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Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jan 2025)
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3.7(6 parent reviews) ·Icknield Way, Luton, LU3 2BT · Luton
Number of places
63 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Luton

About this day nursery

Grasmere Nursery School, coupled with its Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit, provides educational and nurturing environments for children ranging from nine months to four years old. The nursery emphasises a learning-through-values approach, integrating these principles into daily activities and play.

They offer term-time placements with limited availability, encouraging early applications to secure a spot. The school is committed to supporting families with childcare costs, offering guidance on various government funding options, including schemes for two-year-olds, universal 15-hour funding for three-year-olds, and extended working parent funding.

They provide a comprehensive curriculum that covers key developmental areas, including communication, language and literacy, physical development, personal, social and emotional development, understanding the world, expressive arts and design, and mathematics. Furthermore, Grasmere Nursery School publishes key texts and rhymes, offers home learning resources, and provides detailed curriculum documentation to keep parents informed about their child's educational journey.

The institution also highlights its safeguarding and child protection policies, SEND provision, and offers family worker support, ensuring a holistic approach to child development and family well-being.

Our ethos

Grasmere Nursery School's educational philosophy is rooted in a "learning-through-values" approach, embedding these principles into daily activities and play. They are committed to providing a comprehensive curriculum that addresses key developmental areas, ensuring a holistic approach to child development and family well-being, supported by extensive resources and safeguarding policies.

What it's like

Children are welcomed into the setting by friendly and supportive staff who are passionate about what they do. Their emotional well-being is promoted to an exceptionally high standard, ensuring children have the opportunities and support to build strong attachments with staff and feel safe in their environment. Staff provide comfort and security for children, by offering cuddles and reassurance and are skilful at recognising and validating children's feelings, helping them to feel understood and valued.

Term-time placementsAges 9 months to 4 years oldGovernment funding support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 5pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays, two weeks in summer, two weeks at Christmas and one an week at Easter.

Waitlist

Apply as early as possible as places are limited.

Age range

9 months to 4 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2002

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit

Last inspected 27 January 2025

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

Children are welcomed into the setting by friendly and supportive staff who are passionate about what they do. Their emotional well-being is promoted to an exceptionally high standard, ensuring children have the opportunities and support to build strong attachments with staff and feel safe in their environment. Staff provide comfort and security for children, by offering cuddles and reassurance and are skilful at recognising and validating children's feelings, helping them to feel understood and valued.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff ensure that children's physical development is well-sequenced and supported to a very high standard.
  • Staff provide learning opportunities that spark children's interests and love of learning.
  • Children's literacy skills are supported from a young age throughout all areas of their play.
  • Staff provide a vast range of learning experiences that extend children's communication and language skills especially well.
  • There is a specialist provision for children with SEND and they are given the highest standard of care and education.
Inspection #10367600 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), develop an excellent understanding of the expectations at the setting. There is a specialist provision for children with SEND and they are given the highest standard of care and education. Children's needs are identified quickly, and additional support is sought. Staff work closely with outside agencies, set appropriate, yet challenging targets for children and provide one-to-one intervention daily. Furthermore, staff are mindful of children who will be accessing mainstream school and ensure they are well-prepared and ready for this next stage in their learning.

Outdoor space

Older children climb and balance on the climbing frame outdoors, negotiating space and balancing across obstacles. They quickly develop their spatial awareness, as well as their fine motor strength, as they explore the play dough and use a variety of tools to experiment with.

Parent Reviews of Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit

3.7
(6)
Alina Fedotova
2 years ago

The best nursery to send your child at

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Inspection history

Date: August 2012

  • January 2025Outstanding
  • February 2019Outstanding
  • April 2016Good
  • August 2012Good

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