Opening hours
8.45am to 4pm each weekday during term time.
Fair Start Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Somerset
About this day nursery
The nursery received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted in its latest inspection on 25th January 2024. The manager and staff implement a well-planned curriculum that focuses on children's prime areas of development, positively impacting their confidence.
Staff are attentive observers, monitoring children's development and planning effectively for their next stages. Children are encouraged to become confident communicators, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or those who speak English as an additional language.
The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is currently undertaking advanced training and effectively ensures that all children, particularly those requiring additional support, can access the curriculum and make strong progress. Children at Fair Start Nursery exhibit good behaviour and feel secure in the setting, benefiting from staff who act as positive role models, helping them manage emotions and nurturing their imaginative play.
Parents have noted the nursery's collaborative approach to potty training and improvements in their children's speech development. Children have daily opportunities for outdoor learning, enabling them to develop their physical and large-muscle skills through activities such as climbing, balancing, and jumping, while also learning about managing risks outdoors.
The nursery also aims to provide children with a good awareness of their own community and the wider world, fostering respect for differences.
What it's like
The manager and staff plan a good curriculum, focusing on children's prime areas of development, which positively impacts children's confidence in the setting. Staff make good observations to monitor children's development and plan effectively for their next stages. Children behave well and feel secure because staff are positive role models, supporting them in managing emotions and extending their ideas.
Good Ofsted ratingStrong parent partnershipsFocus on prime areasGood communication skillsDaily outdoor playEffective SEND support
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Fair Start Nursery
Last inspected 25 January 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
The manager and staff plan a good curriculum, focusing on children's prime areas of development, which positively impacts children's confidence in the setting. Staff make good observations to monitor children's development and plan effectively for their next stages. Children behave well and feel secure because staff are positive role models, supporting them in managing emotions and extending their ideas.
Inspector highlights
- The new manager evaluates the quality of the provision and teaching successfully, leading to improvements in children's mathematical development.
- Partnerships with parents are strong, ensuring children receive consistent care and learning.
- Children gain a good awareness of their own community and the wider world, and develop respect for people's differences.
- Staff provide good support for children’s language and communication skills, building on their vocabulary.
- Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills, with daily outdoor activities.
- The new manager has implemented staff taking on responsibilities according to their strengths, fostering ownership for the quality of provision.
- The special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) has a good understanding of her responsibilities and ensures the curriculum is accessible for all children.
Areas to develop
- 1increase staff awareness of helping children to gain a greater positive awareness of their backgrounds, to deepen children's sense of belonging
- 2help staff to plan group activities for the youngest children more effectively, to engage them better and improve their listening skills.
Inspection #10317370 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents comment on how well they work together over potty training.
Parents confirm how much their children's speech has developed since attending the setting.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, become confident communicators. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) is currently attending higher level training for her role and has a good understanding of her responsibilities. She knows which children need additional support and ensures they receive it, making the curriculum accessible for all children.
Outdoor space
Staff ensure children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. Children have daily opportunities to be outside and develop their large-muscle skills as they climb, balance and jump. They become increasingly aware of managing risks outdoors.
Parent Reviews of Fair Start Nursery
5.0
(1)
Saya Robinson
2 years ago
Fabulous nursery. My son loved it!
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Inspection history
Date: December 2008
- January 2024Good
- May 2018Good
- December 2014Good
- December 2008Good
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