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Country Kids Day Nursery in Newark (NG24)

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2021)
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5.0(15 parent reviews) ·Country Kids Day Nursery, Bridge Childrens Centre, Newark, NG24 2DQ · Nottinghamshire
Number of places
24 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2021
Local authority
Nottinghamshire

About this day nursery

Country Kids Day Nursery in Newark focuses on child-led learning and nurturing, encouraging children to make their own choices and engage in outdoor play within the Nottinghamshire countryside. The nursery aims to boost children's self-confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences.

They welcome prospective parents and children to visit the nursery to see their daily operations and meet the staff. Country Kids values an inclusive and equal environment, ensuring all children have access to their services regardless of gender, race, disability, religion, belief, or parents' sexual orientation.

They have a flexible approach to settling-in sessions, supporting both children and parents through any separation anxiety. The nursery provides free school drop-off and collection services to local schools.

Our ethos

Country Kids Day Nursery is committed to child-led learning, empowering children to make their own choices and fostering self-confidence and self-esteem through hands-on experiences and outdoor play. They also value an inclusive and equal environment for all children.

What it's like

Children have positive relationships with staff and their peers, learning to take turns and cooperate. They are keen to participate and confident in identifying their names, as well as understanding how to keep themselves safe.

Child-led learningOutdoor play focusFlexible settling-in approachLocal school drop-off/collection

Pricing & funding

Fees are billed monthly in advance. The nursery does not charge for bank holidays when closed. Funded places are available for eligible two-year-olds as well as three and four-year-olds under the fifteen and thirty hours schemes.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Registration Fee£45 / session

Good to know

  • Non-refundable registration fee required upon booking.
  • Fees are payable one month in advance.
  • One calendar month's notice is required for a child leaving the nursery.
  • No charges apply for bank holidays, during which the nursery is closed.
  • Accepted payment methods include cash, debit/credit card, bank transfer, and childcare vouchers.
  • Government funding is accepted for eligible two-year-olds and three to five-year-olds.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday 07:00 - 18:00

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Country Kids Day Nursery

Last inspected 9 December 2021 · Hayley Ruane

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 have positive relationships with staff and their peers, learning to take turns and cooperate. They are keen to participate and confident in identifying their names, as well as understanding how to keep themselves safe.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager supports staff through supervision meetings and professional development opportunities, including training in sign language.
  • The manager and staff plan a curriculum focused on building vocabulary and communication skills, using nursery rhymes and engaging in conversations with children.
  • Staff effectively support children who speak English as an additional language by using key words in their home language and providing dual-language books.
  • Staff communicate frequently with parents about children's progress and daily experiences, encouraging consistency between nursery and home.
  • The manager and staff prioritise supporting children's social and emotional needs, offering gradual settling-in sessions and fostering secure attachments.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to consistently reinforce the rules and boundaries during group times, to help children to understand behavioural expectations
  • 2develop staff's knowledge of how to enhance opportunities to help mobile children to develop their large-muscle skills.
Inspection #10205589 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Recent training extends staff's knowledge of how to use sign language to communicate with children. This supports children's understanding of the words staff use and is particularly beneficial for children who speak English as an additional language.

Outdoor space

Children develop their balance and coordination in the nursery garden when they climb and walk across wooden logs. However, when staff take children on walks in the local community, they do not always enable the children who are mobile to develop their large-muscle skills.

Parent Reviews of Country Kids Day Nursery

5.0
(15)
Josh Davis
9 months ago

Our daughter has been going to country kids Newark for over a year now, she has come on leaps and bounds with loads of different aspects! She loves it here so much & we have seen a massive difference in her too! She doesn’t want to leave when pick up time comes around, all the staff are amazing at what they do & it shows when our daughter is constantly learning new things, we did look around several nursery’s before being on the waiting list for country kids Newark and I can honestly say if we didn’t find country kids then we would have not put our daughter in nursery, as we didn’t feel any other nursery’s in town were suitable for several reasons, when we came to view we just had a really good feeling and loads of information was given to us about all aspects of this nursery, our second daughter will be joining country kids once she is old enough as it’s just amazing!

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Nita Diana
9 months ago

Love the way they help the children develop, my kid started in January and she develop so well...I even love the way they did the plan so you know what you have to do money and meal wise.. I give 5 stars because the people there really take care of all children.

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Sarah
2 years ago

What can I say about Country Kids that others haven’t. Our son has been with them since he was one and loves it. Now 3, he is always excited to go in. Whilst in the baby/toddler room, his speech was really encouraged by the staff, through songs and games as well as the use of makaton. Now in Preschool, he is thriving, coming home with songs and stories about what he has been learning. If he could, he would spend all the time outside in the garden, playing on the climbing frame and the mud kitchen no matter what the weather. We cannot recommend the team at Country Kids enough for all they do for our son.

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Gabriela Sutu
9 months ago

Country Kids Day Nursery Newark is a wonderful place for children, my daughter can't wait to start a new day to play with the children, she loves the teachers and is always excited❤️

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Sharnon Smith
2 years ago

if you're looking for a nursery for your children I couldn't recommend country kids enough, my oldest came here in 2019 and absolutely loved it here so when my youngest needed a nursery there was no other nurserys we would want to send him to. he's settled in at nursery now and that was thanks to the girls that make it such a wonderful place. he now says me go as soon as he hears nursery!! the inside and outdoor play areas are brilliant and have great resources for them to flourish. highly recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

9 December 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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