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Dell Cottage Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Apr 2024)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·76 Walkford Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QG · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Number of places
42 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

About this day nursery

Dell Cottage Day Nursery, established in 2006, is a family-operated childcare provider located on the outskirts of Dorset. The nursery aims to create a secure and joyful environment where children can freely explore their individual characteristics, fostering self-discipline and independence.

Recognising the profound impact of early childhood experiences on future development, the nursery is dedicated to offering rich learning opportunities that create lasting, happy memories for each child.

Our ethos

Dell Cottage Day Nursery aims to create a secure and joyful environment where children can freely explore their individual characteristics, fostering self-discipline and independence. They are dedicated to offering rich learning opportunities that create lasting, happy memories for each child.

What it's like

Children thrive in this warm, welcoming nursery, where they are happy, motivated and socially confident. Staff know children extremely well and skilfully plan curriculum-based activities tailored to all children's individual needs. Children with gaps in their learning make rapid progress.

Family-run nurseryOfsted Outstanding

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Dell Cottage Day Nursery

Last inspected 16 April 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in this warm, welcoming nursery, where they are happy, motivated and socially confident. Staff know children extremely well and skilfully plan curriculum-based activities tailored to all children's individual needs. Children with gaps in their learning make rapid progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum to make sure that all children, including those with SEND, make excellent progress.
  • Leaders and staff accurately identify the developmental needs of children and systematically focus on their progress.
  • Leaders support their staff to continually develop professionally, empowering them with skills to improve children's learning.
  • Staff plan highly sequenced learning opportunities to help to introduce children to the world around them, including trips to the local post office.
  • Children's behaviour is excellent, and staff quickly support children to manage their emotions.
Inspection #10335831 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff know children extremely well and skilfully plan curriculum-based activities tailored to all children's individual needs, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum to make sure that all children, including those with SEND, make excellent progress. Staff quickly support children to manage their emotions, particularly for children with SEND. Leaders provide tailored training for both staff and parents to attend together to ensure consistent and effective interactions with children with SEND. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Leaders deploy staff strategically to ensure that children get the maximum benefit from the outdoor area. Children get lots of exercise and climb up tricky climbing walls, developing strength in their hands and core muscles.

Parent Reviews of Dell Cottage Day Nursery

5.0
(1)
Diana Ward
5 months ago

Dell Cottage is a vibrant nursery/pre school where our daughter was welcomed with open arms (literally!) from the age of 1. The staff are engaged, confident and passionate about facilitating wonderful days for the children. Recommend!

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Inspection history

Date: December 2014

  • April 2024Outstanding
  • June 2018Outstanding
  • December 2014Good

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