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Lancing Day Nursery & Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Lancing Children and Family Centre, 42 North Road, Lancing, BN15 9AB · West Sussex
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
West Sussex

About this day nursery

Lancing Day Nursery & Pre-School, a core part of The Nursery Family, is dedicated to fostering a stimulating and secure environment for children to flourish. The nursery focuses on providing comprehensive care and education, ensuring that each child receives individual attention to support their development.

They offer a diverse range of activities, including sports, languages, music, and various clubs like gardening and cooking, all integrated into the daily routine. The nursery actively supports families in navigating childcare costs, offering flexible funding options and extended hours to accommodate working parents.

Their approach emphasises an inclusive atmosphere where learning is an enjoyable and enriching experience, preparing children for future academic and social challenges. The nursery aims to create a strong partnership with parents, recognising the importance of collaborative efforts in a child's early years journey.

What it's like

Children work together and cooperate exceptionally well, taking responsibility for tasks and developing excellent self-esteem. They feel safe and secure, engaging in a broad range of carefully planned activities that cater to their needs and interests, and staff encourage them to use their senses and develop thinking skills. Children's views are regularly considered, leading to changes in activities and the nursery setup, which positively impacts their behaviour, self-esteem, and understanding of democracy and respect.

Integrated extra-curricular activitiesInclusive of meals, snacks, and nappiesFlexible funding optionsSibling discount available

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged for standard full days or half-day morning and afternoon sessions, with additional and ad-hoc options available. Rates include all meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, sun cream, and extra-curricular activities. A minimum booking of two sessions over two different days is required.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)

Good to know

  • Minimum booking of two sessions per week, taken over two different days, is required.
  • Fees are inclusive of meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, sun cream, and extra-curricular activities.
  • A 10% sibling discount applies to the oldest child if both are registered at the same nursery.
  • A late invoice payment fee applies to overdue balances.

Key facts

Session types

Full Day, Half Day, Ad-hoc hourly, Early Start

Opening hours

Open 51 weeks a year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Lancing Day Nursery & Pre-School

Last inspected 17 January 2023

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

What it's like to attend

Children work together and cooperate exceptionally well, taking responsibility for tasks and developing excellent self-esteem. They feel safe and secure, engaging in a broad range of carefully planned activities that cater to their needs and interests, and staff encourage them to use their senses and develop thinking skills. Children's views are regularly considered, leading to changes in activities and the nursery setup, which positively impacts their behaviour, self-esteem, and understanding of democracy and respect.

Inspector highlights

  • Children show excellent attitudes to learning, and staff are expertly attuned to their language, which has an outstanding impact on their speech and language development.
  • The nursery environment is calm and inviting, with warm, nurturing, and inspiring staff who excite children through their interactions.
  • Leaders support staff well with comprehensive induction and ongoing training, and they consider and celebrate staff achievements, supporting their well-being.
  • The special educational needs coordinator works well with staff and families, ensuring children with identified delays make good progress.
  • Staff make good use of the local area to inspire children and develop their understanding of the world, including exploring different textures at the beach and learning mathematical concepts with pebbles.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on parent partnerships to make sure that all parents are aware of their child's progress and how they can support them with their learning at home
  • 2strengthen staff's understanding of the curriculum for early literacy and how to support children further to gain age-appropriate skills and knowledge.
Inspection #10263046 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator works well with staff and families. Key persons are equipped with strategies to help children catch up to reach their full potential. Staff skilfully adapt their communication and expectations to enable children to join in and contribute. This ensures that children with identified delays in their learning make good progress.

Outdoor space

Some children said they did not enjoy the activities in the garden. They suggested that staff put real vegetables in the role-play area outside. This change was made and, consequently, they and other children have spent more time developing their imaginative skills outside. There is a robust daily risk assessment system in place to ensure that any hazards to children's safety are minimised in the garden, in the nursery and on trips out.

Parent Reviews of Lancing Day Nursery & Pre-School

5.0
(1)
Rachel Wells
2 years ago

Choosing a nursery is one of the hardest decisions when becoming a parent. It’s made more difficult by the fact we have to do so when our children are weeks old, or when we’re pregnant. Lancing Day Nursery has been such a wonderful decision! They care so much about the children. I’m always surprised when staff from the older rooms know our child’s name. That kind of attention is incredibly reassuring. Seeing our child’s baby snug staff so excited when he’s progressed well with settling, or done something funny lights us up, and we know he’s being well taken care of. The end of day handover updates are also super detailed. Thank you Catherine, Rachel, Chelsea and Charlotte! (Sorry if I’ve forgotten any names!) In addition to this, the food is absolutely amazing and the children all love the chef, George. When we first looked around, I was unsure at first by the fact there is only one room in the baby snug. But actually, this has been something we really like. It offers an area that can be more focused to play and activities, the children are able to interact more easily, and they have direct access to their own sheltered, outside area. I don’t think this would have been the same in other facilities we looked at where there are multiple rooms in a house style setting. Something we’ve also noticed is the community feel. We’ve encountered really friendly parents at pick up/drop off and everyone seems so happy with the care provided. Another bonus is that the nursery is located inside the Family Centre so there is no waiting outside in the cold/rain! I’d really encourage anyone in the local area to consider Lancing Day Nursery - it’s been so great for us!

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Inspection history

Date: June 2015

  • January 2023Good
  • April 2017Good
  • June 2015Good

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