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Junior Adventures Group @ Lakeview

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2021)
·School Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH · Bedford
Number of places
95 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2021
Local authority
Bedford

About this day nursery

Junior Adventures Group at Lakeview provides a nurturing preschool environment for children aged 2-4, offering comprehensive early years education coupled with flexible wraparound and holiday care options. The facility aims to foster learning, play, and growth in a secure and stimulating setting, while also catering to parents' needs for reliable childcare that accommodates their busy lives.

Located in Bedford, the preschool is part of a larger group that emphasises creating exciting and inspiring experiences for children, ensuring each day is unique. Activities are designed to be inclusive and appropriate for various ages, skill levels, and early years foundation stages, promoting a sense of belonging and developing crucial social, emotional, and interpersonal skills.

The dedicated team is professionally trained and DBS-checked, committed to welcoming each child and integrating them into a world of new opportunities.

What it's like

Children are excited to arrive at this friendly nursery and separate from carers with ease, eager to participate in exciting learning opportunities planned by managers and staff. Staff support children to start their day with a positive attitude, enthusiastically explaining activities and encouraging enjoyment. Children display high levels of confidence, fostered by staff consistently praising achievements and valuing perseverance.

Flexible wraparound careHoliday clubsEarly years educationInclusive activities

Pricing & funding

This nursery offers morning, afternoon, and late afternoon sessions structured by age group, with pricing differences for two-year-olds and children aged three and over. Early morning and stay-and-play sessions are also available. Funded hours are subject to an optional hourly fee, or parents can opt out.

Good to know

  • A voluntary fee of £1 per hour is applied for families accessing funded hours.
  • Families opting out of the voluntary fee are charged separately for snacks, meals, events, and uniforms.
  • Optional charges are waived for families qualifying for Early Years Pupil Premium or low-income funding.

Key facts

Opening hours

Opens from 9am until 3pm Monday to Friday. Wrap around care from 7.30am until 9am and from 3pm until 6pm.

Waitlist

Join us this May Half Term at Holiday HQ!

Age range

2-12 years

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 4 October 2021 · Antonia Campbell

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are excited to arrive at this friendly nursery and separate from carers with ease, eager to participate in exciting learning opportunities planned by managers and staff. Staff support children to start their day with a positive attitude, enthusiastically explaining activities and encouraging enjoyment. Children display high levels of confidence, fostered by staff consistently praising achievements and valuing perseverance.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers are very knowledgeable about how children learn and construct an exciting, well-sequenced curriculum.
  • Managers and staff place a sharp focus on children's communication skills, introducing unusual vocabulary and descriptive language.
  • Staff work hard to establish close relationships with families and use home experiences to provide learning opportunities.
  • Staff are highly skilled at developing children's understanding of what makes them unique and support their knowledge of diversity.
  • Children with SEND are particularly well supported with high-quality one-to-one support and equal access to learning opportunities.

Areas to develop

  • 1adapt and enhance current supervision methods in order to coach staff practice more effectively, and raise the quality of teaching further.
Inspection #10191202 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have particularly close relationships with their key staff, displaying affection and feeling secure in their nurturing care. Children with SEND are particularly well supported in this nursery, with managers demonstrating high levels of integrity in distributing additional funding and providing high-quality one-to-one support. These staff demonstrate deep knowledge of the children in their care. This enables all children equal access to learning opportunities.

Outdoor space

Children have a strong understanding of healthy lifestyles. They are growing various vegetables in their garden and use them to 'cook' with in their outdoor kitchen.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 October 2021

Good

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

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