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Joyful Tots Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
·Whitebushes Village Hall, Masons Bridge Road, Redhill, RH1 5LE · Surrey
Number of places
32 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Joyful Tots Nursery in Redhill provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, focusing on their holistic development. The nursery is dedicated to offering high-quality childcare that is accessible and affordable for families.

They support various government funding schemes, including stretched funding options to ensure continuous care throughout the year, rather than just term-time. The nursery emphasizes creating a joyful and educational experience, encouraging children to learn and grow in a supportive setting.

They also offer resources and guidance to help parents understand and utilize available financial assistance for childcare costs. Joyful Tots aims to be a community-focused nursery, fostering strong relationships with families and providing a positive foundation for early childhood education.

What it's like

Leaders have high expectations for all children to make good progress, supported by staff planning engaging, curiosity-stimulating activities like a sensory tray based on a coffee shop. Staff also educate children on managing their own health and safety, such as sun protection, and encourage them to share ideas to enhance their understanding. Children exhibit positive behaviour, remembering nursery rules and sharing resources like the climbing frame willingly.

Government funding acceptedStretched funding options availableSupports Tax-Free Childcare

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm for most of the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Joyful Tots Nursery

Last inspected 31 July 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

Leaders have high expectations for all children to make good progress, supported by staff planning engaging, curiosity-stimulating activities like a sensory tray based on a coffee shop. Staff also educate children on managing their own health and safety, such as sun protection, and encourage them to share ideas to enhance their understanding. Children exhibit positive behaviour, remembering nursery rules and sharing resources like the climbing frame willingly.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager places a strong focus on building on children's independence skills in order to prepare them for school.
  • Leaders are reflective of the service they provide for children and their families, welcoming support and advice from relevant agencies to improve safety and security.
  • Leaders value and support their staff, welcoming ideas and suggestions for planning children's learning and encouraging further training.
  • Staff work with parents and other agencies to gather appropriate information about children, effectively using this to plan for ongoing learning.
  • Staff implement effective strategies to identify children's stage of development through observation, allowing them to precisely plan for learning and provide additional support.

Areas to develop

  • 1review and improve mealtime arrangements to ensure that babies are not left waiting too long
  • 2support staff to strengthen the quality of their interactions with children to further improve their experiences at nursery.
Inspection #10356503 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff use card with visual cues to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to move on to another activity, which enables them to understand what is happening next.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy counting how many are on the climbing frame. When there are too many on it, children willingly get down to allow their friends to have a turn.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

31 July 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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