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Jack in the Box Day Care

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2022)
·Tudhoe Moor Nursery School, Tudhoe Moor, SPENNYMOOR, DL16 6EX · Durham
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2022
Local authority
Durham

About this day nursery

Jack in the Box Day Care, established in 2006, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 0-4 years. Open five days a week from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm all year round, excluding bank holidays and a week at Christmas, the nursery offers consistent childcare.

The dedicated staff, including early years teachers, provide a warm welcome, ensuring children feel happy, settled, and confident. The curriculum is thoughtfully planned to support all children, including those requiring additional support, in making good developmental progress.

Children greatly enjoy the well-resourced outdoor play areas, where even the youngest can explore, build physical skills, and have fun. The nursery fosters a love of reading, with plentiful books available and staff skilfully using props to engage children in stories.

High standards of cleanliness and effective procedures are in place to promote children's health, with varied, healthy, and nutritious meals provided. Parents commend the setting's flexibility, which helps them manage changes in working hours.

What it's like

Children are happy, settled and confident in this nurturing setting. They receive a very warm and positive welcome from caring staff who know them well. Children are keen to get involved in play and engage happily and enthusiastically throughout the day.

Happy, settled childrenWarm, caring staffStrong outdoor playLove of readingFlexible childcareGood Ofsted "Good"

Key facts

Opening hours

five days a week from 7.30am until 6pm all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2006

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Jack in the Box Day Care

Last inspected 2 February 2022 · Lindsey Pollock

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 happy, settled and confident in this nurturing setting. They receive a very warm and positive welcome from caring staff who know them well. Children are keen to get involved in play and engage happily and enthusiastically throughout the day.

Inspector highlights

  • The experienced manager and her dedicated staff team go to great lengths to make sure that children are well looked after.
  • Members of the staff team, which includes early years teachers, think carefully about the curriculum for children and have high expectations.
  • Children are curious and interested in all around them and develop a love of reading.
  • Overall, the 'Bouncers' room is an enabling environment where the youngest children feel relaxed, comfortable and secure.
  • High standards of cleanliness and stringent procedures to reduce the risk of cross-infection help to promote children's health.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the organisation of the area for sleep for the youngest children so they rest without disturbance
  • 2increase the information given to parents to help them support their child's learning at home.
Inspection #10218469 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

the setting's willingness to be flexible with childcare hours enables them to meet the demands of changes to their working hours

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those who need additional support, engage in a wide range of learning opportunities. These are planned to help them make good progress in their development.

Outdoor space

Children's love of being outdoors is recognised and respected. All children, including the very youngest, choose to spend a good deal of time in the well-resourced outdoor play areas where they have fun playing and exploring, practicing and building on their physical skills.

Inspection history

Date: February 2009

  • February 2022Good
  • October 2017Good
  • October 2014Good
  • February 2009Good

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