Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm
Little JeM's Catholic Nursery provides a welcoming and child-friendly environment for children aged 2 to 4 years. Open all year, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, the nursery offers a carefully designed space where children feel secure and confident.
The dedicated team, led by an enthusiastic manager, delivers an interesting and challenging curriculum with a strong focus on children's well-being, communication, and curiosity-based learning. Quality resources are readily available, encouraging children to self-select activities and initiate their own games.
Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor activities, including investigating the 'science hut' and engaging with large play equipment to develop physical skills and spatial awareness. The nursery is fully inclusive, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are bilingual or speak English as an additional language, make good progress.
The knowledgeable SEND coordinator and positive links with outside agencies contribute to the strong support system. Parents consistently praise the friendly, approachable staff and effective communication, noting their children are well-settled and progressing well.
What it's like
The manager and her team deliver an interesting and challenging curriculum, and children make good progress. The nursery is child friendly and welcoming, with attentive and caring staff. The curriculum focuses on children's well-being, communication, and curiosity approach principles, with quality resources readily accessible.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8am until 5pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Last inspected 20 March 2024 · Lynn Hartigan
What it's like to attend
The manager and her team deliver an interesting and challenging curriculum, and children make good progress. The nursery is child friendly and welcoming, with attentive and caring staff. The curriculum focuses on children's well-being, communication, and curiosity approach principles, with quality resources readily accessible.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak extremely positively about every aspect of care and education provided for their children.
They comment that the staff are very friendly, approachable and listen to their concerns.
communication from staff is good and their children are very settled and make good progress.
Many say they are 'lucky' their children attend the nursery and feel totally assured they are in safe hands.
Inclusion & environment
The nursery special educational needs coordinator is knowledgeable regarding her role. Therefore, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported very well and make good progress.
Children eagerly investigate the activities provided outdoors and relish their time in the garden. They thoroughly enjoy using the large play equipment outdoors to develop their special awareness and physical development.
Date: March 2024
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