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Cleverclogs Cringleford

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·30 Oakfields Road, NORWICH, NR4 6XF · Norfolk
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Norfolk

About this day nursery

CleverClogs Nursery and Pre-School operate two Norfolk locations, one of which is in Cringleford, catering to children from three months old up to school age. With over two decades of experience, the nursery is privately owned and committed to providing a caring and stimulating environment.

They aim to be a 'home away from home,' ensuring children feel secure, happy, and relaxed, which encourages them to engage with their peers and flourish. The nursery believes in fostering an enriched learning environment and highly values parental involvement, recognising parents as the child's primary educators.

They prioritise providing an exceptional team of qualified and dedicated staff who receive continuous training. The environment balances guided structure with freedom for development, featuring a constant refresh of educational toys and activities.

The nursery also provides fresh, nutritionally balanced meals prepared by an onsite cook to accommodate various dietary requirements, emphasising wholesome options. They strive for a strong partnership with parents, acknowledging their crucial role in childcare and promoting open communication to benefit each child's development.

Our ethos

CleverClogs Cringleford aims to be a 'home away from home,' fostering an enriched learning environment where children feel secure, happy, and relaxed. They highly value parental involvement, recognising parents as the child's primary educators, and strive for a strong partnership with them. The nursery balances guided structure with freedom for development, supported by a dedicated and continuously trained staff team.

What it's like

Children enter the nursery happily and are greeted at the door by the extremely friendly and nurturing leaders and staff team. Staff offer tailored settling-in processes, including stay-and-play sessions, which help children and parents become familiar with the environment and their key person. Children enjoy participating in fun, daily safety checks of the garden, learning to identify and manage risks.

Home away from home environmentQualified and dedicated staffFreshly prepared mealsStrong parent partnership

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday between 7.45am and 6pm all year round, closing only for bank holidays

Age range

3 months to school age

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2011

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cleverclogs Cringleford

Last inspected 2 October 2024 · Louisa Taylor

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 enter the nursery happily and are greeted at the door by the extremely friendly and nurturing leaders and staff team. Staff offer tailored settling-in processes, including stay-and-play sessions, which help children and parents become familiar with the environment and their key person. Children enjoy participating in fun, daily safety checks of the garden, learning to identify and manage risks.

Inspector highlights

  • Overall, teaching is good quality, and all children make good progress from their starting points.
  • The skilful leaders and staff team work collaboratively with outside professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to ensure all children make significant progress in their speech and language development.
  • Children learn to express themselves and become in tune with their bodies through regular yoga sessions.
  • Babies and children become increasingly independent in their self-care needs.
  • The dedicated and professional leaders frequently reflect on the service they provide, striving to continuously improve.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to build on the already good teaching so that children benefit from challenge that extends their learning further
  • 2help staff to implement strategies that consistently help all children develop a clear understanding of the behaviours expected of them.
Inspection #10359970 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents applaud the kind hearted and attentive staff, who ensure the safety and well-being of their children with sometimes complex health needs.

Parents appreciate in-depth, daily communication, which helps them know how to support children's further learning at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The skilful leaders and staff team work collaboratively with outside professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to ensure all children make significant progress in their speech and language development. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy participating in fun, daily safety checks of the garden. Staff's interactions and engagement, supports children's awareness of potential risks in their environments effectively, so they learn how to keep themselves safe. Children thrive outdoors and learn about life cycles when growing produce in the nursery allotment.

Parent Reviews of Cleverclogs Cringleford

5.0
(5)
Kholod Alsahali
7 years ago

It is an excellent nursery. The staff are friendly and my kids love them.

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Cat Hegarty
5 years ago

Lovely nursery and preschool. Great staff and facilities

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Hayley Rissmann
4 years ago

Lovely nursery and great staff x

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Inspection history

Date: July 2012

  • October 2024Good
  • December 2018Good
  • March 2015Good
  • July 2012Good

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