Greenmount Foundations for Learning
About this day nursery
Greenmount Foundations for Learning operates from Brick Barn Farm in Bury, offering childcare on non-domestic premises. Established in 2022, the nursery provides care for children aged 0 to 10 years, open Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, all year round.
The nursery received an overall "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 01/11/2023. Staff foster strong relationships with children, helping them feel settled and secure, and have high expectations for behaviour, with clear boundaries resulting in generally good conduct.
The curriculum is designed to prepare children for their next stages of development, with older children demonstrating strong communication skills and a rich vocabulary. The spacious environment supports independence, with easily accessible resources encouraging children to lead their own play, both indoors and outdoors.
Greenmount Foundations for Learning prioritises children's health and well-being, incorporating yoga and mindfulness activities and teaching healthy lifestyles, including tooth brushing. Children also benefit from daily fresh air and outings in their rural location, visiting a local orchard and observing sheep.
The dedicated Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo), supported by knowledgeable staff, ensures a consistent approach to meeting individual needs, providing personalised and targeted support to help children manage their feelings and behaviours and make good progress. Children who speak English as an additional language are supported by staff who value their home languages and cultures.
Parents consistently report their children are happy and praise the consistent staff who know their children well.
What it's like
Staff provide experiences to enthuse children, motivating them to learn key skills. They develop strong relationships with children, who are settled, secure and confident. Expectations for behaviour are high, and children generally behave well due to clear boundaries.
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Ofsted rating for Greenmount Foundations for Learning
Last inspected 1 November 2023
What it's like to attend
Staff provide experiences to enthuse children, motivating them to learn key skills. They develop strong relationships with children, who are settled, secure and confident. Expectations for behaviour are high, and children generally behave well due to clear boundaries.
Inspector highlights
- Staff help babies to strengthen their finger muscles in interesting ways, such as posting pegs into holes and scrunching flour.
- Two-year-old children engage in animated role play, pretending to be vets and taking care of stuffed toy animals.
- Older children express themselves articulately, discussing how they are feeling and making "faces" with dough to show happiness.
- The quality of the environment supports children's independence, with easily accessible resources and children exploring and leading their own play.
- Children know what is coming next as staff give them cues to indicate changes in routine.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff working with younger children to promote their developing communication and language more effectively
- 2help staff to manage transition times so that older children do not wait unnecessarily and become disengaged from learning
- 3review personal care routines and give more consideration to children's privacy
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
their children are happy attending, and they praise the consistent staff who know their children well
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
The special educational needs coordinator is assisted by other knowledgeable staff. There is a consistent approach to meeting the individual needs of children, who receive personalised and targeted support to manage their feelings and behaviours. This helps them make the progress they are capable of.
Following a recent incident, the provider reviewed and improved risk assessment procedures, including a focus on keeping children safe outdoors. Children enjoy outings in the rural location and benefit from daily fresh air, visiting the local orchard and saying 'hello' to the sheep in the field. Children also decide if they wish to play indoors or outside.
Date: September 2023
- November 2023Good
- September 2023Good
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