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Ferndown Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2023)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·501 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9BG · Dorset
Number of places
45 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2023
Local authority
Dorset

About this day nursery

Ferndown Day Nursery, located in a beautifully renovated former HSBC bank in Ferndown town centre, offers a stimulating and varied environment for young children. The nursery caters to children from 3 months up to school age, with dedicated rooms for different age groups.

There is a specific space for under twos and another for children aged two years until they transition to school. The nursery provides both indoor and outdoor play spaces, including a side garden for the younger children and an upstairs area for preschoolers, ensuring safe and inviting environments for all.

The approach taken at Ferndown Day Nursery encourages self-selection of resources and activities, promoting independence and catering to individual learning requirements. They regularly introduce new activities to reflect seasons and global events.

The daily routine balances child-initiated and adult-led activities, free-flow sessions, and outdoor time, allowing children the freedom to explore and learn at their own pace. The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, monitoring each child's development and working closely with parents through verbal handovers and an online learning journey app called Tapestry.

They offer complimentary settling-in periods to help children adjust comfortably to the new environment and their key person.

Our ethos

Ferndown Day Nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, promoting independence and individual learning through a balance of child-initiated and adult-led activities, free-flow exploration, and outdoor time. They regularly introduce new activities reflecting seasons and global events, and work closely with parents through an online learning journey.

What it's like

The friendly and caring staff at Ferndown Day Nursery help children feel settled and secure, welcoming them enthusiastically and interacting fully throughout the day. Children of all ages confidently choose activities and are engaged in their learning, making good progress from their starting points.

Newly renovated premisesGraduate ledFocus on child-initiated learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday-Friday 7.30am- 17.30pm, 50 weeks of the year

Age range

3 months until school age

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ferndown Day Nursery

Last inspected 6 September 2023 · Catherine Sample

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

The friendly and caring staff at Ferndown Day Nursery help children feel settled and secure, welcoming them enthusiastically and interacting fully throughout the day. Children of all ages confidently choose activities and are engaged in their learning, making good progress from their starting points.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff know children well and confidently describe what they need to learn next.
  • The effective staff team delivers a varied and effective curriculum.
  • Most children become articulate speakers who talk confidently to their friends and to staff.
  • Children learn about the boundaries for their behaviour.
  • Staff have good partnerships with parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide further support for children's well-being, with particular regard to remembering to ensure that they wear the available sunhats and consistently taking steps to prevent cross-infection when outdoors
  • 2provide more exciting and inspiring activities that spark children's curiosity and further enhance their learning.
Inspection #10269582 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide well-targeted support for those children who need additional help. They work closely with parents and other agencies to ensure they understand what each child requires and how to support them fully. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

When children are in the garden, staff do not clean their hands after wiping children's noses, which does not fully prevent cross-infection. Staff ensure that children wear sun cream when playing outside and bring them indoors when the sun is too hot. Children have sun hats to wear outside; however, staff do not consistently remember to ensure that they wear them.

Parent Reviews of Ferndown Day Nursery

5.0
(1)
Simone Coe
2 years ago

My daughter goes to this nursery and has come so far, she absolutely loves it. The staff are amazing and so friendly. She can’t wait to go to nursery each day. The children always have so much fun.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: November 2022

  • September 2023Good
  • November 2022Requires improvement

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