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Coniston Childcare Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
·Coniston C Of E Primary School, Shepherds Bridge Lane, Coniston, LA21 8AL · Westmorland and Furness
Number of places
15 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness

About this day nursery

Coniston Childcare Nursery, established in 2023, provides care for children aged 0-8 years in a small and friendly setting. Open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, for 47 weeks of the year, the day nursery focuses on helping children thrive and prepare for their next educational steps.

The engaging curriculum, rated Good by Ofsted on 20th August 2025, places a strong emphasis on outdoor learning and the local area. Babies and young children actively explore slopes in the outdoor area and enjoy regular walks in the local hills, which helps them to develop large muscles and stamina, fostering a love for the outdoors and physical activity.

Staff support children well with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), identifying gaps and using specific strategies to help them catch up. They also promote language skills effectively through interesting discussions and provide support for those needing extra help.

Children are encouraged to be independent and responsible, learning self-care and personal skills. The day nursery also teaches children about personal safety, managing their health, and developing healthy habits, including road and water safety, nutritious food, and safe technology use.

The nursery operates on the site of Coniston C of E Primary School, allowing children to participate in weekly forest sessions alongside older school children, helping to ensure smooth transitions when they move on to school.

What it's like

Staff help children to gain the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in life at the small and friendly nursery. Children are well prepared for the next stage of their education and learn to become thoughtful members of their community. Staff plan an engaging curriculum, with a focus on learning outdoors and the local area, ensuring children make good progress in all areas of their learning and development.

Focus on outdoor learningStrong physical developmentPromotes independenceEffective language supportGood Ofsted rating

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday for 47 weeks of the year.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Coniston Childcare Nursery

Last inspected 20 August 2025

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

Staff help children to gain the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in life at the small and friendly nursery. Children are well prepared for the next stage of their education and learn to become thoughtful members of their community. Staff plan an engaging curriculum, with a focus on learning outdoors and the local area, ensuring children make good progress in all areas of their learning and development.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff promote children's language skills well, using interesting discussions and strategies to support those needing more help.
  • Staff promote children's physical development very well through exploring the outdoor area, riding balance bicycles, and regular walks.
  • Staff plan interesting activities based on children's knowledge and effectively monitor their progress.
  • Staff support children to become independent and responsible, focusing on self-care and personal skills.
  • Children learn about personal safety, managing health, and developing healthy habits, including road and water safety, nutritious food, and safe technology use.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the focus on what children need to learn next to help promote their learning consistently well through all activities.
Inspection #10398617 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children well, identifying gaps and using specific strategies where children require more support to catch up.

Outdoor space

Babies and young children enjoy exploring the slopes in the outdoor area. Regular walks around the local hills help children to develop their large muscles and their stamina, and children learn to love the outdoors and being physically active.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

20 August 2025

Good

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

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