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Little Me Day Nursery in Thatcham

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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4.1(9 parent reviews) ·The Coach House, Turners Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4QB · West Berkshire
Number of places
81 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
West Berkshire

About this day nursery

Little Me Day Nursery, which opened in 2017, provides care for children aged 0-4 years in Thatcham. 30pm, the nursery focuses on creating a happy and settled environment for children.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 29th March 2023, rated the nursery as "Good" in all areas. Children needing extra support are reassured to help them settle, with babies receiving warm and responsive care from staff who understand their needs.

Older children build positive relationships with staff, engaging in discussions that enhance their language skills. The curriculum includes a variety of activities, from sensory play for babies to shape exploration for toddlers and magnifying glass investigations for pre-schoolers, all designed to support consistent learning and development.

Staff are adept at understanding and supporting individual needs, utilising individual educational plans when necessary to close learning gaps and promote progress. This ensures children gain skills for the future, learn good behaviour, and develop independence appropriate for their age.

Parents frequently comment on the effective communication from staff regarding their children's daily activities and progress, highlighting the strong relationships their children form with staff and the diverse activities on offer.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled, with those needing extra support receiving reassurance. Babies benefit from warm, responsive care from staff. Older children build positive relationships with staff, engaging in discussions that build on their language skills. The environment, activities, and staff interactions consistently support children's learning, and staff understand and support individual needs.

Happy & settled childrenWarm, responsive care for babiesPositive relationships with staffVaried activitiesGood behaviourDeveloping independence

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Me Day Nursery

Last inspected 29 March 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled, with those needing extra support receiving reassurance. Babies benefit from warm, responsive care from staff. Older children build positive relationships with staff, engaging in discussions that build on their language skills. The environment, activities, and staff interactions consistently support children's learning, and staff understand and support individual needs.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled.
  • Babies benefit from warm, responsive care from staff who know their needs securely.
  • Older children build positive relationships with staff, who provide appropriate responses to help build on children's language skills.
  • Children enjoy a good variety of activities and learning experiences.
  • Children gain skills for the future, understand behaviour expectations and behave well.

Areas to develop

  • 1manage the daily routines more consistently to meet children's needs and reduce the noise level, particularly to support children's behaviour and provide a consistently calm environment to promote their learning
  • 2deepen staff's understanding of the learning intentions, to help them challenge children's learning and development and further extend their progress.
Inspection #10282213 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

they are well informed about children's days and progress.

their children form positive relationships with staff and highlight the range of activities children enjoy.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

When needed, staff implement individual educational plans to help close gaps in learning. This promotes children's good progress from their starting points.

Parent Reviews of Little Me Day Nursery

4.1
(9)
Emily Maskell
a year ago

As soon as my daughter moved up to the toddler room, she became extremely unhappy, anxious and hated going to nursery. In July 2024, we received a call to advise our daughter had been aggressively thrown onto the changing mat by a member of staff. We were informed 3 hours after the incident occurred and when we collected her she still had red marks on her back. The management in this nursery and the staff do not care about safeguarding of children.

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James Parkin
5 years ago

We were understandably nervous about our 1 year old starting nursery but he settled in within a couple of days here. He now obviously looks forward to attending and gets on so well with the staff. The days are varied and even after a couple of weeks we've experienced him learning new behaviours. He eats well and sleeps well at nursery too which is reassuring. The app they provide for updates is great and gives you an insight into key development moments. We would definitely recommend Little Me Thatcham

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Fjorela Sela
5 years ago

My daughter has been going to this nursery for over 2 years. The staff is great. They do so many activities, and kids really enjoy being there. The place is clean, good spaces, the kids play in the garden daily. My daughter has learned so much there.

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Caroline Wright
5 years ago

We love ‘Little Me Day Nursery’. My son absolute loves his time there. They do so many activities all the staff are so lovely. I know my son is in safe and caring hands. I could not recommend them high enough.

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Amy
5 years ago

My daughter has settled so well at Little Me, the staff are fab and were/are very supportive and patient with my nervousness at leaving her. I am really pleased with her care and they manage to get her to nap too!!!!! They are magic. Thank you so much everyone!! highly recommended

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Inspection history

Date: April 2019

  • March 2023Good
  • April 2019Good

Frequently asked about Little Me Day Nursery

About the setting

Little Me Day Nursery registered in 2017. The nursery is located in Thatcham, near Newbury, West Berkshire. It is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year, closing for a week at Christmas and on bank holidays. The nursery currently employs 23 staff. Of these, 11 hold relevant qualifications at level 3 and two staff hold qualifications at level 2. In addition, the manager holds a level 4 qualification. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four.

URN
EY545549
Registered person
Little Me Thatcham Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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