What type of nursery is Chec Mates Day Care?

Chec Mates Day Care is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises that delivers full day care. It provides care for children from birth to age four, operating as a day nursery rather than a school-based or sessional preschool setting.

When is Chec Mates Day Care open?

The nursery is open Monday to Friday, all year round. Daily opening times run from 8am to 6pm, giving families a consistent full-day provision across the working week.

What is the nursery working on improving?

The nursery is working on making daily routines more flexible so they do not interrupt play and learning. It is also extending the range of activities on offer so children have more choice and stay fully engaged in their play.

Which area does Chec Mates Day Care serve?

Chec Mates Day Care is in Telford, Shropshire, with the postcode TF7 5AR. The setting is listed on CHEC, giving a precise local reference for families searching in that part of the town.

How does Chec Mates Day Care support children with SEND?

Children with SEND receive individual support shaped around their needs. The special educational needs coordinator works with staff, parents, and other professionals to plan suitable help, and children are supported so they make strong progress from their starting points.

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Chec Mates Day Care

Ofsted: Good

(May 2024)

·CHEC, 31/32 High Street, Telford, TF7 5AR · Telford and Wrekin

Number of places

27 places

Age range

0–4 yrs

Last inspected

May 2024

Local authority

Telford and Wrekin

About this day nursery

Chec Mates Day Care is a nursery in Telford that provides care for children from birth to four years old. It is open from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round. The day nursery was registered in 1999. Following an inspection in May 2024, Ofsted rated the setting's overall effectiveness as Good.

The inspector reported that staff welcome children warmly and form close bonds with them. Learning is planned around children's interests, with a strong emphasis on communication and language. The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities was described as superb and a strength of the day nursery. Outdoors, children can balance on blocks, use spinning cones, and ride cars. Parents told the inspector that they are exceptionally happy with the care provided by the friendly and welcoming staff.

What it's like

Staff welcome children warmly and form close bonds with them. They use information about children's interests to plan their learning and development. Children behave well, learning respect and kindness, and all children, including those with SEND, make the best possible progress.

Warm and caringStrong SEND supportOutdoor playExperienced staffGood communication

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Chec Mates Day Care

Last inspected 13 May 2024

Overall effectiveness

Good

What it's like to attend

Inspector highlights

The nursery benefits from an extremely knowledgeable and cohesive management team.
Managers lead an experienced and consistent staff team, who reflect their enthusiasm and commitment.
The support for children with SEND is superb and this is a real strength of this nursery.
A strong emphasis is placed on supporting children's communication and language.
Partnership working with parents is strong.

Areas to develop

1consider the organisation of daily routines so they are more flexible and do not interrupt children's play and learning
2extend the range of activities provided to children so they are able to make even more choices and become fully engaged in their play.

Inspection #10347230 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Official Ofsted Report

Independent inspection of Chec Mates Day Care

Inspection date: May 2024
Inspection no.: 10347230

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Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am until 6pm

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What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents are exceptionally happy with the level of care and learning their children receive. They say that staff are friendly, welcoming, and provide their children with amazing care.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make the best possible progress from their starting points. The support for children with SEND is superb and this is a real strength of this nursery. Children receive individualised support and the special educational needs coordinator works closely with staff, parents, and other professionals to ensure children receive any additional support they may need.

Outdoor space

Children have great fun as they play outdoors. They develop their large-muscle skills as they balance on blocks, spin around in spinning cones, roll balls down pipes and ride cars.

Inspection history

Date: March 2012

May 2024Good
November 2019Good
March 2016Good
April 2015Good
May 2014Requires improvement
March 2012Good

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About the setting

Chec Mates Day Care registered in 2006 and is in Madeley, Telford. The nursery employs five members of childcare staff, two qualified to level 5 and three to level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am until 6pm and provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children.

URN: 208180
Registered person: Childcare Support on Site Limited
Day care type: Full day care
Register: Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type: Childcare on non-domestic premises

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