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Culford Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2022)
·Culford School, Culford, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP28 6TX · Suffolk
Number of places
14 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2022
Local authority
Suffolk

About this day nursery

Culford Nursery, situated in Bury St Edmunds, provides a nurturing environment for very young children, fostering their development through engaging experiences. The nursery is part of a larger educational institution, offering a seamless transition for children as they grow.

The curriculum is designed to spark curiosity and build foundational skills, ensuring a smooth progression through their early years. They focus on creating a supportive community where each child feels valued and encouraged to explore their potential.

The nursery team is dedicated to providing high-quality care and education, working closely with parents to support each child's journey. They offer various activities and learning opportunities tailored to different age groups, promoting holistic development in a vibrant and safe setting.

What it's like

Children are well settled, relaxed and happy, demonstrating close emotional attachments to staff as they cuddle and share stories. They engage in sensory exploration with natural resources and enjoy jumping in puddles on their way to forest school sessions. Children are invited to create "magic potions" and learn to take risks climbing logs in the forest environment.

Part of a wider school

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Culford Nursery

Last inspected 10 February 2022

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 well settled, relaxed and happy, demonstrating close emotional attachments to staff as they cuddle and share stories. They engage in sensory exploration with natural resources and enjoy jumping in puddles on their way to forest school sessions. Children are invited to create "magic potions" and learn to take risks climbing logs in the forest environment.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from exciting opportunities like weekly forest school sessions, ballet, music, and movement, fostering creativity, physical well-being, and a love for learning.
  • Children's behaviour is good, with staff providing positive praise and encouragement that builds self-esteem and confidence.
  • Children are offered a well-balanced and healthy diet, and mealtimes are a sociable time where children learn good eating habits.
  • Staff gather detailed information from parents to plan meaningful learning experiences across the seven areas of learning, knowing children well and confidently discussing their progress.
  • Staff help to extend children's vocabulary by building on their language, repeating single words and adding to sentences, and engaging older children in two-way conversations.
  • Parents praise the quality of care and education, reporting that their children are happy to attend, make good progress, and appreciate the nursery going 'that extra mile'.
  • Leadership and management are good, with the manager having a clear vision and reflecting well on practice, ensuring staff benefit from training and share new knowledge.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen opportunities for all children who speak English as an additional language to develop and use their home language.
Inspection #10174840 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children enjoy jumping in puddles as they walk to the woodland area for a forest school session, where staff introduce new words like 'squelchy' and invite children to create 'magic potions'. They learn to take risks climbing on logs and use their imagination to find 'dinosaur eggs' in the forest undergrowth. The inspector observed the quality of education provided, both indoors and outdoors.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

10 February 2022

Good

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

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