Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:45 - 18:00
Ham Drive Nursery Daycare
Ofsted: Expected standard·
3.5(2 Google reviews)
·Ham Drive Nursery School, Ham Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2NJ · Plymouth
Number of places
15 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2026
Local authority
Plymouth
About this day nursery
Ham Drive Nursery School & Day Care is part of The IDEAL Alliance, an organisation dedicated to fostering high standards and positive impacts on young people's lives. The Alliance, now in its fourth year, was founded with a strong moral purpose to support educational settings in helping children achieve their best.
Ham Drive is one of several partners within this alliance, working alongside other nurseries and primary schools to deliver quality education and care. While the provided text introduces the overarching Alliance, it indicates that Ham Drive is a key component, contributing to the collective mission of enhancing attainment and high-quality interactions across all affiliated schools and settings.
The Alliance is driven by its core values of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement, and Leadership, aiming to create supportive environments where all children can thrive. Further details specific to Ham Drive Nursery would require exploring dedicated pages for the day nursery itself.
Our ethos
The IDEAL Alliance, which includes Ham Drive Nursery School & Day Care, was founded on a strong moral purpose: to support others, so that young people are enabled to achieve their very best. Our drive for high standards is embodied by the improvement in attainment and high-quality interactions that have been seen in all of our schools and settings. Our Key Values are Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement, and Leadership.
What it's like
Children are happy and settled in this nurturing setting, benefiting from an individual settling-in process that builds confidence and security. They engage in activities and resources with confidence and enjoyment. Children enjoy the curriculum, showing focus and excitement when developing physical skills indoors and outdoors, and are prepared well for their next stage of development.
Part of The IDEAL AllianceValues Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement, Leadership
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Registered with Ofsted
2024
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Jun 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted report for Ham Drive Nursery Daycare
Last inspected 10 June 2026
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this nurturing setting, benefiting from an individual settling-in process that builds confidence and security. They engage in activities and resources with confidence and enjoyment. Children enjoy the curriculum, showing focus and excitement when developing physical skills indoors and outdoors, and are prepared well for their next stage of development.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff prioritise building children's behaviour and positive attitudes to others, and children learn the rules and routines of the setting, behaving very positively.
- Children show high levels of understanding when following expected routines and demonstrate that these are embedded, building strong foundations of effective behaviours.
- Leaders and staff effectively monitor children's attendance, using an online system and working with parents and outside agencies to promote regular attendance.
- Children typically make progress from their starting points across all areas of learning in the early years foundation stage, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- Leaders and staff foster a culture that promotes children's wellbeing, building effective relationships and adapting routines to support children's happiness.
- Leaders and staff have introduced an ambitious and clear curriculum to develop key skills, such as regulating emotions and building physical skills.
- Leaders and staff are committed to creating an inclusive culture, taking time to get to know all children and gathering relevant information from parents.
- Leaders have a clear understanding of the setting's strengths and areas for improvement, evaluating practice regularly and taking purposeful action to enhance children's experiences.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should strengthen professional development, so staff consistently adapt teaching to extend children's learning and meet individual learning and development needs.
- 2Leaders and staff should ensure agreed communication strategies are used consistently so that children, particularly those needing additional support, make the strongest possible progress in their communication and language development.
- 3Leaders and staff should make better use of mealtimes to develop children's independence, social skills and understanding of healthy food choices.
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Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive prompt identification of learning gaps, with interventions put in place and adaptations made to reduce barriers to learning, such as using visual pictures for communication.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy time outside in the fresh air and benefit from an improved outdoor environment, strengthening transitions and increasing opportunities for outdoor learning. They build their coordination and strength on ride-on toys outside, developing their sense of space and thinking about the safety of others.
Google Reviews of Ham Drive Nursery Daycare
3.5
(2 Google reviews)
Shelagh Hutchinson
2 years ago
Used the children's centre located here. Well located and utilised by local mums, dad's and babies plus toddlers. Xx
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Louise Tope
8 years ago
My twins went here from age 2 until they left for school. They loved it
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
10 June 2026
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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