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Hummingbirds Nursery in Atherstone
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
Number of places
39 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Warwickshire
About this day nursery
Hummingbirds Nursery, established in 2023, provides a warm and highly nurturing environment for children aged 0-4 years. Open all year round, it aims to create a homely space with a natural family feeling, as highlighted in its latest "Good" Ofsted report from 15th April 2025.
The nursery is praised for its strong relationships with children and families, with staff quickly learning to meet individual needs. The curriculum is designed to build on existing skills, with a strong focus on communication and language development, where staff constantly speak to children and narrate activities.
Children are encouraged to be confident and curious, learning a variety of skills such as growing their own food through a well-implemented curriculum. The nursery also effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by identifying delays and implementing swift learning plans, working closely with parents to review progress, although leaders are keen to improve their knowledge of local processes.
Leaders are passionate and dedicated, continuously improving the nursery with the help of local authority advisers, and parents frequently commend the caring and friendly staff.
Our ethos
Hummingbirds Nursery and Preschool is dedicated to fostering happy, confident, and caring children who are eager to learn and explore. It provides a child-centric, homely atmosphere that promotes kindness, confidence, and a sense of wonder, with a curriculum enriched by specialist teachers and a strong emphasis on outdoor learning with qualified Forest School teachers.
What it's like
Leaders and staff at this nursery provide a warm and highly nurturing environment for children. Staff build strong relationships with children and their families from the moment they start attending. They get to know children well and show genuine interest in their family lives. Staff are responsive, and they quickly learn how to meet children's individual needs.
Warm, nurturing environmentStrong parent partnershipsFocus on communicationSupports children with SENDOutdoor learning opportunitiesContinuously improving
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
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
Opening hours
Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm.
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Hummingbirds Nursery
Last inspected 15 April 2025 · Christine Ward
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Leaders and staff at this nursery provide a warm and highly nurturing environment for children. Staff build strong relationships with children and their families from the moment they start attending. They get to know children well and show genuine interest in their family lives. Staff are responsive, and they quickly learn how to meet children's individual needs.
Inspector highlights
- Children are confident and curious, and the well-implemented curriculum supports them to learn a variety of skills, such as growing their own food.
- Communication and language development is a strong focus, with staff constantly speaking to children and narrating activities.
- Children are imaginative and learn to express their thoughts and ideas through open-ended questions.
- Leaders are passionate and dedicated to providing high-quality learning experiences, continuously improving the nursery with local authority advisers.
- Parents are highly complimentary of the care children receive, praising staff as caring and friendly and appreciating the guidance for supporting learning at home.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to use the language they want children to learn so that their communication development is supported even further
- 2give children time to process information and respond to questions
- 3provide leaders and staff with the training they need to fully support children with SEND and help them to make even better progress
Inspection #10390626 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. They identify where there are delays in development and swiftly implement learning plans to help these children make progress. They work closely with parents to review children's development. Leaders and staff lack knowledge about local processes, but are keen to engage with other professionals to attend training and improve their knowledge in this aspect. Parents of children with SEND are happy with the progress they make.
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 Hummingbirds Nursery
5.0
(1)
Annetta Birch
3 years ago
My grandson loves it here I find he is well cared for
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
15 April 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about Hummingbirds Nursery
About the setting
Hummingbirds Nursery and Preschool registered in 2023. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff, with five holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for two weeks at Christmas. The nursery offers the government funded places for childcare.
- URN
- 2733666
- Registered person
- Hummingbirds Nursery...Learning To Fly Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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