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Happy Kids Dalton

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
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5.0(8 parent reviews) ·WILLOW TREE CHILDRENS CENTRE, Foljambe Drive, ROTHERHAM, S65 4HQ · Rotherham
Number of places
32 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Rotherham

About this day nursery

Happy Kids Dalton, established in 2020, operates as a childcare setting on non-domestic premises in Rotherham, catering to children aged 1 to 4 years. Open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, the nursery received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 12th September 2022.

Staff at Happy Kids Dalton forge close bonds with children and their families, taking the time to understand each child's preferences and providing familiar activities to help them settle. The nursery has a well-developed curriculum and provides an environment that encourages children to explore all areas of learning.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported, with staff sensitively developing activities to ensure all children can participate and enjoy experiences. The setting also provides a community room for health visitors to use fortnightly, aiding information sharing regarding children's progress and those requiring additional support, including children with SEND.

Outdoor learning is a key feature, with a large outdoor area offering opportunities for exploration; children can search for bugs in the sensory herb garden or engage in imaginative play in the mud-kitchen area. This encourages them to build and explore varied resources, developing gross-motor skills through activities like painting with large brushes and building with tyres.

Parents are encouraged to be involved in their children's learning, with opportunities to borrow books from the nursery's lending library to support reading at home. The nursery also supports the local community through drop-in and stay-and-play sessions.

What it's like

Staff have close bonds with children and their families, taking time to understand each child's preferences and providing familiar activities to help them settle. Children make good progress, acquiring skills and knowledge that prepare them for future learning, and learn to play cooperatively and be considerate of others. Children's behaviour is well managed.

Strong parent partnershipsInclusive play opportunitiesSupport for SENDCommunity engagementOutdoor learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2020

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy Kids Dalton

Last inspected 12 September 2022 · Angela Foley

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

Staff have close bonds with children and their families, taking time to understand each child's preferences and providing familiar activities to help them settle. Children make good progress, acquiring skills and knowledge that prepare them for future learning, and learn to play cooperatively and be considerate of others. Children's behaviour is well managed.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have good links with local schools, health visitors, and the local authority, providing a community room for health visitors to use fortnightly.
  • Staff have good partnerships with parents and families, supporting new children and fostering a positive and respectful culture.
  • The setting supports the local community by providing drop-in and stay-and-play sessions, establishing baby and toddler sessions, and supporting the local authority's reading programme.
  • Staff support children's language development by creating a lending library for parents, which is easily accessible, and promote language through interactions.
  • The management team has created a well-developed curriculum, and staff provide an environment that encourages children to explore all areas of learning, including a good range of equipment and ambitious plans for the outdoor area and baby room.

Areas to develop

  • 1monitor staff practice more precisely to raise the quality of education to an even higher level
  • 2enhance staff's understanding of how to implement the curriculum, to ensure that children's learning is consistently extended.
Inspection #10226034 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents appreciate the opportunity to borrow books to support children's learning at home.

Parents are appreciative of the support staff give them, and they value the daily conversations.

they can talk to staff at any time.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. They are sensitive to each child and develop activities so that all children can join in and enjoy the experiences. Staff work closely with other professionals to ensure that children with SEND make good progress. Staff provide a community room within the setting that health visitors can use fortnightly. This supports the sharing of information, especially with regard to the progress check for children aged between two and three years and children who require additional support, such as children with SEND.

Outdoor space

The large outdoor area provides opportunities for children to explore. Children search for bugs in the sensory herb garden or make imaginative meals in the mud-kitchen area. Children are encouraged to build and explore the varied resources in the outdoor area. They develop their gross-motor skills while painting with big brushes and by building with large tyres.

Parent Reviews of Happy Kids Dalton

5.0
(8)
Lauren Shakespeare
3 years ago

Such a lovely nursery would highly recommend to anyone. Both my children have attended and both had such lovely key workers. All staff are fantastic and we miss it so much already. Great nursery for giving your children the best start in life.

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Elle Clarke
3 years ago

An absolutely fantastic, safe nursery setting with great staff! Staff always go above and beyond, friendly and extremely helpful. My daughter is so happy and comfortable here at Nursery and I couldn’t ask for a better team for her. Extremely happy with the company and management and would recommend to everyone… THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

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Georgia Asquith
4 years ago

So happy with happy kids Dalton, I took my two toddlers out of a nursery I weren’t too happy with leaving me anxious about sending them to a new one. From the beginning the process of getting the children in and settled has been smooth. I’m more than happy that I made the decision to send them here the staff are very loving and nurturing. My children are coming on heaps since starting. Happy kids, happy parent :)

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Sophie Penn-Smith
3 years ago

Fab nursery & staff. My little boy loves it here and always has a beaming smile when I pick him up. He’s learnt so much here i’m really impressed. Would definitely recommend.

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Natalie Walsh
4 years ago

My daughter attends this nursery and she loves going everyday through the week, staff are lovely and are really good with the children.. Its a lovely little setting and the garden is brilliant my little girls loves being out in the garden, I would definitely recommend to others.

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Inspection history

Date: September 2022

  • October 2022Good
  • September 2022Good

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