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Educare For Early Years (Brockhall)

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2022)
·Damson Close, Brockhall Village, Blackburn, BB6 8HL · Lancashire
Number of places
86 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2022
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Educare For Early Years at Brockhall offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can flourish. The nursery is dedicated to providing exceptional care, fostering learning, and supporting healthy development from a young age.

They aim to make the transition for both children and parents as smooth as possible, creating a warm, homely atmosphere where every child feels comfortable and at ease. The staff are described as passionate and committed, ensuring children are safe, comforted, and engaged through diverse daily activities and a fantastic home-cooked menu.

This creates a supportive experience for the children in their care. The nursery values open communication with parents, providing daily updates on their child's activities and meals.

Parents consistently commend the staff's dedication and the positive impact on their children's growth.

What it's like

Children are clearly very happy and settled in this appealing and safe nursery, forming strong emotional bonds with their key person from the onset. Transition through the nursery and on to school is seamless and well supported, with children displaying good behaviour and forming special friendships. Leaders and staff engage children in high-quality learning, helping them to reach their full potential and become confident communicators, sharing their aspirations for the future.

Focus on care, learning and developmentPositive and caring experiencePassionate and dedicated staffHome-cooked menu

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm and there is an optional early start from 7.30am.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2015

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Educare For Early Years (Brockhall)

Last inspected 9 August 2022 · Charlotte Bowe

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 are clearly very happy and settled in this appealing and safe nursery, forming strong emotional bonds with their key person from the onset. Transition through the nursery and on to school is seamless and well supported, with children displaying good behaviour and forming special friendships. Leaders and staff engage children in high-quality learning, helping them to reach their full potential and become confident communicators, sharing their aspirations for the future.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff engage in high-quality interactions with children to build on their skills.
  • Leaders ensure new staff are supported by experienced mentors, working to reduce workload.
  • Proactive staff identify and target support for children with SEND, making good use of funding.
  • Staff emphasise developing a love for books and reading, engaging children in helpful home reading schemes.
  • Partnerships with parents are superb, with staff providing innovative home-learning ideas.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the programme of professional development and focus more intently on enhancing staff's knowledge and understanding of the early years curriculum, to help to raise the quality of their teaching practice to an outstanding level
  • 2make even better use of the available indoor and outdoor spaces, to further minimise disruption and support all children to remain deeply engaged in their play and learning.
Inspection #10236675 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

they feel part of the nursery family

staff go above and beyond to support all children

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) adapt well to any new routines with close support and demonstrate increasing independence. The proactive staff identify and target support for children with SEND, making good use of any funding to close gaps in children's learning.

Outdoor space

Younger children work together as a team when washing cars outdoors. Children enjoy moving between areas, such as the play rooms, the play club, the outdoors and the art studio during the day.

Inspection history

Date: August 2016

  • August 2022Good
  • August 2016Good

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