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High Hopes Day Nursery in Macclesfield

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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5.0(11 parent reviews) ·Congleton Road, North Rode, MACCLESFIELD, SK11 9JA · Cheshire East
Number of places
105 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Cheshire East

About this day nursery

High Hopes Day Nursery, nestled in the picturesque Cheshire countryside between Congleton and Macclesfield, offers an "Ofsted Outstanding" childcare experience. The nursery provides a safe and stimulating home-from-home environment for children from birth to five years old.

It features modern, spacious rooms tailored to specific age groups, including dedicated spaces for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, alongside a purpose-built classroom for school readiness. A unique sensory room allows for exploration and relaxation, while the extensive outdoor play area, known as "Our playfield park," boasts climbing frames, an assault course, and mud kitchens, promoting learning through play in fresh air.

A full-time chef prepares a varied and healthy 4-week rolling seasonal menu. The nursery operates 51 weeks a year, offering flexible hours from 7:30 am to 6 pm, and includes all essentials like nappies, wipes, creams, and formula milk in its fees.

The dedicated and qualified team, led by an experienced manager, prioritises comprehensive care and development, fostering strong relationships with local farmers for educational trips.

Our ethos

High Hopes Day Nursery provides a safe, caring, and stimulating environment where children can learn, develop, and thrive. They focus on offering a unique setting that combines modern facilities with extensive outdoor space, allowing children to benefit from the peaceful, fresh surroundings. The nursery prides itself on high-quality care, nutritious food, and a dedicated team that fosters a love for learning and prepares children for school.

What it's like

Children settle quickly and are happy at the nursery. Leaders ensure that staff focus on building secure relationships with children and their families. Staff understand the development of babies extremely well and extend older children's thinking skills well, for instance by challenging them to use their big arm muscles to throw balls through hoops.

Ofsted OutstandingRural Countryside SettingExtensive Outdoor SpaceNutritious FoodAge-Specific Rooms

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Age range

up to 14 months (Baby Hopes), 12-26 months (Tiny Hopes), 24-38 months (Mini Hopes), 36-60 months (Big Hopes & Pre-School Classroom)

Food

Full-time chef providing a 4-week rolling seasonal menu with healthy and varied options. All food and snacks are included, except for funded hours where consumables are charged separately.

Session types

full day, funded sessions (10:33-14:16 and 14:16-18:00)

Opening hours

7:30am-6pm Monday to Friday

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for High Hopes Day Nursery

Last inspected 13 February 2024

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 settle quickly and are happy at the nursery. Leaders ensure that staff focus on building secure relationships with children and their families. Staff understand the development of babies extremely well and extend older children's thinking skills well, for instance by challenging them to use their big arm muscles to throw balls through hoops.

Inspector highlights

  • Children settle quickly and are happy at the nursery.
  • Staff extend older children's thinking skills well, for example, by challenging them to use their big arm muscles to throw balls through hoops.
  • Children learn to be caring and considerate to one another and help others to put on their coats.
  • Staff encourage children to use new words and develop a rich and memorable vocabulary.
  • Leaders have introduced a set of high-quality stories recently to enhance children's literacy skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1build staff's knowledge of leaders' intended curriculum so they are confident with what leaders intend for the children to learn while they are at nursery
  • 2increase targeted support, mentoring and monitoring for staff to help identify where further support is required to improve skills over time.
Inspection #10326048 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

When playing outdoors, staff challenge children to use their big arm muscles to throw balls through hoops. Staff make certain that children enjoy being physically active and children take part in an egg and spoon race.

Parent Reviews of High Hopes Day Nursery

5.0
(11)
kay Salisbury
a year ago

The staff are warm, attentive, and genuinely responsive to both the children and parents. They take the time to really get to know each child as an individual and tailor their care and activities to suit their needs. Communication with parents is great..they keep us well informed and are always happy to chat through anything in detail. It’s clear they truly care, which helps ease any worries and builds trust and confidence.

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Gemma Haig
12 years ago

I chose High Hopes because of its wonderful surroundings, my daughter Halle loves to be outdoors and with its variety of outdoor play areas, plus neighbouring farms, High Hopes allows her to be able to explore the outdoors freely and in addition visit the animals in the local farms. This combine with a wonderful team of staff, made choosing a Nursery very easy.

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Lou Lou
2 years ago

Lovely staff ,really good care with children ,

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Inspection history

Date: May 2013

  • February 2024Good
  • November 2021Outstanding
  • January 2017Outstanding
  • May 2013Good

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