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Chilton Happytimes Daycare

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
·Chilton Primary School, Chilton, FERRYHILL, DL17 0PT · Durham
Number of places
32 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Durham

About this day nursery

Chilton Happytimes Daycare is an integral part of Chilton Academy, situated in the heart of Chilton, a small town in North-East England. The nursery benefits from the academy's extensive facilities, including a large outdoor learning space, a well-equipped gymnasium, a music room, a science laboratory, and a school hall with a stage.

Children also have access to an allotment and expansive playing fields. The nursery and academy take pride in their local heritage, noting the presence of a former mineshaft on the school grounds.

The dedicated team at Chilton Happytimes Daycare is committed to fostering high aspirations and self-belief in all children, aiming to equip them for success in life. The nursery is integrated into a vibrant community, offering a bustling breakfast club and collaborating with Chilton Academy's broader educational environment.

What it's like

Children settle quickly and feel a sense of belonging at Chilton Happytimes Daycare. Staff provide a high level of support, helping children to thrive, feel safe and secure, and build confidence through exploration. They also role model positive behaviours, fostering resilience and emotional understanding in children.

Integrated with Chilton AcademyExtensive outdoor learning spaceWell-equipped facilitiesCommunity-focused

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Chilton Happytimes Daycare

Last inspected 8 April 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 settle quickly and feel a sense of belonging at Chilton Happytimes Daycare. Staff provide a high level of support, helping children to thrive, feel safe and secure, and build confidence through exploration. They also role model positive behaviours, fostering resilience and emotional understanding in children.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy, settled and confident in the nursery.
  • Partnerships with parents are a real strength of the nursery.
  • Staff give the highest priority to supporting children's communication and language.
  • The well-established staff team works effectively together to ensure that they support each other in responding to children's needs.
  • Children are resilient and make good progress.
  • Children's behaviour within the nursery is very good.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on the knowledge gained from professional development to help to raise the standards of teaching to the highest level
  • 2plan more effectively for the most-able children to help them to make the very best possible progress in their mathematical development.
Inspection #10335085 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents' comments are extremely positive about the nursery. They comment that staff are committed to their work and 'put their heart and soul into every child who walks through the doors.'

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff closely observe and sensitively interact with children, which helps them to identify children's next stages of development and act on any concerns. They design individual programmes for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, which are subject to regular review. The special educational needs coordinator accurately measures children's progress and makes well-informed referrals for specialist advice and support, ensuring children receive coordinated help that prepares them well for their future education.

Outdoor space

Children have free access to a rich learning environment outdoors. Staff support children's physical development well, with babies having space to practice mobility and older children encouraged to balance on low-level balance beams.

Inspection history

Date: October 2009

  • April 2024Good
  • June 2018Good
  • November 2014Good
  • October 2009Good

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