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Home From Home Childcarers in Harlow (CM17 0AT)

Ofsted: Good
(May 2022)
·Aneurin Bevan Centre, Garden Terrace Road, Harlow, CM17 0AT · Essex
Number of places
51 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2022
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Home From Home Childcarers offers a nurturing family-style environment where children can learn and thrive. The nursery prides itself on creating a secure, welcoming, and stimulating atmosphere, ensuring each child receives dedicated care and attention.

Staff are committed to providing enriching activities and foster a positive, happy space for development. Parents consistently praise the team's friendliness, approachability, and willingness to go above and beyond, establishing strong relationships built on trust and excellent communication.

The setting is dedicated to helping children reach their full potential through engaging development programmes and creative activities, making it truly a "home away from home" for many families.

What it's like

Children are confident and quickly develop strong bonds with caring and considerate staff. They show high levels of interest in the wide range of exciting and colourful learning opportunities on offer. Children have fun learning about the local environment during regular walks.

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Pricing & funding

Fees are charged on a flat hourly rate for any non-funded hours or hours attended in excess of government funding. The nursery is open year-round, closing only for a two-week period over Christmas.

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)

Good to know

  • Open from 7.30am to 6.00pm year-round.
  • Closed for 2 weeks over the Christmas period.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am - 6pm, all year round (closed for 2 weeks over Christmas)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Home From Home Childcarers

Last inspected 31 May 2022 · Ann Cozzi

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 confident and quickly develop strong bonds with caring and considerate staff. They show high levels of interest in the wide range of exciting and colourful learning opportunities on offer. Children have fun learning about the local environment during regular walks.

Inspector highlights

  • Robust recruitment procedures help the provider to ensure all adults working with children are suitable to do so.
  • Children who are in receipt of additional funding are supported well.
  • The special educational needs coordinator works very closely with parents and a wide range of other professionals.
  • Risk assessments are carried out in all areas that are accessible to children.
  • The provider and her staff have risen to the challenge that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on children and families in the local and wider community.

Areas to develop

  • 1make better use of the information gained from initial assessments of children's abilities to help plan for what they need to learn from the very start
  • 2build on the already good practice and seek further ways to help all staff develop first-rate teaching skills.
Inspection #10190719 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

I love it. All of the staff are amazing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children who are in receipt of additional funding are supported well. The special educational needs coordinator works very closely with parents and a wide range of other professionals. This helps to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported to make the best possible progress. The provider has implemented new initiatives, such as a monthly Saturday play session for children with SEND and their families.

Outdoor space

The inspector completed a learning walk of the nursery inside and outside. Parents talked about how a new climbing frame was purchased to encourage children's physical development.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

31 May 2022

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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