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Little Angels Nursery in Sunderland

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2023)
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4.0(6 parent reviews)
·The Sandhill Centre, Grindon Lane, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4EN · Sunderland
Number of places
58 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
Sunderland

About this day nursery

Little Angels Nursery, situated within the Sandhill View Community Learning Centre in Grindon, Sunderland, provides an exceptional standard of nursery care for children under five. The nursery fosters a child-centred environment where little ones can learn through play, encouraging exploration of different materials to discover their individual strengths.

With three dedicated childcare rooms—The Ladybird Room, The Caterpillar Room, and The Butterfly Room—along with a spacious outdoor area and a soft play room, children have diverse spaces for development. Little Angels Nursery is registered to offer full day care for up to 58 children and consistently maintains a 'Good' Ofsted rating across all areas.

The nursery prioritises affordability and flexibility to meet the varying needs of parents and carers, as reflected in its director's statement. The team is passionate about early years education and child development, ensuring all staff undergo regular training and each child is assigned a key person for personalised support.

Our ethos

Little Angels Nursery describes its approach as child-centred, encouraging children to learn through play and explore different materials to find their strengths. They are committed to early years education and child development, ensuring personalised support through a key person system.

What it's like

Children are very happy, confident and settle quickly. They are fully involved in the learning experiences which staff provide from the moment they arrive. Staff are excellent role models and successfully support children's developing self-care skills and encourage very good hygiene routines.

Child-initiated play'Good' Ofsted ratingLocated in Community Learning Centre

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by age bands for full day, morning, or afternoon sessions. Weekly rates are available for funded places, which can be taken term-time only or stretched across the year.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • The nursery is open 50 weeks a year.
  • Funding can be stretched across the year (e.g., 15 hours term-time spread to 12 hours).

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 50 weeks a year

Session types

Full Day, Morning Session (8am-1pm), Afternoon Session (1pm-6pm)

Age range

0-4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2003

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Angels Nursery

Last inspected 4 December 2023 · Jan Harvey

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 very happy, confident and settle quickly. They are fully involved in the learning experiences which staff provide from the moment they arrive. Staff are excellent role models and successfully support children's developing self-care skills and encourage very good hygiene routines.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are very happy, confident and settle quickly.
  • The dedicated managers have made positive improvements since the previous inspection.
  • Key persons quickly identify children with specific needs and involve parents fully in the plans for these children.
  • Staff place a sharp focus on children's communication and language skills during children's activities and experiences.
  • Parents are very happy with the care provided by the caring and friendly staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to give all children more time to consider their responses to questions, to enable children to extend their communication and thinking skills
  • 2extend children's exploration and understanding of how things work to help them to develop their skills and understanding.
Inspection #10277558 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say they welcome the advice and resources given to help them to support their child at home, such as activity ideas

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Key persons quickly identify children with specific needs and involve parents fully in the plans for these children. The special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator and staff have developed strong relationships and partnerships with all professionals working with children and their families. Staff use additional funding well to support children to make good progress.

Outdoor space

Staff help children to learn about the world around them, such as changes in the seasons. For instance, they gather snow and ice from the garden for children to investigate and discuss in group activities. Managers have a clear plan in place to develop and improve further, such as continuing to improve the outdoor area to provide a greater range of resources and activities for children to develop in all areas of learning.

Parent Reviews of Little Angels Nursery

4.0
(6)
Adam Akon
9 months ago

❌ Do not send your child here! ❌ A member of staff was caught screaming & grabbing a child (CCTV evidence) and she was allowed to return to the setting after the investigation, absolutely disgusting

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alan ross
8 years ago

A great atmosphere with lovely staff and a great outside play area and they practice child initiated learning.

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Lee Henderson
2 years ago

Good staff my little man loves it

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: March 2012

  • December 2023Good
  • January 2023Requires improvement
  • April 2017Good
  • January 2015Good
  • March 2012Good

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