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Kids Planet West Hagbourne

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
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4.0(8 parent reviews) ·Main Street, West Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 0NA · Oxfordshire
Number of places
78 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

Kids Planet West Hagbourne, situated near Didcot in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, offers a warm and welcoming environment for children to learn and grow. Formerly known as Little Acorns, this nursery encourages curiosity, resilience, and confidence through play, exploration, and hands-on experiences within its abundant green spaces.

The child-centred curriculum supports each child's unique development at their own pace, fostering positive relationships with adults and peers in a safe and nurturing setting. The nursery is committed to providing exceptional care and early years education, with a focus on creating an environment where children can thrive and feel valued and respected.

Led by experienced staff, including Manager Hailey Wright who has evolved with the nursery from trainee to leadership, Kids Planet West Hagbourne aims for children to leave feeling confident, capable, and ready for their next educational steps. The all-inclusive approach covers essentials like nappies, wipes, formula milk, sun cream, and freshly prepared nutritious meals and snacks, catering to all dietary needs.

They also offer sports activities for physical development and utilise the Famly app for real-time parent updates, ensuring a comprehensive and supportive start for every child.

Our ethos

Kids Planet West Hagbourne encourages children to be curious, resilient, and confident, with opportunities to try new things, solve problems, and build positive relationships with adults and friends. Each child is recognised as unique and supported to develop at their own pace in a safe and nurturing setting. Guided by strong values and a child-centred curriculum, Kids Planet West Hagbourne helps children leave feeling confident, capable, and excited for their next steps.

What it's like

Children demonstrate that they feel safe and are happy at the nursery. They are warmly welcomed by kind and nurturing staff, who are on hand to help them settle quickly. Children show that they are motivated to learn as they relax to activities that provide them with a good range of learning experiences.

Countryside settingChild-centred curriculumAll-inclusive feesNutritious mealsOutdoor learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 07:30 - 18:00, 51 weeks of the year

Food

Nutritious meals and snacks are included and cater to all dietary needs.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids Planet West Hagbourne

Last inspected 16 February 2023

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 demonstrate that they feel safe and are happy at the nursery. They are warmly welcomed by kind and nurturing staff, who are on hand to help them settle quickly. Children show that they are motivated to learn as they relax to activities that provide them with a good range of learning experiences.

Inspector highlights

  • The management team have taken positive steps since the last inspection to improve the quality of the curriculum within the nursery.
  • Staff know the children well and understand what they need to learn next.
  • Children are learning the importance of following a healthy lifestyle.
  • Children benefit from healthy and nutritious snacks and meals.
  • Children behave well, and older children understand what is expected of them.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the monitoring of staff practice to focus more sharply on developing staff's knowledge and skills
  • 2build on the information shared with parents even further to help them support their children's learning even more consistently at home.
Inspection #10242567 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that they are happy about the care and education their children receive. They remark that the staff are 'amazing', 'very supportive' and that 'the facilities are wonderful'.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.

Parent Reviews of Kids Planet West Hagbourne

4.0
(8)
max stevens
2 years ago

For us, it was all about the outside space for our daughter to enjoy. Some nurseries have tiny gardens which wasn’t for us in any way, and this nursery blew us away with the priceless and invaluable garden. After being here for nearly two years, I can say as well that the staff are absolutely brilliant and we’re so glad to have chosen this nursery

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Terri Mann
4 years ago

Avoid Like Covid 19. I would NOT trust this place to look after my children

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: May 2014

  • February 2023Good
  • April 2022Requires improvement
  • August 2018Good
  • May 2014Good

Frequently asked about Kids Planet West Hagbourne

About the setting

Little Acorns registered in 2013 and is located in the village of West Hagbourne, near Didcot, Oxfordshire. There are currently 23 members of staff who work directly with the children, 12 of whom hold recognised childcare qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays, with sessions running from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY462210
Registered person
Little Acorns (West Hagbourne) Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Requires improvement

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