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Daffodils Outdoor Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
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3.0(2 parent reviews) ·Office 1 The Estate Office, Braybrooke Road, Arthingworth, LE16 8JT · West Northamptonshire
Number of places
39 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
West Northamptonshire

About this day nursery

Daffodils Outdoor Nursery, nestled in the picturesque rural landscape between Market Harborough and Desborough in Arthingworth, offers a distinctive childcare experience as the first of its kind in the Northamptonshire and Leicestershire area. The nursery caters to children aged 9 months to 5 years, focusing on a child-centric approach within a friendly, home-like setting.

Children spend a significant portion, up to 80%, of their day throughout the year engaging in play and learning within an expansive outdoor environment. This immersive approach encourages creativity, imagination, and allows children the freedom to explore and investigate the natural world, fostering their full developmental potential.

Highly trained staff are dedicated to enriching the learning experience, extending children's understanding while empowering them to navigate their own challenges and embrace risks. Daffodils operates for 48 weeks annually, observing closures for bank holidays, two weeks over Christmas, and a two-week period in late August for essential ground maintenance.

Our ethos

Daffodils Outdoor Nursery champions a child-centric approach, emphasising a significant amount of outdoor play and learning throughout the year. Their philosophy encourages creativity, imagination, and exploration of the natural world, with staff dedicated to enriching learning experiences and empowering children to embrace challenges and risks.

What it's like

Children arrive at the outdoor setting eager to see staff and their friends, and immediately engage in play. They confidently explore the environment and try new things, seeking reassurance from staff when needed. Children demonstrate close relationships and happily invite friends to join in imaginative play, supported by staff guidance.

Outdoor EducationNature-focused CurriculumHigh Staff-to-Child Ratios

Pricing & funding

This nursery offers full-day sessions from 8.00am to 5.00pm for children aged 0 to 5 years, with a minimum attendance requirement of two days. Standard fees include breakfast, snacks, nappies, and extra activities, while parents are required to provide a packed lunch. Government funding is stretched over 47.5 weeks.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Full Day session (0-5 years)£88 / day
  • Registration fee£130
  • 15 hours Under 2s funding (stretched, 12 hours claimed by nursery)£84.00 / week
  • Additional day for 15 hours Under 2s funding£88 / day
  • 15 hours 2 Year Funding (eligible 2 year olds) Option 1 (stretched, 12 hours claimed by nursery)£40.00 / week

Good to know

  • A minimum booking of 2 full days is required across all age groups.
  • A non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place.
  • A deposit of 2 weeks of fees is required if the start date is more than 4 weeks away.
  • Government funding is stretched over 47.5 weeks of the year.
  • Fully funded places without additional benefit charges are limited and must be reapplied for each term.
  • Parents are required to provide a healthy packed lunch for their child.

Key facts

Food

Parents are asked to provide a healthy packed lunch for their child, with the nursery providing seasonal snack teas and other nutritious offerings.

Opening hours

8.00am-5.00pm

Age range

9 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full Day session

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Daffodils Outdoor Nursery

Last inspected 6 March 2024

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 arrive at the outdoor setting eager to see staff and their friends, and immediately engage in play. They confidently explore the environment and try new things, seeking reassurance from staff when needed. Children demonstrate close relationships and happily invite friends to join in imaginative play, supported by staff guidance.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff meet regularly to identify children
  • s learning needs and support their development.
  • Staff provide children with experiences in the environment to capture their interest and imagination.
  • Overall, staff interact with children well to help them to develop their speech and communication.
  • Leaders have a strong focus on staff well-being and retaining a highly qualified team.
  • Parents feel well supported and included in children
  • s development.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to further differentiate their practice to be able to meet the developmental needs of younger children more consistently, particularly with their speech and vocabulary.
Inspection #10332270 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents explain staff always take on board their feedback when considering changes.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff put small targets in place to help children with special education needs and/or disabilities to make progress.

Outdoor space

Children arrive at the outdoor setting eager to see staff and their friends, and immediately engage in play. They confidently explore the environment and try new things. Staff help older children to use their physical skills, rolling tyres and lifting wood to create an obstacle course, and explain how to improve balancing and jumping.

Parent Reviews of Daffodils Outdoor Nursery

3.0
(2)
Charlie Brodie
a year ago

Our girls have been attending Daffodils for over a year now, they absolutely love it!! Last year the nursery changed hands and the founding owners took the time to find the right people to take over. Jesson and her husband Chris are now putting their heart and soul into running Daffodils. The whole team are wonderful, from the baby barn through to the older groups. The kids get the perfect blend of independent discovery play and the option to join in more focused tasks. This week the girls highlight was making birdfeeders and exploring the woodland and then seeing the feeders get devoured by all the different birds. They do have a dome and indoor space for the very windy or minus degrees days. But majority of the time they are outside, with the right kit on they embrace the elements. We would highly recommend Daffodils!

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Inspection history

Date: October 2018

  • March 2024Good
  • October 2018Outstanding

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