Little Honey Pots Day Nursery

Expected standard

Last inspected Jul 2026

Ofsted report for Little Honey Pots Day Nursery

Last inspected 13 July 2026

What it's like to attend

• All children, including those who face barriers to learning, make steady progress across all areas of the curriculum from their starting points.
• Children particularly develop well physically, confidently using outdoor equipment as they climb, balance and ride bicycles.
• Children learn how to sit and listen during group sessions and display positive behaviour, enthusiastically joining in with familiar words, actions and repeated phrases as they sing songs.
• Leaders provide a welcoming environment, and staff build warm and nurturing relationships with children, fostering a culture of care, kindness and respect.
• Staff prioritise children's care needs from their first settling-in session, ensuring they feel safe and secure within the calm and welcoming environment.
• Leaders and staff have created a sensory room to support children's wellbeing, providing a calm environment where children can regulate their emotions.
• Staff support babies during sensory play with materials, such as play dough, crushed cereal and shredded paper, to promote communication, language, physical development and curiosity.
• Children have the opportunity to take home a teddy called Albie for the weekend, sharing their experiences with peers and developing an understanding of similarities and differences.
• Leaders work in close partnership with a neighbouring farm to further enrich the curriculum, providing children with meaningful first-hand experiences of the natural environment.
• Leaders promote a positive and supportive working culture, placing an emphasis on staff's wellbeing, leading to staff feeling supported, valued and motivated.
• Leaders have excellent partnerships with families and the local community, regularly organising stay-and-play sessions and inviting families to events.
• Children have regular visits from the local library bus, where they can choose books to take home and share with their families.

• 1Leaders should strengthen support for staff so that high-quality teaching and purposeful interactions are delivered consistently across the nursery.
• 2Leaders should establish and embed consistent expectations across the nursery to ensure that staff provide children with regular opportunities to develop their independence.
• 3Leaders should support staff to consistently promote children's understanding of healthy lifestyles through everyday routines and learning experiences.