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Happyfeet Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
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4.6(10 parent reviews) ·St Giles Road, Watton, IP25 6XG · Norfolk
Number of places
67 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Norfolk

About this day nursery

The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 30th June 2022. Children here feel settled and secure, engaging in self-chosen play within well-resourced rooms.

The curriculum focuses on developing self-care skills, independence, and fostering kindness. Staff are ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they make sustained progress through close collaboration with families and other agencies.

The nursery places importance on outdoor learning, with inspectors observing the quality of education provided both indoors and outdoors. Parents frequently commend the extensive support they receive, valuing resources like healthy recipes and ideas for at-home learning, which fosters a collaborative approach to children's development.

What it's like

Children feel settled and secure in this nurturing nursery, quickly engaging in self-chosen play in well-resourced rooms. They develop self-care skills and independence, learning kindness and consideration from staff. Staff are ambitious for all children, providing additional support when needed, and children make sustained progress.

Nurturing environmentStrong SEND provisionAmbitious leadershipPositive parent partnershipsHolistic curriculumDedicated staff support for children aged 0-10

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Staff

67 places

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happyfeet Day Nursery

Last inspected 30 June 2022

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 feel settled and secure in this nurturing nursery, quickly engaging in self-chosen play in well-resourced rooms. They develop self-care skills and independence, learning kindness and consideration from staff. Staff are ambitious for all children, providing additional support when needed, and children make sustained progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and managers are ambitious for their nursery and commission external support to enhance children's experiences.
  • Parents speak very highly of the support they and their children receive, valuing additional resources and feeling like full partners.
  • Staff use planned activities to teach children skills across the wider curriculum, encouraging them to remember and make links in their learning.
  • Staff gather extensive information before children start, using it to plan and explore different cultures.
  • Staff report high levels of well-being and support, including regular supervisions and opportunities to develop their interests.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to teach children how to use books to seek information that extends their learning
  • 2provide training and guidance that builds staff's understanding of the importance of using children's home language and extends their confidence in explaining this to parents.
Inspection #10219433 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak very highly of the support that they and their children receive from staff.

They value the additional resources available to them, such as healthy recipes and ideas to support their children at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make sustained progress. Staff work closely with families and other agencies to provide additional support when this is needed. When children returned to the nursery after the COVID-19 pandemic, staff completed careful assessments to ensure they were planning appropriately to meet children's needs.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Happyfeet Day Nursery

4.6
(10)
Chris Salter
4 years ago

Always friendly staff and my little girl has been developing really well!

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Nobody here.
5 years ago

My son used to go here all staff are awsome!

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matal fatal
8 years ago

It's more like a golf club than a nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: September 2013

  • June 2022Good
  • August 2016Good
  • September 2013Good

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About the setting

Happyfeet Day Nursery registered in 2013. The nursery employs 25 members of childcare staff, with 11 holding early years qualifications at level 3 and nine at level 2. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7am to 6pm. They also offer an after-school club and holiday club for children over five years and provide funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY458963
Registered person
Happyfeet Watton Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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