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Happy Faces Stourbridge

Ofsted: Good
(May 2023)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·Old Children's Library, Church Street, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 1LT · Dudley
Number of places
35 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Dudley

About this day nursery

Happy Faces Stourbridge Ltd, established in 2013, provides childcare for children aged 1 to 4 years old. Open all year round, Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, the nursery ensures children are happy and form secure attachments with their key person and staff, contributing to a safe and secure environment.

Staff are attentive and offer reassuring cuddles, particularly to the youngest children. The nursery is committed to supporting all children's learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Children with SEND receive one-to-one support from their key person, ensuring good progress from their individual starting points. The manager collaborates effectively with outside agencies to provide individualised support early, and the curriculum is tailored to meet diverse learning styles and needs.

Children show high levels of engagement in both child-initiated and adult-led activities, making independent choices and developing excellent physical skills through outdoor play. They skilfully use climbing apparatus, learning to navigate space, take safe risks, and develop independence and resilience.

Parents consistently praise the friendly staff and appreciate the daily feedback from their child's key person, noting how well children settle and grow in confidence. The manager is dedicated and passionate about fostering learning, a sentiment shared by the staff who consistently provide a range of learning opportunities supporting each child's next steps.

The nursery benefits from a solid planning and assessment system, ensuring effective support for individual needs.

What it's like

Children are happy and form secure attachments with their key person and staff members. The friendly staff are attentive to children's needs and offer reassuring cuddles to the youngest children. All children show high levels of engagement in their play, making independent choices and developing excellent physical skills outdoors.

Secure attachmentsHappy childrenExcellent physical skillsStrong parent partnershipsDedicated staffSEND support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy Faces Stourbridge

Last inspected 3 May 2023 · Donna Bessant

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 are happy and form secure attachments with their key person and staff members. The friendly staff are attentive to children's needs and offer reassuring cuddles to the youngest children. All children show high levels of engagement in their play, making independent choices and developing excellent physical skills outdoors.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager is dedicated and passionate about helping children learn and shares her enthusiasm with the staff.
  • Staff provide opportunities to support communication and language for all children.
  • The manager has developed a solid planning and assessment system.
  • Staff know the children well and provide a range of learning opportunities that support individual next steps.
  • Parent partnerships are strong.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to recognise how they can fully extend and build on children's learning so that children make the best possible progress in all areas, including mathematics
  • 2give children more time to think about what they have been asked, formulate their reply and respond to questions.
Inspection #10280139 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on how friendly the staff are and appreciate daily feedback from their child's key person.

They talk positively about how children have settled and how happy they are when being dropped off.

For example, they say how shy and reserved their child was when they first started and how they have grown in confidence in a short time.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff are passionate about all children's learning, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND benefit from one-to-one support from their key person, and all children make good progress from their starting points. The manager works positively with outside agencies to ensure children with SEND receive individualised support at the earliest opportunity. The curriculum is tailored to their needs and to suit their learning styles.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from going outdoors and develop excellent physical skills and emotional well-being. For example, children of all ages skilfully use the climbing apparatus and learn to navigate space successfully. Children learn how to take safe risks and develop their independence and resilience.

Parent Reviews of Happy Faces Stourbridge

5.0
(2)
Kirsty Martin
2 years ago

My little Oliver loves it here the staff are extremely kind and caring

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Inspection history

Date: April 2014

  • May 2023Good
  • August 2017Good
  • April 2014Good

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