Opening hours
Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm.
Daybreak Nursery, established in September 1995, is located in a beautifully refurbished former school building, offering an environment filled with character and charm. The nursery is dedicated to providing a happy and stimulating space where children can build a strong foundation for their future learning.
The highly motivated staff are known for their creativity, expertise, and experience, identifying learning opportunities in diverse situations and fostering an environment where children feel secure enough to explore independently. Daybreak Nursery caters to different age groups within two main rooms: the Sunflower Room for children from birth to 2 years, and the Sunshine Room for 2-5 year olds, which boasts a variety of activity areas.
An enclosed outdoor area further enhances learning opportunities with features like a large treehouse, a mud hut, and a water wall. The nursery operates with a core belief that every child, family, and staff member is important, striving for a partnership founded on listening to help everyone reach their full potential.
They aim to foster a successful, diverse learning community that is welcoming, respectful, thoughtful, and supportive, ensuring a safe place for collective growth and learning. The curriculum is guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, with a strong emphasis on individual potential and child-centred learning experiences that are regularly reviewed and assessed.
Engaging parents and carers throughout this process is crucial to support each child's journey, making the transition from home to nursery and eventually to school as smooth as possible.
Our ethos
Daybreak Nursery aims to foster a successful, diverse, and supportive learning community by providing a happy and stimulating space built on a partnership with families. They are committed to child-centred learning experiences guided by the EYFS framework, with a strong emphasis on individual potential and independent exploration.
What it's like
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this friendly and welcoming nursery, where they feel happy, safe and secure. They benefit from warm interactions with caring staff and excitedly choose activities that spark their interest, such as pretending to post and deliver letters. Children's behaviour is good, and they demonstrate a positive attitude towards their learning, becoming fully engrossed in activities.
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Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm.
Age range
Birth to 5 years
Last inspected 18 May 2023
What it's like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this friendly and welcoming nursery, where they feel happy, safe and secure. They benefit from warm interactions with caring staff and excitedly choose activities that spark their interest, such as pretending to post and deliver letters. Children's behaviour is good, and they demonstrate a positive attitude towards their learning, becoming fully engrossed in activities.
Inspector highlights
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Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak very highly of the nursery and comment that their children make good progress and are happy.
Parents comment that staff are 'amazing' and 'fantastic support'.
Inclusion & environment
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported very well. Staff refer swiftly when children need additional support, and children benefit from individual learning plans. Staff collaborate with a wide range of professionals, such as speech and language therapists, health visitors and the local authority, to help children achieve the best possible outcomes.
Children have a can-do attitude to their learning, for example, older children hold out their arms to support themselves to balance across wooden planks. However, the outdoor environment is not as effectively planned as indoors, and does not provide children with as many exciting experiences, meaning children who prefer to learn outdoors do not get as many learning opportunities.
Date: November 2009
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