Opening hours
8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year
Jabberwocky Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2023)
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2023
Local authority
Gloucestershire
About this day nursery
Jabberwocky Day Nursery, located in Bishop's Cleeve near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Open from 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks a year, this all-year setting ensures consistent care and learning.
Since its registration in 2006, the nursery has focused on a curriculum that builds on children's existing knowledge, offering personalised learning experiences. The latest Ofsted report, dated 11th September 2023, rates the nursery as 'Good' overall, highlighting the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.
The nursery is particularly strong in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with managers and staff undergoing relevant training to provide tailored support that ensures all children make good progress. Staff are adept at fostering communication skills, using sounds, words, and signs with babies, and encouraging toddlers to recall stories and express emotions.
Outdoor learning is a key feature, where children engage their imaginations and develop physical skills, whether riding tricycles or learning to use pipettes with staff encouragement. Parents consistently praise the friendly and helpful staff, noting their children's good progress.
The dedicated team ensures a safe and nurturing environment, with robust safeguarding procedures and effective supervision.
What it's like
Children are happily greeted by familiar staff and settle quickly into activities. Staff plan an exciting curriculum based on children's existing knowledge, providing personalised learning and support for all children, including those with SEND. Children are confident and motivated learners, developing physically and making connections with words.
Good Ofsted ratingPersonalised learningStrong SEND supportFocus on communicationEngaging outdoor playSupportive staff
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Jabberwocky Day Nursery
Last inspected 11 September 2023
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 happily greeted by familiar staff and settle quickly into activities. Staff plan an exciting curriculum based on children's existing knowledge, providing personalised learning and support for all children, including those with SEND. Children are confident and motivated learners, developing physically and making connections with words.
Inspector highlights
- Staff focus on developing children's communication, using sounds, words, and signs with babies and encouraging toddlers to recall stories and discuss emotions.
- Staff provide activities linked to children's interests, such as farm-themed play after a visit to a farm park, extending vocabulary and building early mathematical skills.
- Staff are good role models, reminding children about sharing and taking turns, and encouraging independence.
- Leaders and managers ensure staff understand their roles and responsibilities, supervise children well, and build good relationships with parents.
- Outdoors, children use their imagination and develop physical skills, with staff joining in play and encouraging confidence.
Areas to develop
- 1improve the way that staff plan for changes in the routine to make sure that children's learning is not interrupted and they can engage fully with group activities such as songs and story time
- 2build on staff interactions with children to make sure children are given enough time to think and respond.
Inspection #10291024 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents talk about how friendly and helpful managers and staff are.
They say that their children are making good progress.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Managers and staff recognise when children may need additional support. They seek suitable training and interventions to make sure children have personalised learning that helps them learn well. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.
Outdoor space
Outdoors, children use their imagination and develop physical skills. Toddlers ride on tricycles and sit-in cars, balancing well and pushing wheeled toys with their feet. Staff join in the play and show older children how to use pipettes, helping children gain confidence in their abilities.
Parent Reviews of Jabberwocky Day Nursery
5.0
(2)
Sophie Rudd
4 months ago
Incredible nursery, couldnt praise them enough.
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Ted Guest
a year ago
Nothing but praise for the care my son has had here.
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023
Date: September 2009
- September 2023Good
- April 2023Inadequate
- August 2017Good
- September 2014Good
- September 2009Good
Frequently asked about Jabberwocky Day Nursery
About the setting
Jabberwocky Day Nursery registered in 2006 and is located in Bishop's Cleeve, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The nursery operates each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The setting employs 16 staff members, 15 of whom work with children; qualifications range from level 2 to level 6. The nursery receives funding for funded early education for children aged two, three, and four years old.
- URN
- EY330720
- Registered person
- Jabberwocky Day Nursery Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Inadequate
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