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Enchanted Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2022)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·103 Anstey Road, Alton, GU34 2RN · Hampshire
Number of places
72 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2022
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Enchanted Nursery is a childcare provider located in Alton, Hampshire, aspiring to cultivate an enriching learning atmosphere where every child is valued and supported. The nursery aims to foster happy, healthy, and confident minds through early education, with a strong focus on individual child development.

They emphasise building trusting relationships with both children and families, a core value underpinning their vision and ethos. Enchanted Nursery offers care programmes tailored to different age groups, including babies (3 months to 1 year), toddlers (1-2 years), and preschoolers (3-5 years).

The curriculum incorporates various engaging activities such as imaginative play, crafts, messy play, soft play, ICT, singing, and storytime. Parents consistently provide positive feedback, highlighting the dedicated staff, effective communication tools like Tapestry, and the overall nurturing environment.

The nursery also prioritises nutrition and operates with a key person approach to support each child's unique journey.

Our ethos

Enchanted Nursery Ltd aims to foster happy, healthy, and confident children by valuing and supporting each child's individual development within an enriching learning atmosphere. They emphasise building trusting relationships with children and families, which they describe as a core value underpinning their vision and ethos. The nursery employs a key person approach to support each child's unique journey.

What it's like

Children have warm and affectionate attachments with staff, arriving happy and quickly engaging in play and learning. Staff have high expectations and a secure knowledge of each child and their needs, swiftly identifying when additional support is required. However, targeted support for children with speech and language delay is not consistently used to equip them with diverse communication methods.

Focus on individual child developmentStrong parent partnershipVaried engaging activitiesKey Person Approach

Pricing & funding

Fees are calculated on a weekly total, multiplied by 51 weeks and divided by 12 to create equal monthly invoices, payable in advance. A minimum attendance of two full days per week is required. Sibling discounts are available, and funded-only hours can be supplemented with paid meals or self-provided food.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Morning Session (8.00 am – 1.00 pm)£50.00 / day
  • Afternoon Session (1.00 pm – 6.00 pm)£50.00 / day
  • Full Day (8.00 am – 6.00 pm)£84.00 / day
  • Early Bird Session (7.30 am – 8.00 am) or Twilight Session (6.00 – 6.30pm)£7.00 / session
  • Lunch (for government funded children)£5.00 / day

Good to know

  • Minimum booking of 2 full day sessions per week is required.
  • Registered days can be swapped on an adhoc basis, subject to availability.
  • Fees are calculated based on 51 weeks per year and billed monthly in advance by the 15th.
  • A 10% sibling discount applies to the second child if both attend at least 3 full days per week.
  • Funded-only sessions require parents to pay for meals or provide their own at no extra cost.
  • Childcare vouchers are accepted.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am - 6.30pm Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year, closing at Christmas and on bank holidays

Session types

Full Day, Morning Session, Afternoon Session, Early Bird Session, Twilight Session

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Enchanted Nursery

Last inspected 13 April 2022 · Michelle Fountain

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 have warm and affectionate attachments with staff, arriving happy and quickly engaging in play and learning. Staff have high expectations and a secure knowledge of each child and their needs, swiftly identifying when additional support is required. However, targeted support for children with speech and language delay is not consistently used to equip them with diverse communication methods.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff have high ambitions for children and plan an exciting curriculum.
  • The environment is stimulating and inviting, enabling children to feel safe and confident.
  • Children have access to a wide range of books that stimulate their interests.
  • The staff have high expectations for the children's behaviour, creating an environment where children are motivated and engaged in learning.
  • Children enjoy healthy cooked food and have access to a range of physical experiences that strengthen their balance, movement and coordination.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the teaching support for children identified with speech and language needs and those children who are below expected levels of development in their speaking
  • 2support staff to improve the already high expectations they have for all children, with specific regard to children's growing independence.
Inspection #10228579 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is knowledgeable and works in partnership with parents and relevant professionals to put specific plans in place. The manager and staff work well with parents and other professionals to provide support for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, practical strategies that support children with speech and language difficulties are not successfully implemented to ensure children access and benefit from all aspects of the curriculum.

Outdoor space

Children are active and explore their physical abilities through a range of extra-curricular activities, such as swimming and dancing. They have free flow to the garden and resources are accessible and within reach, allowing them choice.

Parent Reviews of Enchanted Nursery

5.0
(2)
charisa
3 years ago

Hello! Enchanted Nursery is so brilliant, I have a child of my own who goes there and they treat him with such love and care! X

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Inspection history

Date: March 2013

  • April 2022Good
  • October 2016Good
  • March 2013Good

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