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LADN Tilbury

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2023)
·57 Calcutta Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QZ · Thurrock
Number of places
60 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2023
Local authority
Thurrock

About this day nursery

Little Angels Day Nurseries provide a nurturing and stimulating environment for children from birth to five years old, focusing on learning through play. The nurseries aim to support families by offering flexible childcare that eases the tension between family and work commitments.

With an experienced and qualified team, all DBS-checked, they focus on delivering high-quality care and regularly monitoring each child's progress and development. The curriculum encompasses a broad spectrum of activities designed to boost children's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social skills, alongside language acquisition.

Both structured and free-play activities are incorporated to foster initiative and imagination. For the youngest children, dedicated baby units cater to those under two, providing comfortable and stimulating spaces with individual cots for rest.

As toddlers approach their second birthday, they are gently transitioned to integrate with older children to ensure a smooth progression. Additionally, the East Tilbury branch offers Breakfast and After School Clubs for children up to 11 years old, with staff providing escorted transfers to and from school.

Our ethos

The nursery focuses on learning through play, incorporating both structured and free-play activities to foster initiative and imagination. They aim to support families with flexible childcare options and provide high-quality care to boost children's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social skills, alongside language acquisition.

What it's like

Children arrive happily and are eager to get involved in the activities on offer to them. The atmosphere is calm and welcoming and children have formed strong bonds with the staff, who they smile and laugh with during play. Children play well with each other and have formed friendships, being kind, considerate and polite to one another.

Learning through playExperienced and qualified staffBaby unitsBreakfast and After School Clubs

Pricing & funding

The nursery offers a variety of session lengths including full days, half days, school days, and shorter morning or afternoon blocks. Out-of-school care is also available via breakfast, after-school, and early start sessions, with additional hours charged separately.

Good to know

  • Early start session (7.30am-8am) is available at the East Tilbury site only.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon-Fri, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (East Tilbury Nursery: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm)

Age range

Babies from birth to 5 years (After School Club up to 11 years)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for LADN Tilbury

Last inspected 18 April 2023 · Lyndsey Barwick

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 arrive happily and are eager to get involved in the activities on offer to them. The atmosphere is calm and welcoming and children have formed strong bonds with the staff, who they smile and laugh with during play. Children play well with each other and have formed friendships, being kind, considerate and polite to one another.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive happily and are eager to get involved in the activities on offer to them.
  • All children make good progress from their starting points.
  • There has been a change of leadership since the last inspection. The current leaders are reflective and have worked hard to implement the changes required.
  • Children's independence is promoted from a young age.
  • The manager has worked hard to build strong partnerships with parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the quality of staff interactions with children to help them challenge and extend children's learning more effectively as they play
  • 2build on staff questioning techniques to enable children to have more time to think, respond and demonstrate what they know.
Inspection #10284713 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those in receipt of additional funding, such as early years pupil premium. Children's individual needs are supported through well-planned strategies, and adaptations are made to ensure all children can access all aspects of the curriculum. Staff identify potential areas of need and use funding well to support children to make the best possible progress.

Outdoor space

Children have constant access to the outdoor space where there are plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills. The younger children are supported to climb the stairs of the slides and practise pouring water from one container to another in the water tray. Older children work together when using tools to 'fix' the playhouse and play energetic games of football with the staff.

Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: November 2022

  • April 2023Good
  • November 2022Inadequate

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