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Cornerstone Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2021)
·Abbey Court, Basingstoke, RG24 9DX · Hampshire
Number of places
43 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2021
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Cornerstone Nurseries provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged from birth to five years in Basingstoke, Hampshire. They prioritise creating a strong foundation for each child's future, ensuring a safe space where individual milestones and achievements are celebrated.

The nursery offers reliable, professional childcare with experienced and qualified staff dedicated to early years development. They believe in the power of play for learning and growth, offering spacious indoor and outdoor areas with age-appropriate activities like messy sensory play and creative storytelling.

Nutritional, carefully crafted meals are provided, catering to all dietary needs. They focus on personalised care, tailoring their curriculum to individual needs and interests to help every child reach their full potential.

The nursery also maintains open communication with parents through the Tapestry app, providing peace of mind by keeping them updated on their child's day. Cornerstone Nurseries encourages prospective families to visit their two distinct settings to find the perfect match for their child's needs.

Our ethos

Cornerstone Nurseries is committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment that builds a strong foundation for each child's future. They believe in the power of play for learning and growth, and focus on personalised care, tailoring their curriculum to individual needs and interests to help every child reach their full potential.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled in a warm and welcoming environment. They confidently make choices and are inquisitive and enthusiastic to learn. Children behave well, are polite, and feel safe and secure with staff acting as positive role models.

Play-based learningNutritional mealsPersonalised careOpen parent communication

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by age bands for children aged under two, two to three, and three to five years. Parents can choose between full-week, full-day, and half-day morning or afternoon sessions. Full-day sessions include breakfast, a morning snack, a hot lunch, and afternoon tea.

  • Full Time/Full week (0-2 years)£385.00 / week
  • Full Day (0-2 years)£84.25 / day
  • A.M Session/PM Session (0-2 years)£50.00 / session
  • Full Time/Full week (2-3 years)£372.00 / week
  • Full Day (2-3 years)£83.50 / day

Good to know

  • Full day sessions include breakfast (if arriving before 8.45am), morning snack, hot lunch, and afternoon tea.
  • Sessions can be extended on an hourly basis, subject to availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am-6pm Monday-Friday all year round (except bank holidays)

Food

Nutritious, delicious meals crafted with care. Balanced menus cater to all dietary needs and allergies.

Age range

Birth to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cornerstone Nursery

Last inspected 8 June 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 are happy and settled in a warm and welcoming environment. They confidently make choices and are inquisitive and enthusiastic to learn. Children behave well, are polite, and feel safe and secure with staff acting as positive role models.

Inspector highlights

  • Children have rich learning experiences that help them to develop skills essential for their future education.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, with staff effectively gathering information and communicating children's progress.
  • Children are encouraged to adopt healthy and active lifestyles, with daily opportunities to play outdoors.
  • Children who are in receipt of additional funding are supported well, developing skills for future learning.
  • Leaders continually reflect on ways to improve the provision and value the views of parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance how staff planning focuses sharply on what children need to learn next in order to inform how activities are tailored to support children's individual needs
  • 2refine staff supervisions to develop staff's knowledge of how to focus their teaching to support children's individual learning needs more precisely.
Inspection #10130876 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their individual starting points.

Outdoor space

Children are encouraged to adopt healthy and active lifestyles. This is evident when they engage in daily opportunities to play outdoors.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

8 June 2021

Good

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

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