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Fernbees

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
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4.7(11 parent reviews) ·Fernlea Care Home, 20 Torkington Road, Stockport, SK7 4RQ · Stockport
Number of places
30 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Stockport

About this day nursery

Fernbees is an award-winning intergenerational day nursery located in Hazel Grove, Stockport, committed to providing exceptional childcare. The nursery fosters a stimulating environment designed to spark curiosity, nourish imagination, and cultivate traits of acceptance, empathy, and confidence in children.

This is achieved through the development of strong relationships with individuals from all age groups and diverse backgrounds. Adopting both child and adult-led approaches, Fernbees empowers children to shape their own learning journeys, fostering independence and enabling them to reach their full potential, ultimately becoming self-assured individuals ready for the future.

A core focus of the nursery is its intergenerational activity programme, which thoughtfully crafts mutually beneficial experiences. These activities aim to enhance awareness, understanding, and mutual respect across generations, contributing to the creation of more cohesive communities.

The nursery is part of the Olea Care Group resource base and features accessible premises with outdoor play areas ensuring safety and security.

Our ethos

Fernbees is committed to providing exceptional childcare by fostering a stimulating environment that sparks curiosity and nourishes imagination. They adopt a child-led and adult-led approach, empowering children to shape their learning journeys, fostering independence and self-assurance. A core focus is their intergenerational programme, promoting acceptance, empathy, and mutual respect across generations.

What it's like

Children arrive and are excited to play and interact with their friends, demonstrating they feel safe and happy in their environment. They confidently walk into the nursery and greet the warm and welcoming staff. Children eagerly join in with the wide range of activities offered and enjoy their time at the setting.

Award-winningIntergenerational focusOutdoor play areasChild-led approach

Pricing & funding

Fees include freshly prepared meals, snacks, and drinks, plus a complimentary t-shirt for children over two. Parents are required to provide nappies and formula. Supplementary charges apply to funded hours to cover provisions beyond the basic entitlement, though these are optional.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Full day (10 Hrs) 1 Day£75 / week
  • Full day (10 Hrs) 2 Days£150 / week
  • Full day (10 Hrs) 3 Days£225 / week
  • Full day (10 Hrs) 4 Days£300 / week
  • Full day (10 Hrs) 5 Days£370 / week

Good to know

  • Fees include breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks.
  • Parents must provide nappies and baby formula if required.
  • Children over two years receive a free nursery t-shirt.
  • Supplementary charges apply to funded invoices for extra provisions.
  • Supplementary provisions for funded hours are optional.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm

Age range

Under 2s to Pre-School Children

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Fernbees

Last inspected 24 June 2024 · Jason Holmes

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 and are excited to play and interact with their friends, demonstrating they feel safe and happy in their environment. They confidently walk into the nursery and greet the warm and welcoming staff. Children eagerly join in with the wide range of activities offered and enjoy their time at the setting.

Inspector highlights

  • Children positively engage in regular interactions with the residents in the on-site residential care home.
  • Staff successfully help all children to develop the skills they need for the future.
  • Support for children with SEND is very good.
  • The provider has good partnerships with other agencies.
  • Children have plenty of opportunities to learn about the community they live in.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to implement the curriculum for communication and language consistently so that children make the very best progress in their language development.
Inspection #10339405 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are pleased with the care their children receive and the progress they are making.

They are particularly happy with the support they receive from all staff and the regular feedback provided about their children's day and the progress they are making.

Parents also like the online parent app that is used, which means they can access information at any time of the day.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning and make good progress from their starting points, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is proactive in identifying emerging gaps in learning at the earliest stage. The SENCo engages with parents to gain their approval to seek specialist support, which also promotes effective partnership working. All children receive the support they need to make progress in line with their abilities.

Parent Reviews of Fernbees

4.7
(11)
Lee Woodall
3 months ago

Fernbees do a wonderful job looking after our daughter. She settled in so well as they took the time to get to know her and allowed her to have transition visits at her own pace. She loves going over to the care home to spend time with the residents and it was this inter generational approach that attracted us to the nursery. We love the feedback we get from her key workers each day on collection so that we know what she has been up to and how she’s eaten etc. Staff are really friendly and approachable and clearly love caring for the children.

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Abby Turk
3 months ago

My son loves fernbees! The staff are attentive and really care about the children. My son is allowed to express himself (and his love for trains, books and singing) but also learns new things everyday! Having the intergenerational approach with Fernlea is amazing and the activities they do together and as just a nursery are so inventive and wonderful to see in action via the app! We couldn't recommend the nursery more!

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karen burney
3 months ago

Absolutely can not recommend this place enough!! Lovely staff and a perfect environment for our son and hopefully for our soon to be new addition to our family. Our son settled in perfectly here and even with moving further away we want him to stay here. They've welcomed him and us as parents in wonderfully.

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Mica Tetlow
10 months ago

Our child has attended Fernbees for 3 years and has really enjoyed his time there. He’s been excited to go everyday and doesn’t want to leave at pick up. There’s always lots of fun activities, sign language, French, outdoor play and trips. He especially loved song and rhyme with the residents at the care home. It’s been lovely to hear him talk about the activities shared with the residents; reading stories and having lunch together, and the special bonds he has made. The staff are also what makes this setting a great nursery, always smiling and going above and beyond for the children.

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Ian Pownall
a year ago

My daughter has been attending Fernbees Day Nursery for nearly two years now, and she absolutely loves it. From day one, the team Mumtaz, Julie, Hannah, Beth, and the rest (I could name all of them) have made her feel incredibly welcome and cared for. Their warmth, enthusiasm, and genuine love for the children shine through every day. There’s such a positive and joyful atmosphere at Fernbees. The staff clearly have a great working culture, and that happiness rubs off on the children. My daughter comes home excited about her day whether it’s dancing with older residents, going to the park, or taking part in fun adult days where we get to watch them play and learn. The parents' evenings are thoughtful and insightful, and it's obvious how much effort they put into every child’s development. They also accept the 15 and 30 funded hours, which is a huge help financially. Honestly, Fernbees is night and day compared to other nurseries we looked at. I couldn’t recommend it more highly it’s a wonderful place for any child to grow and thrive.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

24 June 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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