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Lighthouse Family Centre

Ofsted: Strong standard·
1.0(1 Google review) ·Medway Community Centre, 16 Medway Road, Worcester, WR5 1LN · Worcestershire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2026
Local authority
Worcestershire

About this day nursery

Lighthouse Family Centre, situated at Medway Community Centre in Worcester (WR5 1LN), provides childcare on non-domestic premises, registered with Ofsted on 5th March 2025. Catering for children aged 1 to 4 years with a capacity of 50 places, this centre has received a 'strong standard' in its latest inspection on 19th June 2026.

The staff are highly adept at fostering strong social and emotional development, ensuring children are well-prepared for their next educational steps, including school. A key strength lies in their inclusive approach, providing excellent support for disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring all children make strong progress from their starting points.

The centre prides itself on a calm, caring, and harmonious environment where children develop secure relationships with staff and make close friendships. There's a sharp focus on an ambitious curriculum, tailored to individual needs and interests, promoting a love for books and developing strong communication skills.

Furthermore, leaders and staff work closely with parents, offering guidance and support, and have even partnered with the local housing group to enhance the outdoor play area, creating a safe and engaging environment for exploration.

Our ethos

The Lighthouse Family Centre's ethos is centred around connection, care, and collaboration, aiming to create a supportive hub where children can thrive and families can connect. They are committed to providing high-quality early years education and fostering emotional well-being and foundational learning through activities like sensory play and woodland adventures. The team prioritises an inclusive, nurturing environment, ensuring every child and family feels valued.

What it's like

Children thrive in this very special, warm, caring, and nurturing environment. They form secure attachments with very attentive staff who know them well and respond quickly to their needs. Babies settle well, with staff liaising closely with parents and carers to meet their needs and understand their individual routines. Staff understand children's cues and provide calm, consistent, and safe care.

Strong standardInclusive provisionStrong social-emotional developmentAmbitious curriculumSecure relationshipsParent partnership

Pricing & funding

Charges include tiered monthly consumable fees based on weekly attendance, which rise annually. Families can opt out of the consumable package if they provide all necessary items themselves. Additional fees are charged for home education and drop-in play sessions.

Funding accepted

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

Good to know

  • Fees are invoiced prior to starting and must be paid by the 1st of each month.
  • A late payment fee will be issued for overdue payments.
  • Consumable fees rise annually.
  • If opting out of the consumable package, families must provide all items for every session.

Key facts

Food

All food and drinks (except baby formula) included, with AM snack, home-cooked lunch and pudding, and PM light tea. Dietary requirements are catered for. Families who opt out of the consumable package must provide all items for every session.

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00

Age range

9 months to 5 years

Session types

All day, Morning, Afternoon

Registered with Ofsted

2025

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Jun 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Lighthouse Family Centre

Last inspected 19 June 2026

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in this very special, warm, caring, and nurturing environment. They form secure attachments with very attentive staff who know them well and respond quickly to their needs. Babies settle well, with staff liaising closely with parents and carers to meet their needs and understand their individual routines. Staff understand children's cues and provide calm, consistent, and safe care.

Inspector highlights

  • Children achieve highly and make steady and sustained progress across all areas of learning from their starting points.
  • There is an extremely sharp focus on personal, social and emotional development. All children are incredibly well prepared for their next steps, including school.
  • Children successfully learn an extensive range of knowledge and skills, exuding confidence as they relish opportunities to play, actively explore, investigate, and persevere.
  • Children benefit from a calm, caring, and harmonious environment where staff understand their needs expertly.
  • The provision for disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities is a particular strength.
  • Leaders and staff maintain thoughtful and meaningful interactions with parents that really make a difference.
  • Leaders have a sharply focused and ambitious vision for the curriculum, providing children with a very secure foundation in early years and extensive opportunities to build on knowledge and skills.
  • Children develop a love of books from an early age because staff create comfortable spaces and prioritise looking at books together.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure continued improvement in the setting's successful work to remove barriers for children who need extra help to realise a transformational impact on all children's achievement and wellbeing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The provision for disadvantaged children and those where there are barriers to learning and special educational needs and/or disabilities is a particular strength. All children, including those with SEND, make excellent and steady progress from their starting points. Targeted individualised support, skilled teaching, and strong collaboration with families and external agencies mean that children's needs are swiftly identified and appropriate support, including funding, is promptly available.

Outdoor space

Leaders have partnered with the local housing group to redesign and develop the outdoor play area, creating a safe and interesting environment for children to explore and investigate. Children become completely absorbed in exploring water play in the garden, for example, twisting taps and pouring water into containers.

Google Reviews of Lighthouse Family Centre

1.0
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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

19 June 2026

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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