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Daisy Chain Nursery in Basingstoke

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2021)
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4.2(5 parent reviews) ·Daisy Chain Nursery Basingstoke Ltd, Rear of Popley Fields Community Centre, BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9AE · Hampshire
Number of places
74 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2021
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Daisy Chain Day Nursery in Basingstoke offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where each child's individual growth is celebrated. Located near Popley Fields, this purpose-built nursery fosters curiosity, independence, and creativity through a play-based curriculum and diverse daily experiences.

The dedicated team, including manager Natalie and deputy manager Val, is committed to creating a safe and homely atmosphere, ensuring children feel happy, secure, and ready to learn. The nursery incorporates imaginative play, sensory activities, and outdoor exploration in its gardens and nearby forest areas.

Daisy Chain also provides dedicated key workers, sleep rooms, and tailored support for speech, language, and emotional literacy, including Makaton. They work in partnership with families to ensure children feel known, secure, and celebrated, laying strong foundations for their future development.

Natalie, the nursery manager since 2018, is particularly passionate about a child-led approach and fostering inclusive practices, while Val, the deputy manager, focuses on maintaining high standards in early years practice and consistent care routines.

Our ethos

We believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn, explore and thrive at their own pace. We are passionate about ensuring inclusive practice is embedded in every aspect of the setting. We focus on creating nurturing, enabling environments that promote children's confidence, independence and a love of learning.

What it's like

Children enter the nursery happy, confident, and ready to learn. Staff place great importance on emotional well-being. They have high expectations for the children, and this is embedded into the practice. Children behave well, develop good independence skills, form strong friendships and show a great level of respect towards each other and staff.

Play-based curriculumOutdoor explorationMakaton supportDedicated key workersSleep rooms

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Daisy Chain Nursery

Last inspected 19 October 2021 · Lindsay Osman

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 enter the nursery happy, confident, and ready to learn. Staff place great importance on emotional well-being. They have high expectations for the children, and this is embedded into the practice. Children behave well, develop good independence skills, form strong friendships and show a great level of respect towards each other and staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff plan and implement a well-designed curriculum, building on children's interests.
  • Parents talk highly about the nursery and staff, feeling reassured when leaving their children for the first time.
  • Staff provide opportunities for children to grow their own food in the garden and the chef uses it in meals.
  • Children are curious and explore the well-designed indoor and outdoor environment.
  • Staff who support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities and ensure correct care.

Areas to develop

  • 1focus supervision more precisely to support staff to develop the skills to consistently challenge children to think for themselves and raise the quality of education to the highest level.
Inspection #10209021 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents talk highly about the nursery and staff. They compliment the team on how they feel reassured when leaving their children for the first time.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff who support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities. They use their knowledge and experience to great effect to ensure that each child has the correct care, so that any gaps in learning close as quickly as possible. They engage effectively with professionals to ensure that the children's needs are met.

Outdoor space

The nursery offers a welcoming outdoor environment where children can explore. Children move freely around the garden learning about nature, handling worms with care and using mathematical language to describe them. Children are curious and explore the well-designed indoor and outdoor environment which supports them in gaining an understanding of the world around them.

Parent Reviews of Daisy Chain Nursery

4.2
(5)
Rebecca Alderton
4 years ago

I was a little apprehensive when looking for a nursery, but as soon as I visited Daisy Chain Day Nursery the staff were incredibly welcoming and put me at ease, my daughter initially struggled with separation anxiety but the staff went above and beyond to help my daughter settle and kept me updated with her progress, constantly reassuring me (which I very much needed!) My daughter now loves going into nursery and comes away a very happy, content little girl with lots of story's to tell me. She has made lovely bonds with the staff and they feel like family friends. The nursery has been a real support system to us and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Thank you for helping my little one grow 🌱 we will definitely miss you all!

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Samantha Duncan
5 years ago

Really lovely place and fantastic staff..I wasn't fortune enough to get the job but whoever does get it,I am sure will love it. A very comfortable atmosphere.

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Jeanette Megone
a year ago

Awful establishment unapproachable manager who doesn't care bad staff morale very click environment glad I took my child out definitely gone down hill since my son used the place

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Inspection history

Date: September 2017

  • October 2021Good
  • September 2017Good

Frequently asked about Daisy Chain Nursery

About the setting

Daisy Chain Nursery re-registered under new ownership in 2015. The nursery is based in a building to the rear of the Poppy Fields Community Centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It operates each weekday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays. There are 24 members of staff; one member of staff holds a qualification at level 6 and a further 13 hold qualifications at level 3. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

URN
EY494143
Registered person
Little Shipmates Group Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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