Opening hours
Monday - Wednesday: 07:45 - 17:30, Thursday: 07:45 - 18:00, Friday: 07:45 - 17:00
Daisy Chain Pre-School (Southfields)
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
About this day nursery
Daisy Chain Pre-School, located in Northampton, is a private, voluntary, and independent nursery as well as a registered charity. Situated on the grounds of St George’s Primary School, Minster on Sea, it provides early childhood education for children aged 3 months to 4 years and 11 months.
The nursery is led by Michelle Burrows, who brings over two decades of experience in childcare. Daisy Chain Pre-School prides itself on offering a warm, welcoming, and family-oriented environment.
The dedicated team focuses on delivering high-quality care and support to both children and their families. The facility is organised into three distinct rooms, catering to babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, with each room benefiting from secure access to its own outdoor space, in addition to a shared nursery garden.
Children also have supervised access to the school's extensive outdoor areas. The nursery is committed to fostering a happy environment, promoting active listening, providing creative lessons, and leveraging an amazing playground to support holistic development.
What it's like
Children are excited to attend the setting and settle well. Staff skillfully redirect children to help them become fully engaged in play, contributing to children feeling safe and secure. Children use their imagination through play and are becoming increasingly confident in their self-expression and communicating their ideas.
Charity-runFamily-orientedExperienced managementSecure outdoor access
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Age range
3 months to 4 years 11 months
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Daisy Chain Pre-School (Southfields)
Last inspected 20 June 2022
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 excited to attend the setting and settle well. Staff skillfully redirect children to help them become fully engaged in play, contributing to children feeling safe and secure. Children use their imagination through play and are becoming increasingly confident in their self-expression and communicating their ideas.
Inspector highlights
- Children's interests are ignited and staff skilfully redirect them to help them become fully engaged in play.
- Staff work closely with parents to identify important information about children and provide an individualised curriculum.
- Children's development is carefully monitored by staff, who swiftly identify where children may need additional support.
- Staff provide plenty of opportunities for children to play outside, supporting their physical development.
- Staff are well supported by the leadership and management team and are provided with one-to-one meetings to discuss practice and development opportunities.
Areas to develop
- 1consistently provide children with sufficient time to process and respond to questions
- 2strengthen systems to support staff to develop an understanding regarding all children's next steps in learning.
Inspection #10138630 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children's development is carefully monitored by staff. They swiftly identify where children may need additional support and are confident to seek help from other professionals to support children's development.
Outdoor space
Staff acknowledge that some families do not have access to a garden. Consequently, they provide plenty of opportunities for children to play outside. Children use their large muscles as they jump over hurdles, and coordinate their bodies to crawl under apparatus.
Inspection history
Date: March 2011
- June 2022Good
- December 2015Outstanding
- March 2011Good
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