosphere, enabling children to achieve their full potential through diverse play experiences and engaging activities tailored to different age groups and learning styles.

What it's like

Leaders and managers implement an effective key-person system that creates trusting and nurturing relationships between staff and children. Children settle quickly and demonstrate that they feel very happy and safe. They quickly become engrossed in the stimulating range of activities on offer, playing happily and chatting with their friends and staff.

Established in 1990Ofsted registeredPurpose-built nurseriesHighly qualified staff

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Session types

Full day, Morning session, Afternoon session

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery School

Last inspected 11 January 2024

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 and managers implement an effective key-person system that creates trusting and nurturing relationships between staff and children. Children settle quickly and demonstrate that they feel very happy and safe. They quickly become engrossed in the stimulating range of activities on offer, playing happily and chatting with their friends and staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and managers implement an effective key-person system that creates trusting and nurturing relationships.
  • Staff skilfully adapt their teaching and introduce inclusive activities and strategies for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Leaders and managers are very ambitious and strive to ensure staff and children are well supported.
  • Parents value the advice and guidance provided by staff and are delighted with the nursery.
  • Staff monitor children's progress closely and work with parents and professionals to implement effective strategies where children are slower to develop.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's understanding of how to build on children's thinking and help them learn to manage risks safely.
Inspection #10305094 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents describe the nursery as an extension of their family.

Parents report that nothing is too much trouble for staff, who create a welcoming, safe place where their children are happy and flourish.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, staff skilfully adapt their teaching and introduce inclusive activities and strategies to ensure that all children make good progress in their learning and development. Where children are slower to develop, staff swiftly work with parents and other professionals to devise and implement effective strategies.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery School

4.3
(6)
Mark Barber
6 years ago

Chapelfield nursery is truly outstanding in all ways. Our little girl started at 9 months and stayed until starting school. She settled very quickly and enjoyed each stage of her time there - it just seemed to go too quickly! We cannot thank the staff there enough for their level of care and all their hard work.

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Cathryn Barber
6 years ago

A truly outstanding nursery in every way! Our daughter received exceptional care and really blossomed into a happy, confident and caring little girl during her time at CCDN. Her smooth transition into her new primary school is due in no small part to the efforts made by the staff to prepare the children for this big change and ease any worries they may have. We cannot thank them enough for all they did for us during her 3 years there.

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Marc Yardley
6 years ago

Sebastian has a amazing time at chapelfield nursery. Every day Sebastian does different activities. It is safe, very friendly and he is learning every day. Thankyou to the whole team.

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Tom Bamford
6 years ago

Outstanding nursery. Our children love it at Chapelfield and it’s impossible to overstate how reassuring it is to know they are being cared for and given opportunities to learn and grow when they are not in our care.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

11 January 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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