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Leicester College Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
·Freemen's Park Campus, 145 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7LW · Leicester
Number of places
28 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

Leicester College Day Nursery, established in 1993, provides childcare for children aged 1 to 4 years. 15pm and on Friday from 8am until 5pm, offering a welcoming environment where children are happy to arrive and build positive relationships with staff.

The latest Ofsted inspection, conducted on 13/06/2022, rated the nursery as 'Good' overall. Staff demonstrate high expectations for children's physical abilities, supporting them in activities such as crawling up a hill in the garden and helping less confident children.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support; for instance, staff use pictures of daily activities to help children understand routine changes, fostering their emotional well-being. For children who speak English as an additional language, staff gather information about their home language upon entry and provide key words in both their home language and English to aid language development.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on children's personal, social, and emotional development, ensuring secure attachments with staff. Managers effectively utilise additional funding to benefit individual children, such as purchasing scooters to enhance balance and coordination.

Parents appreciate the valuable information and advice shared by staff regarding their children's learning, fostering a collaborative approach to care and education.

What it's like

Children are happy to arrive at this welcoming nursery and show positive relationships with staff. They behave well, waiting patiently and taking turns during group activities. Staff have high expectations for children's physical abilities and support them well.

Supportive StaffStrong AttachmentsPhysical DevelopmentLanguage SupportSEND ProvisionParental Partnership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Thursday from 8am until 5.15pm and on Friday from 8am until 5pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1993

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Leicester College Day Nursery

Last inspected 13 June 2022 · Hayley Ruane

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 are happy to arrive at this welcoming nursery and show positive relationships with staff. They behave well, waiting patiently and taking turns during group activities. Staff have high expectations for children's physical abilities and support them well.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff support children's communication and language skills well, using songs, rhymes, and questioning techniques.
  • Staff gather information about children's home language and provide key words in their home language and English to support language development for children with EAL.
  • The managers use additional funding effectively to meet the needs of individual children, for example, purchasing scooters to develop balance and coordination.
  • The managers and staff place a strong focus on supporting children's personal, social, and emotional development by building secure attachments.
  • Parents appreciate the information and advice they receive from staff about their children's learning and development, fostering a united approach to care and learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to strengthen their knowledge of how to promote hygienic practice during snack time for children in the baby room
  • 2improve the consistency of staff's teaching to help children to understand how to recognise further potential risks at home
Inspection #10138545 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well to progress in their development. For example, children are shown pictures of activities that take place during the day, which supports their emotional well-being when routines change.

Outdoor space

Staff have high expectations of children's physical abilities. For example, staff stand close to younger children when they attempt to crawl up a hill in the garden and support less confident children by holding their hands when walking down the hill. More confident children are excited to run down the hill on their own.

EAL / language support

When children first start attending, staff gather information about children's home language. This is particularly beneficial for children who speak English as an additional language. Staff provide key words in children's home language and English to help support their language development.

Inspection history

Date: April 2008

  • July 2022Good
  • June 2022Good
  • August 2015Outstanding
  • July 2015Outstanding
  • March 2011Outstanding
  • February 2011Outstanding
  • April 2008Good

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