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Growing Minds Montessori Childcare

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2022)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Oakwood Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4HE · Cheshire West and Chester
Number of places
36 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2022
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

About this day nursery

Growing Minds Montessori Childcare provides a safe and stimulating "home-from-home" environment for children aged 1 to 5 years in Northwich. 30 am to 6 pm, the nursery has been operating since 2018, offering all-year provision.

The dedicated and passionate staff team focuses on putting children at the heart of everything they do. Children behave well, understand routines and expectations, and are encouraged to be independent, learning to look after equipment and the nursery.

Parents consistently note their children's progress and enthusiasm for attending, often commenting on the friendly staff and flexible service. The nursery excels in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, utilising strategies such as a traffic-light system and visual timetables to aid understanding.

Staff make detailed observations and assessments of individual learning and are particularly skilled at promoting language development. This commitment to a nurturing and inclusive setting ensures that all children thrive and look forward to their time at the nursery.

What it's like

Children play in a safe and stimulating 'home-from-home' environment. They behave well and follow staff's instructions, understanding routines and expectations. Their independence is supported as they learn to look after equipment and the nursery.

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Growing Minds Montessori Childcare

Last inspected 6 January 2022 · Karen Cox

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 play in a safe and stimulating 'home-from-home' environment. They behave well and follow staff's instructions, understanding routines and expectations. Their independence is supported as they learn to look after equipment and the nursery.

Inspector highlights

  • Children play in a safe and stimulating "home-from-home" environment.
  • Staff make detailed observations and assessments of children's individual learning.
  • Staff promote children's language skills well.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language are well supported.
  • The manager and staff team are dedicated and passionate practitioners who put children at the heart of everything that they do.

Areas to develop

  • 1share information about children's individual learning needs in a more timely and effective manner to help accelerate their continued progress
  • 2strengthen the implementation of group activities, such as story time, to fully engage all children.
Inspection #10217445 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

They describe how their children have made progress since attending and how much they look forward to coming to nursery.

They comment on the friendly staff team and the flexible service that they offer.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language are well supported. Staff adopt different strategies to aid children's understanding, such as a traffic-light system and visual timetables.

Parent Reviews of Growing Minds Montessori Childcare

5.0
(4)
Gill O'Neil
3 years ago

My son had the best couple of years at Growing Minds. They really helped to ease my anxiety when he first started. He developed so well as a person and the Montessori learning has really allowed him to love to learn. They noticed when he was ahead in development and adjusted his goals. The facilities are fantastic especially the outdoors and I loved that all we had to pack was spare clothes, I was also amazed at how well my son ate his meals and the food always sounded so good.Everything was so personal and the updates on the app were so valuable to see how well he was cared for and how happy he was. He loved all the staff and we were really sad to say goodbye.

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Sally Bettison
3 years ago

We couldn't recommend Growing Minds more highly, we moved our daughter from another another nursery where she used to come home really withdrawn but after moving she's now excited to go and comes home really happy and full of beans! The care, positivity and food they provide is great and knowing that all the children go home with full tummies makes evenings much easier. We've recently upped our hours too as we love this nursery so much!

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Mariusz Malczewski
5 years ago

I highly recommend this childcare setting. Lovely people and great atmosphere!

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Jack Little
4 years ago

Highly recommend, lovely staff and setting.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

6 January 2022

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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