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Jemima House Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
·2a Swynford Road, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4XG · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
52 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

Jemima House Day Nursery, located within the Ermine Street Church Academy in Alconbury Weald, offers a nurturing environment for children from birth to five years old. Celebrating its seventh year, the nursery focuses on providing a stimulating and safe space where children can thrive and achieve their full potential.

The facility boasts a modern, bespoke design with beautifully equipped indoor and outdoor areas tailored to offer diverse learning opportunities for all three age groups: Little Chicks, Ducklings, and Swans. The nursery maintains an open-plan layout, facilitating smooth transitions between rooms as children engage with peers and staff.

With a management team possessing extensive early years experience and dedicated practitioners, Jemima House prioritises the health, happiness, and well-being of each child, aiming to foster strong, confident, and curious individuals ready for their next step into Reception Class. The nursery is currently experiencing very high demand, particularly for younger children, and is only able to accept enquiries for pre-school places (36 months and above).

What it's like

Children settle well and quickly develop secure relationships with their key person. Staff are sensitive to children's needs, supporting their independence and emotional development. The setting provides fresh, healthy meals and uses spontaneous experiences to enhance learning.

Homely and child-orientated carePurpose-built facilitySeamless school transition

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Waitlist

Closed for younger children until early 2028; currently accepting enquiries for pre-school places (36 months plus)

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm

Age range

Birth to five years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Jemima House Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 October 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

Children settle well and quickly develop secure relationships with their key person. Staff are sensitive to children's needs, supporting their independence and emotional development. The setting provides fresh, healthy meals and uses spontaneous experiences to enhance learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Children quickly develop a secure relationship with their key person.
  • Staff model positive behaviour and help children to understand and manage their feelings.
  • Staff provide strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Children's physical development is well supported by staff, with opportunities for both indoor and outdoor activities.
  • There are very positive relationships with parents, who appreciate the dedication and support from staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop a systematic and individualised approach to staff's continuous professional development to support the improvement of teaching and implementation of the curriculum.
Inspection #10360070 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who make good progress with their learning and development. The inspector spoke to staff about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Staff provide opportunities for children of different ages to socialise with each other outside. Outside, children use ride-on toys. Leaders are planning on further developing the outside area. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: December 2018

  • October 2024Good
  • December 2018Good

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