Nursery Advice
Claim Your Nursery

Echoes Childcare in Exeter (EX5 3AS)

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2023)
·
4.7(10 parent reviews) ·Signal House, Broadclyst Station, EXETER, EX5 3AS · Devon
Number of places
96 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2023
Local authority
Devon

About this day nursery

30pm on weekdays, all year round, providing comprehensive care for children aged 0-4 years. The setting provides a broad curriculum, which leaders have designed to be ambitious and prepare children for the next steps in their education.

Children are observed to be excited and confident as they explore their environment, engaging in a range of activities. Older children enjoy outdoor equipment to develop their physical skills, and leaders are actively improving the outdoor learning space.

The nursery places a high value on children's personal, social and emotional development, with staff effectively managing transition times to ensure children feel secure. Staff are skilled in supporting babies' communication skills through conversation and encouraging older children to share their experiences.

The nursery ensures many opportunities for children to engage with books and stories, utilising sleep pods for cosy reading areas and linking activities to texts. Echoes Childcare is particularly adept at identifying and supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Staff and leaders collaborate with external agencies and use additional funding to offer increased staff ratios and new resources, helping children with SEND to make good progress. Leaders are reflective in their practice, consistently evaluating and improving the service, providing staff with ongoing training and mentoring.

What it's like

Children arrive at nursery excited for their day. They explore their environment with ease and confidence, choosing activities that interest them. All children benefit from a broad curriculum and enjoy a wide range of activities, making good progress.

Ambitious curriculumStrong communication supportValued emotional developmentRich literary experiencesEffective SEND supportReflective leadership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Echoes Childcare

Last inspected 17 July 2023

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 nursery excited for their day. They explore their environment with ease and confidence, choosing activities that interest them. All children benefit from a broad curriculum and enjoy a wide range of activities, making good progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders design an ambitious curriculum that supports children in preparing for the next steps in their education.
  • Staff model and support babies' communication skills by talking with them as they play, and encourage older children to share their experiences and ideas.
  • Children's personal, social and emotional development is highly valued, and staff manage transition times effectively.
  • Children have lots of opportunities to enjoy books and stories, with staff using sleep pods for cosy reading areas and linking activities to texts.
  • Leaders are very reflective and regularly evaluate the quality of their service, providing additional support to staff through training and mentoring.

Areas to develop

  • 1further extend children's language and thinking skills through planned and child- initiated activities
  • 2review the curriculum for early mathematics to build on what older children already know and can do, to further enhance their mathematical knowledge.
Inspection #10302231 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff and leaders identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They help children to develop their social skills and provide additional activities. Leaders are proactive in contacting external agencies to access further support and use extra funding to meet individual needs, such as increased staff ratios and new resources. Children with SEND make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Older children practise physical skills as they climb on the outdoor equipment. Leaders are developing the outdoor area to meet the needs of children following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parent Reviews of Echoes Childcare

4.7
(10)
Charlotte Mullarkey
a year ago

Not a bad thing to say about Echoes, they go above and beyond and my son loves going there. He has also come on so much with his development since attending.

Read on Google
Caroline Orr
4 years ago

Amazing nursery - I used for 7 years and it has been nothing but brilliant for my kids - highly recommend!!

Read on Google
Dan Giles
6 years ago

Echoes is great, our 2 really love it there!

Read on Google
Chris Pennack
4 years ago

Lovely nursery, staff are amazing and my son loves it there.

Read on Google

Reviews from Google for Echoes Childcare. See all on Google Maps

Inspection history
  • July 2023Good
  • October 2019Good
  • June 2016Good

Frequently asked about Echoes Childcare

About the setting

Echoes Childcare registered in 2014. The setting operates in Broadclyst Station, Devon. It is open from 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 33 members of staff, with varying qualifications up to level 6.

URN
EY476557
Registered person
Echoes Childcare 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

Are you the owner of this nursery? Claim this listing to manage photos, hours and contact details.

Claim listing

Share this nursery

Send to a partner, friend or family member.

This listing has been compiled from official Ofsted records, the nursery's own website, details provided directly by the nursery where available, and other trusted public sources. We regularly review and update listings to keep the information as accurate as possible. Learn more