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Footprints Nursery Bollington

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Sept 2022)
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4.7(6 parent reviews) ·Dean Valley Community School, Albert Road, MACCLESFIELD, SK10 5HS · Cheshire East
Number of places
56 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Cheshire East

About this day nursery

Footprints Nursery offers a nurturing and stimulating environment designed to inspire young minds and foster a lifelong love for learning. With a philosophy centred on encouraging natural creativity and individual talents, the nursery provides a supportive atmosphere where children can confidently explore and grow.

Upholding strong family values, Footprints treats each child as a unique individual, aiming to give them the best possible start in life. The facilities, including their Bollington branch nestled among trees on the Dean Valley School site, offer secure outdoor spaces for play and discovery.

The nursery prides itself on its Ofsted Outstanding ratings and multi-award-winning status, reflecting a commitment to excellence in early years education. They focus intently on the children's well-being and development, believing all other successes naturally follow from this core principle.

Our ethos

Footprints Nursery's philosophy is centred on encouraging natural creativity and individual talents within a supportive atmosphere. They believe that focusing intently on the children's well-being and development is the foundation for all other successes, aiming to give each unique child the best possible start in life.

What it's like

Parents and carers accurately describe the nursery as a place where children feel safe and thrive. Staff expertly combine high-quality care with teaching that stimulates children's curiosity and knowledge. Children make rapid progress in learning to communicate and develop skills for positive relationships and independent thinking.

Ofsted OutstandingMulti-award winningFamily values

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Footprints Nursery Bollington

Last inspected 16 September 2022 · Susan King

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Parents and carers accurately describe the nursery as a place where children feel safe and thrive. Staff expertly combine high-quality care with teaching that stimulates children's curiosity and knowledge. Children make rapid progress in learning to communicate and develop skills for positive relationships and independent thinking.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff expertly combine high-quality care with teaching that stimulates children's curiosity and knowledge.
  • The nursery team supported families extremely effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Leaders and managers are conscientious and determined, with a superb knowledge of how children learn.
  • Children's meaningful vocabulary grows rapidly, because staff provide exciting first-hand experiences.
  • Managers coach and support staff to establish highly consistent routines throughout the nursery.
Inspection #10109790 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Some parents describe the nursery as making the difference between them coping and not coping.

Parents who commented are unanimous in praising how well the staff team know their children.

They say that babies benefit from care that celebrates their individual personalities and promotes their emerging self-determination.

Parents are particularly admiring of staff's positivity.

They say that staff inspire them to try out new activities with children at home and that the nursery is part of their team.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

When children have special educational needs and/or disabilities, managers and staff play their part in devising and enacting multi-agency plans. Managers use additional funding wisely. All children make excellent, sustained progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Tots go outside to find snails, which helps them to learn new words even when the snails aren't present. Risk assessment is successfully incorporated into the curriculum, as children learn which clothes and footwear they need for the weather conditions and what they will be doing, promoting their health and safety outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Footprints Nursery Bollington

4.7
(6)
Seonaid Beddows
2 years ago

Both my boys have had a wonderful experience exploring, playing and growing here. All the staff genuinely care about their children and their work. It is a very supporting and nurturing environment. The activities are fun and varied with the children having outdoors time every day too. Highly recommended. 🏆

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Charlotte Woolley
3 years ago

Our daughter absolutely loves Footprints and so do we. All of the staff are amazing, friendly and embrace the childrens' own individual personalities, unique strengths and skills. They teach children about nature, music, crafts, science and different cultures. So glad we chose you!

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Andrea Cavanagh
3 years ago

My children were fairly happy, they did not do any days out anywhere considering they were both in from the age of 2 over different year's. We had some friendly members of staff who were helpful and caring. Only problem was that me and my husband work shifts and they were not flexible with shift work as it had to be the same day each week in and out.

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Chris Kate
3 years ago

I can't say enough good things about this nursery. It's such a fun, vibrant, loving and well-run place. I highly recommend it.

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Rachel McGeady
2 months ago

My little boy is currently in the baby room, the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. They have made starting nursery easy, with as little stress as possible and my little boy's confidence has improved massively over the time he has been there. Would highly recommend Footprints Bollington.

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Inspection history

Date: May 2008

  • September 2022Outstanding
  • October 2013Outstanding
  • August 2009Good
  • May 2008Outstanding

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