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Hummingbirds Nursery in Alresford

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
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5.0(2 Google reviews) ·College Farm, Church Lane, Alresford, SO24 0JS · Hampshire
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Hummingbirds Nursery, established over a decade ago by qualified Early Years Practitioners Ali and Nat, is dedicated to fostering happy, confident, and caring children with a passion for learning. The day nursery, which relocated to a purpose-built facility in Bramdean, Alresford in May 2022, emphasises a child-centred and homely atmosphere.

They prioritise close collaboration with parents to ensure each child reaches their full potential. The curriculum is enriched with specialist teachers in Drama, Music, Sport and Dance, and a comprehensive literacy and maths programme for pre-schoolers.

The day nursery operates 51 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm, providing an all-inclusive fee structure that covers specialist activities and nutritious homemade meals and snacks. Hummingbirds Nursery is committed to providing a secure and nurturing environment, ensuring children are well-prepared for school and equipped to embrace future opportunities.

Our ethos

Hummingbirds Nursery is committed to fostering happy, confident, and caring children with a passion for learning. They emphasise a child-centred and homely atmosphere, and prioritise close collaboration with parents to ensure each child reaches their full potential. The nursery is committed to providing a secure and nurturing environment, ensuring children are well-prepared for school.

What it's like

Staff have created an engaging curriculum with a wide range of outdoor activities that support children's physical development. These experiences have helped children to develop a love for the countryside and an understanding of its value to the local community. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, and they plan interesting, fun activities that celebrate children's experiences.

Child-centred environmentSpecialist teachersHomemade mealsForest School ethos

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

Food

All-inclusive, homemade meals and healthy snacks

Opening hours

Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Hummingbirds Nursery

Last inspected 29 August 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

Staff have created an engaging curriculum with a wide range of outdoor activities that support children's physical development. These experiences have helped children to develop a love for the countryside and an understanding of its value to the local community. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, and they plan interesting, fun activities that celebrate children's experiences.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have devised an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum that continually builds on what children know and can do.
  • Adults help children to express their opinions through activities such as voting with raised hands for songs and presenting ideas for changes to the setting.
  • Staff provide children with responsive emotional support, helping them to develop skills to regulate their own emotions.
  • Staff prioritise the well-being of children on trips out by ensuring they understand rules, monitoring them closely, and evaluating potential risks.
  • There is very effective support for children with SEND, with staff collaborating with parents and specialists to set meaningful targets.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen arrangements for monitoring staff's practice to help enhance the quality of teaching and learning all children receive.
Inspection #10355113 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Adults collaborate well with parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to ensure that any additional needs are supported. There is very effective support for children with SEND. Staff work well together to highlight areas in which children need further support. They use these assessments, along with advice from specialist professionals and feedback from parents, to set meaningful targets for children with SEND. As a result, children with additional needs make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Staff have created an engaging curriculum with a wide range of outdoor activities that support children's physical development. These include mud, sand and water play, insect hunts in hedgerows and energising treks across fields of crops.

Google Reviews of Hummingbirds Nursery

5.0
(2 Google reviews)
Laura Easterbrook
7 months ago

Such a wonderful nursery! Our son loved it here, it's a family focused, fun loving, outdoorsy place in an idyllic countryside setting. The ladies are all so lovely too. Gutted he had to leave! 5*s all round!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

29 August 2024

Good

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

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