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Chill Out Time Childcare @ Seaton Valley

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2021)
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4.2(5 parent reviews) ·Seaton Valley Childrens Centre, Western Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE25 0EP · Northumberland
Number of places
16 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
Northumberland

About this day nursery

Chill Out Time Childcare at Seaton Valley is a nurturing learning environment dedicated to fostering confidence, self-esteem, and independent thinking in children. The nursery embraces a child-centred play approach, building on each child's individual interests to deliver a varied and stimulating curriculum.

Their educational philosophy is continually evolving, blending child-led exploration with adult-guided activities, both indoors and outdoors, to ensure every child progresses on their unique learning journey. Emphasising mental and emotional wellbeing, Chill Out Time operates as a THRIVE-based setting, creating secure and nurturing spaces where young children can develop resilience, form positive relationships, and acquire essential stress management skills, thereby laying a strong foundation for both learning and life.

The nursery provides care for a range of age groups, including nursery and preschool children, with additional services such as wraparound care and out-of-school clubs.

Our ethos

The nursery embraces a child-centred play approach, building on each child's individual interests. Their educational philosophy blends child-led exploration with adult-guided activities, emphasising mental and emotional wellbeing as a THRIVE-based setting to develop resilience and positive relationships.

What it's like

Children thrive in this friendly pre-school, forming strong relationships with staff who provide reassurance and have high expectations. Children are happy and engaged in a variety of activities that extend their learning, choosing from resources that are cleaned thoroughly to reduce infection spread.

Child-centred playTHRIVE-based settingEvolving curriculumMental and emotional wellbeing focus

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Session types

Nursery, Preschool, Wraparound, Out of School Clubs, Play Sessions

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 9 July 2021

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 thrive in this friendly pre-school, forming strong relationships with staff who provide reassurance and have high expectations. Children are happy and engaged in a variety of activities that extend their learning, choosing from resources that are cleaned thoroughly to reduce infection spread.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thrive and form strong relationships with staff.
  • Staff have high expectations and plan activities to extend learning.
  • Children behave well and play in a safe and secure environment.
  • The manager accurately evaluates provision and works with the local authority to review support for children with special educational needs.
  • Staff value children's play and have a strong understanding of what they want children to learn.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve communication with younger children and give them more time to express their own thoughts and ideas
  • 2strengthen relationships with other settings that children attend and share more detailed information about how to support individual children's learning
  • 3improve staff supervision procedures and focus more precisely on raising the quality of teaching to a higher level
Inspection #10149517 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents value the support that staff give them to manage children's behaviour at home.

Parents like the electronic system that the setting use to share information about children's learning.

They comment that staff also give them ideas about how they can continue children's learning at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The manager evaluates her provision accurately. She has recently worked with the local authority to review her provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

The indoor and outdoor areas are safe and well maintained. The inspector observed children playing and learning inside and outside.

Parent Reviews

4.2
(5)
AAQIB KHAN
2 years ago

Im unable to access your website, please do something about it.

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LAURA GRAHAM
3 weeks ago

My daughter uses the after school club and she Absolutly loves it and adores the staff. Always wants to go, would definitely recommend

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Inspection history

Date: January 2017

  • July 2021Good
  • January 2017Good

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