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Footsteps Nursery in Oswestry

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
·Shrewsbury Road, Oswestry, SY11 4QB · Shropshire
Number of places
62 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Shropshire

About this day nursery

Footsteps Nursery, located in Oswestry, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment where children from birth to five years old can thrive. Children are happy and excited to attend, forming strong bonds with staff, who know them well through an effective key-person system.

The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm, all year round, ensuring consistent care. Staff are skilled at creating engaging activities that build on children's interests, effectively promoting independence through daily routines.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, implementing early intervention strategies and providing targeted one-to-one support, which positively impacts their progress. The well-equipped learning environment offers valuable experiences both indoors and outdoors; toddlers enjoy "bear hunts," while babies develop balance and gross motor skills on beams and see-saws, excitedly splashing in puddles.

Managers and staff are dedicated to preparing children for school, focusing on developing communication and language, and fostering a love of books through captivating storytelling. Parents consistently express their happiness with the setting, noting how their children have developed and flourished.

What it's like

Children are happy and excited to attend this nurturing setting. The key-person system ensures that staff know the children well, and children form strong bonds with staff. Staff develop activities that build on children's interests, promoting their independence effectively through everyday activities.

Nurturing EnvironmentStrong SEND SupportEngaging Outdoor PlaySchool Readiness FocusEffective CommunicationStrong Parent Partnership

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Footsteps Nursery

Last inspected 8 November 2022

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 are happy and excited to attend this nurturing setting. The key-person system ensures that staff know the children well, and children form strong bonds with staff. Staff develop activities that build on children's interests, promoting their independence effectively through everyday activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers and staff have a strong ethos, supporting children to be 'school ready'.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well.
  • Staff develop children's communication and language in a variety of effective ways.
  • Staff skilfully create excitement in their storytelling, helping children develop a love of books.
  • Parent partnership is strong, with regular feedback to parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1increase opportunities for children to explore their own ideas, to develop their thinking skills even further
  • 2provide children with consistent messages about healthy eating, to further support their understanding about healthy lifestyles.
Inspection #10233622 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report how happy they are with the setting and how much their children have developed and flourished.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. Staff implement early intervention strategies quickly. Children benefit from targeted one-to-one support when needed. These interventions are having a positive impact on children's progress and development.

Outdoor space

Staff create a well-equipped learning environment that ensures the children benefit from valuable experiences, both indoors and outdoors. Toddlers access the outdoors as they excitedly exclaim that they are 'going on a bear hunt'. Outdoors, staff support babies as they walk on balance beams and see-saws. Children squeal excitedly as they jump and splash in puddles. This develops their confidence and gross motor skills.

Inspection history

Date: March 2009

  • November 2022Good
  • February 2017Good
  • September 2016Inadequate
  • December 2013Good
  • March 2009Good

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