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Cleeve Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Home Farmhouse, 2 Cheltenham Road, Cheltenham, GL52 8NF · Gloucestershire
Number of places
80 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Cleeve Day Nursery, nestled in Bishops Cleeve, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged six weeks until they transition to school. This family-operated nursery is dedicated to fostering each child's unique potential through engaging and enjoyable learning experiences.

They believe in adventure and exploration, encouraging children to learn through sensory play and social interaction. The dedicated and highly qualified team strives to make every day magical, focusing on developing new skills, building friendships, and providing positive reinforcement to ensure every child feels empowered, challenged, and, above all, happy within their care.

The nursery also prioritises healthy eating with delicious, home-cooked meals prepared on-site from fresh ingredients, fostering social skills during mealtimes. Cleeve Day Nursery values collaboration with parents, recognising the privilege and responsibility of caring for each child and working together to support their care, education, and social well-being.

Our ethos

Cleeve Day Nursery is dedicated to fostering each child's unique potential through engaging and enjoyable learning experiences, believing in adventure and exploration and encouraging children to learn through sensory play and social interaction. They value collaboration with parents, recognising the privilege and responsibility of caring for each child.

What it's like

Providing high quality care and learning for all children is the aim of this nursery. Leaders and managers work with staff to embed a varied well-sequenced curriculum that supports children to develop their skills and knowledge. Strong bonds are formed with children and families, and where possible, siblings have the same key persons to help children settle quickly.

Family-runHome-cooked mealsLearning through play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Food charge per funded hour£0.90 / hour
  • Food charge for half-day session£4.50 / session
  • Food charge for full-day session£9.00 / session
  • Additional hours for under 2s£8.20 / hour
  • Additional hours for 2-4 year olds£8.00 / hour

Key facts

Food

Meals and snacks provided, home-cooked on-site. Formula milk not included.

Opening hours

8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year

Age range

6 weeks to school age

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cleeve Day Nursery

Last inspected 15 February 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

Providing high quality care and learning for all children is the aim of this nursery. Leaders and managers work with staff to embed a varied well-sequenced curriculum that supports children to develop their skills and knowledge. Strong bonds are formed with children and families, and where possible, siblings have the same key persons to help children settle quickly.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff watch what children are doing so they can plan appropriately for individual learning needs and quickly notice when children might need extra support.
  • Children love playing outdoors, developing physical skills and engaging in imaginative play.
  • Children behave well, supported by staff using visual aids like lanyards with picture cards and "now and next" boards.
  • Staff interactions with children are good, responding quickly to communication attempts and using various methods to support confident communicators.
  • Children are curious, imaginative learners, recalling information, making connections, and engaging in imaginative play with staff support.
  • Leaders and managers work closely with staff and children, providing extra support for staff wellbeing and professional development.

Areas to develop

  • 1make sure communication between staff working with the younger children during routine changes such as mealtimes helps staff and children know what they need to do.
Inspection #10311998 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents comment that this helps children new to the setting to settle extremely quickly as they already know the member of staff."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff know children well and quickly notice when children might need extra support. They work closely with managers, children, parents and other professionals to put in place help to make sure children learn well. All children including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Children love playing outdoors. Babies develop their physical skills as they kick and chase balls or climb on the 'pirate ship'. Toddlers have fun putting on hats and 'high vis' jackets as they scoop sand in diggers and use the tools to build their pretend houses. Older children show how they can balance along the blocks or climb in and out of the tyres. Others recall where they found 'wiggly worms' and go looking for them again the 'wooded' area.

Parent Reviews of Cleeve Day Nursery

5.0
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Inspection history

Date: July 2014

  • February 2024Good
  • April 2018Good
  • July 2014Good

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