What is Little Buddies @ Bow Street's Ofsted rating?

Little Buddies @ Bow Street received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted during its last inspection on October 6, 2022. This rating indicates that the nursery provides a high standard of care and education for children.

Where can I find information about fees for Little Buddies @ Bow Street?

Little Buddies @ Bow Street requests that parents contact them directly for information regarding fees. This ensures you get the most accurate and up-to-date pricing for their childcare services.

What age range does Little Buddies @ Bow Street cater to?

Little Buddies @ Bow Street welcomes children from six weeks up to eight years old. They aim to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment for all ages within this range, fostering creativity and skill development.

Does Little Buddies @ Bow Street have good outdoor space?

Yes, Little Buddies @ Bow Street has a stimulating outdoor learning space for engaging, problem-solving, and explorative play. The Ofsted report mentions that "Older children now have easy access to a craft room and outdoor play. This has improved all children's concentration, communication and behaviour."

What are the opening hours for Little Buddies @ Bow Street?

Little Buddies @ Bow Street is open from 7:15 AM to 6:00 PM. They operate all year round, providing consistent childcare for families in Guisborough.

Does Little Buddies @ Bow Street offer a wrap-around service?

Yes, Little Buddies @ Bow Street provides a wrap-around service for local primary schools. This helps families with school-aged children, offering consistent care and support.

How can I contact Little Buddies @ Bow Street?

You can contact Little Buddies @ Bow Street by calling them at 01287 200072, or you can visit their website at http://www.littlebuddieschildcare.co.uk/ for more information.

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Q: Does Little Buddies @ Bow Street offer support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?

Yes, Little Buddies @ Bow Street is dedicated to supporting all children, including those with SEND. Their approach "ensures all children achieve well, including those at risk of falling behind and the most able. Staff are clear about what children need to learn next and in what order."

Q: How does Little Buddies @ Bow Street support children's development?

Little Buddies @ Bow Street aims to develop well-rounded, happy individuals. They provide a "happy, safe, and stable environment where children can thrive, offering freedom of choice within a structured setting to enhance personal, social, emotional, and intellectual development." The staff are chosen specifically for their dedication and experience.

Ofsted: Good

(Oct 2022)

·24 Bow Street, Guisborough, TS14 6BP · Redcar and Cleveland

Number of places

48 places

Age range

0–5 yrs

Last inspected

Oct 2022

Local authority

Redcar and Cleveland

About this day nursery

Little Buddies Childcare in Guisborough offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children from six weeks old, operating from 7:15 AM to 6:00 PM. The day nursery is dedicated to providing an education rich in wonder and memorable experiences, fostering creativity and a purposeful acquisition of skills and knowledge.

They aim to develop well-rounded, happy individuals ready for an ever-changing world. The facility boasts carefully planned rooms to ensure a safe, fun, and tranquil environment, alongside a stimulating outdoor learning space for engaging, problem-solving, and explorative play.

The staff, chosen for their dedication and experience, encourage children to feel a sense of ownership and belonging to an extended Little Buddies family. They strive to provide a happy, safe, and stable environment where children can thrive, offering freedom of choice within a structured setting to enhance personal, social, emotional, and intellectual development.

The day nursery also provides a wrap-around service for local primary schools.

Our ethos

At Little Buddies Nursery we believe that all children be worthy of an education rich in wonder and memorable experiences that allows children’s pure creativity and wonder to flourish, alongside the purposeful acquisition of skills and knowledge. We believe that an education that does all of this gives children the best chance to become well-rounded, happy individuals, ready to succeed in an ever-changing world. Our aim to offer freedom of choice in a structured setting and to enhance the personal, social, emotional and intellectual development of the children that attend Little Buddies.

What it's like

Children are very happy and well behaved in this friendly, home-from-home environment. Children settle well from the start and form secure attachments with their key persons and the whole staff team. Staff are very nurturing and continually offer praise and encouragement to children. Children develop their social skills as they talk to others and learn to share and take turns.

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Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:15 AM to 6:00 PM

Age range

6 weeks old onwards

Term time / All Year

All Year

Official Ofsted Report

Independent inspection of Little Buddies @ Bow Street

Inspection date: Oct 2022
Inspection no.: 10213202

Safeguarding arrangements are effective

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Opening hours

7:15 AM to 6:00 PM

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Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 6 October 2022

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

Inspector highlights

Children are very happy and well behaved in this friendly, home-from-home environment.
The provider and manager have reflected and made significant changes to the organisation of the nursery since the last inspection, improving the environment to better suit the ages and needs of the children.
The dedicated manager and staff have worked hard to create a broad and thoughtful educational programme, ensuring all children achieve well.
Children learn to be confident communicators, listening to instructions and understanding behaviour rules.
The provider and manager work exceptionally well together, ensuring staff have time to discuss training and well-being.

Areas to develop

1make better use of opportunities to develop all children's mathematical knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts
2extend opportunities for children to do even more things for themselves, to help gain new skills and develop their independence.

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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

This ensures all children achieve well, including those at risk of falling behind and the most able. Staff are clear about what children need to learn next and in what order.

Outdoor space

Older children now have easy access to a craft room and outdoor play. This has improved all children's concentration, communication and behaviour.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2022

Date: October 2021

October 2022Good
October 2021Requires improvement

Frequently asked about Little Buddies @ Bow Street

About the setting

Little Buddies @ Bow Street registered in 2019 and is located in Guisborough. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff, with five holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including the manager, and one at level 6. The nursery opens all year round from 7am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday, providing wraparound care for local schools and funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children.

URN: 2536874
Registered person: Little Buddies Childcare 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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