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Children 1st @ Birstall

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2022)
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3.4(14 parent reviews)
·1 Park Road, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3AX · Leicestershire
Number of places
120 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2022
Local authority
Leicestershire

About this day nursery

Children 1st @ Birstall is a nurturing nursery located in Leicester, offering early learning experiences for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. They focus on fostering independence and creativity through stimulating environments and a comprehensive 'whole child approach'.

The nursery boasts dedicated facilities, including an exceptional baby unit with special activities like baby spa days to enhance early development, and integrates Forest School sessions into its curriculum. Committed to community, the nursery celebrates diversity and encourages parental involvement.

Children 1st @ Birstall aims to provide a welcoming atmosphere, ensuring both children and their families feel valued and supported throughout their journey. They offer extended hours to accommodate working families and include a range of benefits in their fees, such as home-cooked meals, snacks, formula, nappies, and extra-curricular activities like yoga, cookery, and Arts-enabled STEM.

The nursery also actively supports various government funding schemes and offers sibling and full-time attendance discounts.

What it's like

The nursery fosters positive relationships between children and staff, promoting a sense of well-being and safety. Children are encouraged to be eager and try new experiences with supportive staff. Activities are planned to follow children's interests and extend their learning, such as craft activities linked to stories that teach about healthy food and dental care.

Forest School sessionsDedicated baby spacesWhole child approachWelcoming communityArts-enabled STEM

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 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.

Key facts

Session types

Business Days (8:00 am - 6:00 pm), Nursery days (8:00 am - 5:00 pm), Mornings (8:00 am - 1:00 pm), Afternoons (1:00 pm - 6:00 pm)

Opening hours

Business Days: 8 am - 6 pm; Mornings: 8 am - 1 pm; Afternoons: 1 pm - 6 pm; Nursery days: 8 am - 5 pm

Food

Home-cooked meals and snacks, infant formula, milk included

Age range

6 weeks to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 21 February 2022 · Melanie Eastwell

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

The nursery fosters positive relationships between children and staff, promoting a sense of well-being and safety. Children are encouraged to be eager and try new experiences with supportive staff. Activities are planned to follow children's interests and extend their learning, such as craft activities linked to stories that teach about healthy food and dental care.

Inspector highlights

  • There is a strong management team who inspire and support staff, with a clear commitment to training that keeps staff knowledge up to date and contributes to consistently good practice.
  • Staff spend time with children as they play, know what children need to learn next, and effectively identify gaps in children's learning, using games to develop cooperation skills.
  • Children are actively encouraged to widen their experiences and develop a sense of responsibility by contributing to the "children's council" and helping with general tasks.
  • Staff support children to be independent in all group rooms, from babies choosing toys to toddlers learning to put on their coats and children serving their own food.
  • Thorough procedures ensure specific health or dietary needs are managed effectively, and older children learn about "nursery promises" which promote good behaviour and sharing.

Areas to develop

  • 1focus more precisely on the quality of the conversations staff have with children during activities to make the most of the learning opportunities that arise.
Inspection #10217536 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"They comment on how approachable and supportive the staff and managers are."

"They are happy with the progress they can see their children make at nursery."

"Such as knowing songs and rhymes and developing confidence and skills for when they start school."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Staff are vigilant in their risk assessments to identify and take steps to minimise hazards, which helps to ensure children's safety. For example, making regular checks on children when they are sleeping outside in the nursery garden.

Parent Reviews

3.4
(14)
Mona Damani
6 months ago

The best team, nursery and staff! My daughter has been attending this nursery since February and she has learnt so much, gained a lot of confidence and is super independent. Each day she comes home saying a new word and the focus on each individual child is incredible. I would like to say a HUGE thank you to Suzie, Lorna & Jade for giving Ariella so much care on a daily basis. Ariella looks forward to nursery every day!! Would definitely recommend!

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Ram G
6 months ago

A big thank you to Children 1st Birstall. The staff have been super supportive in helping our little one to settle into life at Children 1st Birstall after moving cities. He always has a big smile on his face at pick up time which is a testament to the good time and care that he receives during his time at nursery! A special mention to Miss Chloe, Miss Shri and Miss Ruby who he’s built strong bonds with and to Lucy the manager for always being on hand to answer any questions! We would highly recommend this nursery to other parents as our child is thriving and does so many incredible activities including cooking, building, being creative and lots of outdoor fun! We receive regular updates on key aspects such as meals, nappy changes and naps on the famly app and recieve so many pictures of our little one engaging in different activities! Thank you all for your support in helping our little one transition into nursery life and helping him grow! We look forward to watching him develop further as he continues his Children 1st Birstall journey!

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Chandni Vadera
11 months ago

Would not recommend this nursery. Sent my daughter here last year after she turned one. She was at Children's 1st for just over a year and the experience I had was terrible. Many issues occured during my daughter's time. Some of these include, moving her to the next room and stopping her milk without telling us, key worker not knowing she was the key worker for my daughter, handovers were not great, not cleaning her properly and generally lot of staff leaving. Management changed about 3 or 4 times over the past year which doesn't leave you with much confidence. I didn't feel comfortable leaving my daughter there for the full day which meant I didn't trust the nursery to care for her for a long period of time.

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Nicolak Bartlett
10 months ago

My son has been here since the start of the year. He is so happy to attend and his development has come on so well, the staff are friendly and approachable, especially Miss Sorrell who has spent the time to really understand my child. We are so happy with the nursery we shall be sending our youngest there shortly.

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Kate Kirby-Bradshaw
5 months ago

I am going to leave a review as this may finally prompt a response from the nursery, I can not comment on the care for children as we didn’t get past the initial conversions, the communication has been non existent - following emails and calls, the team are clearly not “bothered” we were treated terribly by the team here, three failed meetings, never called me to reschedule I had to call them, and on the final time I turned up and they didn’t know I was coming and manager wasn’t there, never had a call back to apologise or check in, This was months ago and still waiting for a call ! So so disappointed, I really hope you get this sorted as it’s such a shame.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

21 February 2022

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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Frequently asked about Children 1st @ Birstall

About the setting

Children 1st @ Birstall registered in 2018 and is located in Birstall, Leicester. It operates Monday to Friday all year round from 7:30am to 6:30pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children and employs 27 childcare staff, 22 of whom hold early years qualifications at level 2 and 3.

URN
EY561767
Registered person
Breedon House 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

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