Opening hours
Monday to Friday, during term time from 9am to 3pm. The Saturday club opens on some Saturdays with sessions between 9.30am and 5.30pm.
Grove Cottage
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
Number of places
15 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire
About this day nursery
Grove Cottage is dedicated to providing comprehensive social and educational activities for individuals of all ages with learning disabilities and complex needs. This charity focuses on fostering potential, nurturing lifelong friendships to combat social isolation, and offering crucial respite for families.
The organisation runs an Ofsted-regulated Special Needs Nursery that delivers specialised education and social assistance for preschool children with learning disabilities and additional special needs. Beyond the nursery, Grove Cottage extends its services to a diverse range of specialist clubs and activities for both children and adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.
The charity relies significantly on community engagement and support to continue its vital work.
What it's like
Children arrive happy and are excited to enter this unique nursery. They develop very strong relationships with staff, who know them exceptionally well. Staff follow children's individual routines meticulously, which helps children to settle and feel safe and secure at the nursery.
Support for learning disabilitiesSpecial Needs NurseryCommunity-supported charity
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Grove Cottage
Last inspected 19 June 2024 · Jill Hardaker
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 arrive happy and are excited to enter this unique nursery. They develop very strong relationships with staff, who know them exceptionally well. Staff follow children's individual routines meticulously, which helps children to settle and feel safe and secure at the nursery.
Inspector highlights
- Children develop very strong relationships with staff, who know them exceptionally well.
- The managers and staff have a strong understanding of how children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) learn.
- Children benefit from spending time in the outdoor learning environment with a wide variety of resources and equipment.
- Staff adopt strong and extremely successful partnerships with parents, who value their support and guidance.
- Staff plan and carry out group times for children with great precision, using many ways to welcome children.
Areas to develop
- 1enhance the arrangements for supervision of staff to further support their ongoing development.
Inspection #10339198 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents say they do not know what they would have done without their input.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The managers and staff have a strong understanding of how children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) learn. The curriculum is differentiated, with teaching tailored to each child's specific learning needs and preferences. All children who attend this specialist nursery have SEND and are supported extremely well. Managers and staff gain in-depth information about children when they start to attend, helping them to devise and implement personalised plans to meet each child's learning needs.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from spending time in the outdoor learning environment. There is a wide variety of resources and equipment that children have access to. Children enjoy many sensory experiences, such as through using water and soil. Staff give them time to truly engage in their chosen activity without interruption.
Inspection history
Date: December 2008
- June 2024Good
- July 2018Good
- October 2015Good
- March 2015Good
- December 2008Good
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