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Little Faces Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Mar 2023)
·Unit 14, Newby Industrial Estate, Stockport, SK7 5DA · Stockport
Number of places
106 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Stockport

About this day nursery

Little Faces Nursery, located in Hazel Grove, Stockport, is an Ofsted-rated outstanding childcare provider catering to children aged 3 months to 5 years. They offer a unique and stimulating learning environment with spacious rooms designed in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, ensuring a focus on each child's individual needs.

The nursery prides itself on its flexible booking patterns, accommodating parents who work shifts, including teachers, NHS staff, and local businesses. Play is considered paramount at Little Faces, with daily activities tailored to children's interests, encouraging exploration, experimentation, and investigation.

The nursery is divided into four age groups: babies, under 2s, 2-3s, and 3-5s, and features a dedicated indoor activity area and large indoor and outdoor play spaces. The Little Faces team is committed to delivering high-quality childcare and fostering positive relationships with children, parents, carers, and the wider community.

Our ethos

Little Faces Nursery's pedagogical approach is centred around the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, with play being paramount. They emphasise daily activities tailored to children's interests to encourage exploration, experimentation, and investigation, ensuring a focus on each child's individual needs. The nursery is committed to delivering high-quality childcare and fostering positive relationships.

What it's like

Children arrive with exceptional confidence and ready to play and learn. Their emotional well-being is extremely well supported. Staff wholeheartedly support the expertly planned and sequenced curriculum for physical development, leading to excellent progress in children's core strength, large movement, and manipulative skills. Children also develop exceptional care and responsibility for their resources and purposefully play in a highly stimulating learning environment.

Ofsted OutstandingFlexible BookingEYFS CurriculumIndoor/Outdoor Play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Session types

Full day, Morning session, Afternoon session

Opening hours

Flexible

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Waitlist

Unknown

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Faces Nursery

Last inspected 1 March 2023 · Dawn Day

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children arrive with exceptional confidence and ready to play and learn. Their emotional well-being is extremely well supported. Staff wholeheartedly support the expertly planned and sequenced curriculum for physical development, leading to excellent progress in children's core strength, large movement, and manipulative skills. Children also develop exceptional care and responsibility for their resources and purposefully play in a highly stimulating learning environment.

Inspector highlights

  • Extremely reflective and effective leaders continually improve the quality of care provided for children.
  • Staff give high priority to enabling children to develop excellent levels of independence and self-care.
  • Quality literature features in all areas of learning and inspires children's love of reading.
  • The curriculum for literacy is well embedded and taught expertly through play.
  • Staff are excellent role models and have high expectations for children's behaviour.
Inspection #10236766 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The passionate and dedicated special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo) identifies children's specific needs early. Staff collaborate with parents and external agencies to plan targeted support, adapt spaces, and provide teaching in small groups. Highly consistent approaches to language acquisition help children whose communication skills are delayed, ensuring children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) achieve their potential.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: March 2017

  • March 2023Outstanding
  • March 2017Outstanding

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