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Happy Jays in York

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
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3.7(3 parent reviews) ·Ryder House, York, YO51 9AT · North Yorkshire
Number of places
45 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
North Yorkshire

About this day nursery

First For Childcare operates a network of nurseries across the North of England, including Happy Jays York, focusing on providing high-quality and dedicated childcare. The organisation emphasises strong partnerships with parents and professionals, valuing their input to meet each child's individual needs.

Their educational philosophy is centred around creating an engaging environment that fosters intuitive and developing children, a principle applied from the baby room through to pre-school, preparing children for their transition to school. The team members are well-qualified and receive continuous training and support to enhance their knowledge and practices, with safeguarding training renewed annually, exceeding the government's three-year requirement.

Children are encouraged to learn through play, exploring their interests, making friends, and discovering new things in a happy and secure setting. The "MORE Childcare Approach" guides their operations, focusing on motivating both staff and children, providing ongoing opportunities for learning and development, building strong relationships with families based on trust, and continually evolving the learning environment to present new opportunities.

Our ethos

Happy Jays' educational philosophy centres on creating an engaging environment that fosters intuitive and developing children, preparing them for school. Their "MORE Childcare Approach" motivates staff and children, fosters learning and development, builds trusting family relationships, and evolves the learning environment. They believe in children learning through play, exploring interests, making friends, and discovering new things in a happy and secure setting.

What it's like

Children and parents are greeted warmly upon arrival, and staff know the children and families well. Mealtimes are sociable, helping children build confidence in conversation, and they enjoy the freshly prepared meals. The caring staff treat children with kindness and respect, and a strong key person system supports emotional well-being, especially during transitions, helping children to be confident and ready to learn.

High-quality childcare providerStrong parent partnershipsEngaging learning environmentContinuous staff developmentMORE Childcare Approach

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy Jays

Last inspected 5 June 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children and parents are greeted warmly upon arrival, and staff know the children and families well. Mealtimes are sociable, helping children build confidence in conversation, and they enjoy the freshly prepared meals. The caring staff treat children with kindness and respect, and a strong key person system supports emotional well-being, especially during transitions, helping children to be confident and ready to learn.

Inspector highlights

  • Children and parents are greeted warmly, and staff know children and families well.
  • Children engage in a wide range of activities, including forest school sessions and visits to a local care home, to develop their knowledge and social skills.
  • Managers have a good understanding of curriculum sequencing and focus on developing children's communication and language skills.
  • Staff identify what they want children to learn from activities and adapt them for individual children.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress, and staff benefit from a dedicated SEND specialist.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff further to use information about individual children to plan and deliver learning opportunities that fully support their next steps of development
  • 2develop the learning environment more to support children to engage in purposeful play throughout the day
  • 3provide even more opportunities for children to do things for themselves, in order to prepare them for their next stage of learning.
Inspection #10350815 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress from their starting points. Staff benefit from regular visits from a dedicated SEND specialist, who shares her expertise with them. Parents of children with SEND also value the support their children receive at the nursery.

Outdoor space

Babies enjoy being taken for walks in the local community. Children also take part in forest school sessions, with the highlight being toasting marshmallows over a fire. In the pre-school garden they negotiate different obstacles to develop their balance and coordination.

Parent Reviews of Happy Jays

3.7
(3)
Claire Wilson
4 years ago

All of the staff are lovely and so knowledgeable, my little boy is thriving in their setting!

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Inspection history

Date: November 2019

  • June 2024Good
  • November 2019Good

Frequently asked about Happy Jays

About the setting

Happy Jays registered in 2017 and is located in Boroughbridge. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff, with 10 holding early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY549331
Registered person
First For Childcare 3 Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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