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Farm Work Play

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
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5.0(13 parent reviews) ·Monkshill Farm, Monkshill Road, Faversham, ME13 9EH · Kent
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Farm Work Play provides a childcare setting situated on Monkshill Farm in Faversham, Kent, blending early years education with the natural environment. The nursery focuses on an outdoor-oriented curriculum, encouraging children to learn and develop through direct engagement with nature.

This approach aims to foster a sense of wonder and appreciation for the outdoors, promoting holistic development. The facility integrates elements of farm life into daily activities, offering a distinct and enriching experience for young children.

By combining play with practical outdoor experiences, Farm Work Play strives to create a stimulating environment where children can grow, explore, and learn about the world around them in a hands-on manner.

Our ethos

Farm Work Play offers an outdoor-oriented curriculum where children learn and develop through direct engagement with nature and farm life. Their approach aims to foster a sense of wonder, appreciation for the outdoors, and holistic development through hands-on, play-based experiences.

What it's like

Staff make children very welcome in this homely setting. The well-established key-person system helps children to feel safe and secure. Children are happy and confidently engage with all staff and visitors.

Farm-based learningOutdoor-focused curriculum

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Farm Work Play

Last inspected 24 September 2024 · Jill Thewlis

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

Staff make children very welcome in this homely setting. The well-established key-person system helps children to feel safe and secure. Children are happy and confidently engage with all staff and visitors.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff make children very welcome in this homely setting.
  • The staff in each room work together to plan an ambitious and sequenced curriculum.
  • Staff provide a wide range of sensory experiences for children of all ages.
  • Staff support the physical development of all children.
  • Communication and language skills are supported effectively.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide support for staff in planning activities that have a clear learning purpose to challenge children even further in their thinking
  • 2support staff in using consistent behaviour management strategies to help children self-regulate their behaviour.
Inspection #10355429 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents, including those who have children with SEND, are delighted with the support both they and their children receive from staff.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The staff ensure that the curriculum is based on the interests of the children and that it meets all needs, including for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff provide very effective support for children with SEND and their families. Staff use their observations to help to identify additional needs. They communicate effectively with parents and, where necessary, work collaboratively with external professionals to meet the needs of these children. Additional funding is used appropriately to support learning.

Outdoor space

Outside, children concentrate on making 'cupcakes' out of mud. Older children use the ride-on toys to propel themselves around the patio and grassy areas. Others enjoy the rope swing, scrambling in the low branches of a large tree and using simple tools, such as toy hammers.

Parent Reviews of Farm Work Play

5.0
(13)
A C (Daia)
5 years ago

Our daughter has been attending FWP since September 2019. She has developed in a very sweet confident little toddler and a lot of it is thanks to the nursery environment and the very friendly staff (that also have a lot of patience). Every afternoon when I pick M up, her happy face speaks loud that she had a great day! A big bonus is that the nursery is on a farm with a large garden up on the hill. The children get to spend a lot of time outside and explore. Thanks for everything that you do to look after M!

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Carly Smith
5 years ago

My daughter has been attending FWP since I returned to work just as she turned 1 and she is now nearly 3. Although this was a big step for us, the caring relationships the staff nurture with the children has made her feel like nursery really is an extension of home throughout. FWP really lets the children take things at their own pace, whatever their personality and needs, with a big focus on enjoying carefree, childhood experiences in a beautiful setting. I have an extremely confident and happy little girl - who takes everything in her stride. Thank you FWP!

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Imogen Tinkler
3 years ago

A true privilege to be part of the Farm, Work, Play family. The care, love and fun they gave my little girl makes my heart leap everytime I think about it. They allowed her to be curious, to explore to have fun outside, to learn through play. They went above and beyond in every way possible. I miss driving up the drive and having the peacocks 🦚 greet us. Holding her hand as went through the gate and always been greeted by a smiling face who genuinely cared about us as a family. Farm, Work, Play gave the best foundations possible to allow my daughter the best start to primary school which she adores. I asked her what she loved most about nursery - "I loved my friends, the people who looked after me and all the fun I had. I miss them. I am so lucky I loved it there so much." I look forward to sending my next child there. I really can't recommend it enough. It is exceptional.

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Jessica Martin
5 years ago

My daughter has been at FWP for 3 years, since she was 6 months old, and my 1 year old has just started. There is a really low staff turnover so both of my children have had the same (amazing) keyworker who reminds me of things my eldest used to do or say which I'd totally forgotten! The staff genuinely care for all the children, which is a real comfort. The garden is a total highlight of the kids' experience, with free, imaginative play encouraged. Such a lovely place.

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Laura Hodgkins
5 years ago

My daughter attended FWP for just over 2 years. It was the best nursery for her. The staff really care and you feel like part of the family .The setting is beautiful and I will really miss going there twice a week. I cant wait for my son to start next year.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2018

  • September 2024Good
  • November 2018Good
  • January 2018Good

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