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Childerwood Nursery # Childerwood Nursery Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Oct 2024) · 5.0 (2 parent reviews) · School Road, Drayton, NR8 6EP · Norfolk Number of places 42 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Oct 2024 Local authority Norfolk About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Childerwood Nursery, situated in Drayton, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for babies, toddlers, and children under five. With over a decade of experience, their team of Early Years Professionals focuses on fostering inquisitive minds and building strong, healthy relationships with both children and their families. The nursery promotes a free-flowing indoor and outdoor play setting, emphasising flexible and high-quality childcare. They are dedicated to supporting children's development through the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, utilising a 'teaching in the moment' approach and a key person system to ensure each child feels happy, safe, unique, and valued. Childerwood also values parents as partners in their child's learning journey and is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within its culture of excellence. The nursery aims to provide a secure and educational space, encouraging emotional well-being and healthy eating habits. Our ethos Childerwood Nursery follows the EYFS framework and employs a 'teaching in the moment' approach, alongside a key person system, to foster children's development. They value parents as partners and are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, aiming to create a secure and educational space where children feel happy, safe, unique, and valued. What it's like Children are warmly greeted on arrival at nursery by caring and sensitive staff. They offer reassurance and cater to individual needs, including following babies' and toddlers' routines from home. The staff plan and deliver a broad range of challenging and engaging learning experiences, both outdoors and indoors, with a focus on communication, language, and social skills. Over 10 years experience Indoor/Outdoor free-flow environment EYFS curriculum Key person approach Ofsted "Good" rating (2024) ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs) Pricing on request This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability. [Request pricing →](https://childerwood.co.uk/services/fees/) ## Key facts Opening hours Mon - Fri: 7:30AM - 5:30PM ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Childerwood Nursery Inspection date Oct 2024 Inspection no. 10324360 Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50262968)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY480565) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=childerwood-nursery-nr8-6ep-ey480565) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Childerwood Nursery Last inspected 31 October 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 Children are warmly greeted on arrival at nursery by caring and sensitive staff. They offer reassurance and cater to individual needs, including following babies' and toddlers' routines from home. The staff plan and deliver a broad range of challenging and engaging learning experiences, both outdoors and indoors, with a focus on communication, language, and social skills. Inspector highlights - Staff are caring and sensitive, offering reassurance to children. - Children experience equally rich learning opportunities outdoors as well as indoors. - All staff place priority on supporting children's communication, language and social skills. - Children are encouraged to try to do things for themselves and are supported in becoming independent. - Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are appropriately supported. Areas to develop - 1 support all staff to use their knowledge of what children already know and can do in order to sequence learning and help children to make as much progress as possible - 2 provide further professional development opportunities in order to enhance staff skills so that all children have high-quality learning experiences. Inspection #10324360 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50262968) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are appropriately supported. Staff use observation and assessment to track children's progress. Where further or external support is needed, the staff are swift to work in partnership with parents and other professionals. Outdoor space Children experience equally rich learning opportunities outdoors as well as indoors. Following an incident where a child was left unsupervised in the outdoor play area, the provider carried out an investigation, took appropriate action, and reviewed their outdoor play procedures, sharing these with staff to minimise risk. ## Parent Reviews of Childerwood Nursery 5.0 (2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIjmmsS0WmAZ_DFOv23q4pGHROe-CcIqprKYZ-5HnkZ0fA-pw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Julia Neville a year ago 'Lovely nursery. The children get lots of indoor and outdoor activities to do and they serve hot meals.' 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[See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=1422207485243204859&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024 Date: September 2016 - October 2024 Good - November 2023 Requires improvement - July 2023 Inadequate - October 2021 Good - March 2020 Requires improvement - September 2016 Good ## Frequently asked about Childerwood Nursery ### How does settling in work at Childerwood Nursery? ### How does Childerwood Nursery support children with SEND? ### Which area does Childerwood Nursery serve? ### What curriculum approach does Childerwood Nursery follow? ### From what age does Childerwood Nursery accept children? ### Which funded childcare hours are accepted at Childerwood Nursery? ### What outdoor space does Childerwood Nursery have? ### Is Childerwood Nursery a day nursery or preschool? ## Nearby day nurseries in Drayton Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Childerwood Nursery. - [ Ofsted: Good 1.3 mi ### Fair View Kindergarten Norwich · NR10 3DG ](/nursery/fair-view-kindergarten-nr10-3dg-254054) - [ Ofsted: Outstanding 1.4 mi ### Orchidale Children's Nursery Norwich · NR8 6HT 4.9(58 reviews) ](/nursery/orchidale-children-s-nursery-nr8-6ht-ey488376) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.4 mi ### Humpty Dumpty's Kindergarden Norwich · NR8 6HT ](/nursery/humpty-dumpty-s-kindergarden-nr8-6ht-ey429172) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.5 mi ### Chestnut Taverham Norwich · NR8 6HW 3.4(5 reviews) ](/nursery/chestnut-taverham-nr8-6hw-2549339) - [ Ofsted: Outstanding 1.6 mi ### Bluebell Nursery Norwich · NR8 6HU ](/nursery/bluebell-nursery-nr8-6hu-2667049) - [ Ofsted: Good 2.6 mi ### Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport Norwich · NR6 6BB 4.9(14 reviews) ](/nursery/busy-bees-day-nursery-at-norwich-airport-nr6-6bb-ey152321) [See all nurseries in Drayton →](/search?q=Drayton) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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