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Katies Kids Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
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3.0(2 parent reviews) ·Unit 2 Hartley Business Centre, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5ST · Shropshire
Number of places
56 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Shropshire

About this day nursery

Orchard Early Years offers a nurturing environment in Shrewsbury, fostering a love for learning and exploration within children. The nursery focuses on developing confident, independent, kind, and individualistic children through a blend of indoor and outdoor activities rooted in nature.

They believe in collaboration with families to create a secure and enriching space where children can flourish and build strong foundations for lifelong learning. The curriculum, inspired by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), is uniquely designed with input from staff, parents, and children, reflecting the vibrant local community.

The nursery employs purposeful play, meaningful teaching, and a stimulating environment, tailoring experiences to each child's individual needs. They are committed to inclusivity, adhering to the SEND Code of Practice, and work closely with parents through home visits, settling-in sessions, and continuous communication via social media and Tapestry to ensure a smooth transition and ongoing involvement in a child's learning journey.

Additionally, they enrich their curriculum with varied extra-curricular opportunities, including music, dance, cooking, and theatre trips, broadening children's experiences and connecting them with the wider community.

Our ethos

Orchard Early Years is committed to developing confident, independent, kind, and individualistic children by fostering a love for learning and exploration through nature-inspired indoor and outdoor activities. Their curriculum, inspired by the EYFS, features purposeful play, meaningful teaching, and a stimulating environment, co-designed with staff, parents, and children, and is tailored to each child's needs. They prioritise collaboration with families and inclusivity, ensuring children flourish and build strong foundations for lifelong learning.

What it's like

Staff at this unique and nurturing nursery help children to settle quickly by providing them with personalised settling-in sessions. Children develop strong attachments to their key person and other staff in the nursery. This supports children's emotional well-being and a sense of belonging.

Nature-based learningEYFS-aligned bespoke curriculumStrong parent partnershipsInclusive SEND supportExtra-curricular activities

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for one week at Christmas and bank holidays

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Katies Kids Nursery

Last inspected 8 August 2024

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

What it's like to attend

Staff at this unique and nurturing nursery help children to settle quickly by providing them with personalised settling-in sessions. Children develop strong attachments to their key person and other staff in the nursery. This supports children's emotional well-being and a sense of belonging.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are immersed in a communication-rich environment.
  • Staff celebrate children's unique achievements and share these with families.
  • Children attending this caring nursery receive dedicated care routines that support their health and well-being.
  • The nursery team is passionate about creating a family ethos within the nursery.
  • Staff and management have put appropriate systems in place to ensure that children are safe.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to consider how to extend learning opportunities to fully challenge the most able children
  • 2strengthen supervision systems to monitor staff teaching practice, and support staff to identify areas for professional development that enable them to raise the quality of their practice even further.
Inspection #10351334 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are grateful for the welcoming environment that they say helps their child to flourish socially and emotionally.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) join in with the repeated refrains of familiar stories. As a result of this, children develop a love of books and increase their language skills. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Children build their own obstacle courses with natural resources that they find in the environment. Staff observe and support them by holding their hand as they climb and balance on what they have made. Older children develop their fine motor skills as they cut up potatoes to make potato soup in the outdoor kitchen.

Parent Reviews of Katies Kids Nursery

3.0
(2)

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Inspection history

Date: August 2014

  • August 2024Good
  • October 2018Good
  • February 2015Good
  • August 2014Inadequate

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