Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.
Kindercare Day Nursery (Hgte) Ltd, established in 2002, provides early education and care for children aged 0-4 years. Open Monday to Friday, all year round, with sessions from 8am to 6pm, the nursery offers a good standard of provision, as noted in its latest Ofsted inspection on 19 March 2025, where it received an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'.
The curriculum is thoughtfully planned across different age groups, featuring engaging topics such as water pollution and the impact of discarded plastic on marine life. Resources are appropriate for developmental stages and are easily accessible, allowing children to make their own choices.
The physical environment is described as clean, light, and purposeful. The well-equipped outdoor area supports learning through open-ended activities like filling and transporting, helping children develop coordination and balance through running, jumping, and climbing.
The nursery prioritises the emotional well-being of children, using resources like puppets to discuss feelings. For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the nursery promptly identifies learning gaps and makes referrals to external agencies when necessary, incorporating recommended targets into individual support plans.
Promoting a love of reading is a daily focus, with children demonstrating a good understanding of books and their components. Parents consistently report that their children are happy, safe, well-cared for, and developing well, praising staff as caring, responsive, and attentive.
What it's like
Staff in the nursery provide a good level of early education and care to children who attend. Children make good levels of progress in their learning. An interesting curriculum is in place that helps teach them about topics, such as water pollution and the impact of discarded plastic on marine life.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2002
Last inspected 19 March 2025
What it's like to attend
Staff in the nursery provide a good level of early education and care to children who attend. Children make good levels of progress in their learning. An interesting curriculum is in place that helps teach them about topics, such as water pollution and the impact of discarded plastic on marine life.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents reporting that their children are happy, safe, well cared for, and developing well.
Parents feel that communications are of high quality and that they are informed about important aspects of the setting, such as not letting people in through the main entrance.
parents describe staff as caring, responsive, and attentive to children's needs, fostering emotional security and well-being.
They added that while there has been a high level of staff turnover, that they feel their children are prepared well for attending school on their onward educational journey.
Inclusion & environment
Children, particularly those with gaps in their learning, are identified at early opportunities. If required, referrals are made to other professionals and external agencies and recommended targets are incorporated into individual support plans.
The outdoor area is well equipped to help children learn through trial and error with open-ended activities, such as filling and transporting. Coordination and balance skills are developed as children have the space and freedom to run, jump and climb.
Date: March 2011
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