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Home Farm Children's Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
·Homewood School, Ashford Road, TENTERDEN, TN30 6LT · Kent
Number of places
36 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Home Farm Children's Nursery provides a welcoming, caring, and safe environment where children aged 6 months to 5 years can engage in enjoyable learning through exciting and challenging activities and high-quality play experiences. The nursery prioritises the development of each child's potential, self-confidence, and personal self-esteem, working in collaboration with families.

The approach encourages children to become independent, curious, confident, and resilient learners, fostering respect for themselves, others, and their environment. Children are at the heart of the nursery's philosophy, and parental involvement is highly valued.

The nursery boasts well-designed classrooms that promote optimal learning, with a focus on creating a calming atmosphere using natural colours and materials. Both indoor play areas and an outdoor garden are available, with additional access to the larger grounds of Homewood School, offering opportunities for sports days, organised walks, and library use.

The dedicated staff, most of whom hold Level 3 or higher childcare qualifications, are committed to fostering strong bonds with the children and ensuring their well-being.

Our ethos

To provide a safe, secure, nurturing and stimulating environment for all children to grow and flourish.To enable all children to be independent,curious,confident and resilient learners and be respectful of each other, their community and environment. Children are at the heart of everything we do and parents and families' involvement are of the utmost importance.

What it's like

Children are full of enthusiasm and confidently separate from parents and/or carers, showing familiarity with the daily routine. They demonstrate high levels of independence and good social skills, choosing activities and confidently talking to visitors. Babies are happy and secure, moving around the room with ease and seeking reassurance from staff when needed.

Safe and Nurturing EnvironmentEmphasis on Play-Based LearningExperienced and Qualified StaffIndoor and Outdoor Play AreasAccess to School Facilities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

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Key facts

Opening hours

Half Days: 8:00am - 1:00pm or 1:00pm - 6:00pm; Full Day: 8:00am - 6:00pm

Age range

6 months to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Half Days, Full Day

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Home Farm Children's Nursery

Last inspected 12 January 2023 · Michaela Borland

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 full of enthusiasm and confidently separate from parents and/or carers, showing familiarity with the daily routine. They demonstrate high levels of independence and good social skills, choosing activities and confidently talking to visitors. Babies are happy and secure, moving around the room with ease and seeking reassurance from staff when needed.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are full of enthusiasm when they arrive at the nursery.
  • Children show high levels of confidence and good social skills.
  • Staff have a good knowledge of child development and plan activities to meet children's individual needs.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong, and they are happy with the care their children receive.
  • Staff have a good awareness of any ongoing potential gaps in learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic and use effective ways to enhance children's development.

Areas to develop

  • 1further develop the outdoor learning curriculum, to enable children to have equally high-quality experiences outdoors as those of the indoor environment
  • 2develop systems to share ideas with parents to further extend children's learning at home.
Inspection #10231661 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

They comment that they are happy with the care their children receive at the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have a good knowledge of child development and plan activities to meet children's individual needs. They also have a good awareness of any ongoing potential gaps in learning that are possibly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as communication and language.

Outdoor space

The outdoor curriculum is not yet fully developed to ensure that children, particularly those who prefer to learn outdoors, consistently have rich learning experiences. The setting should further develop the outdoor learning curriculum to enable children to have equally high-quality experiences outdoors as those of the indoor environment.

Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: October 2009

  • January 2023Good
  • February 2022Requires improvement
  • November 2016Good
  • March 2013Good
  • October 2009Good

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