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Little Nippers Childcare

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Mudge Way, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2AQ · Plymouth
Number of places
62 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Plymouth

About this day nursery

Little Nippers Childcare Ltd, situated in Plympton, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 0 to 5 years. This independent nursery operates 51 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 6 pm, and holds a "Good" rating from Ofsted (March 2023).

The facility boasts extensive outdoor spaces, including a covered decked garden for younger children and a redeveloped back garden for 2 to 5-year-olds, featuring a water wall, mud kitchen, and construction area. The curriculum, overseen by a Qualified Primary Teacher and Early Years Professional, caters to all developmental stages, focusing on fostering social, confident, and communicative learners.

Healthy meals, including breakfast, snacks, lunch, and tea, are prepared on-site. Little Nippers actively accepts government funding for children from 9 months to 4 years old and is accredited with the Bristol Standard, an annual self-evaluation framework for continuous improvement in early years practice.

What it's like

Children settle quickly and are encouraged into activities that interest them. The curriculum focuses on developing essential skills for social, confident, and communicative learners, with a strong emphasis on integrating stories throughout the day. Children play harmoniously, learning the setting's rules, and pre-schoolers have opportunities to make decisions and voice their views through a "school council".

Ofsted rated "Good"Extensive outdoor play areasHealthy meals prepared on-siteGovernment funding acceptedBristol Standard accreditation

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, 51 weeks a year

Food

Healthy meals served on premises (breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, and tea)

Age range

0-5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Nippers Childcare

Last inspected 27 March 2023

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

Children settle quickly and are encouraged into activities that interest them. The curriculum focuses on developing essential skills for social, confident, and communicative learners, with a strong emphasis on integrating stories throughout the day. Children play harmoniously, learning the setting's rules, and pre-schoolers have opportunities to make decisions and voice their views through a "school council".

Inspector highlights

  • Toddlers develop a good understanding of mathematical concepts, such as weight, through imaginative activities.
  • Staff provide innovative activities, like replicating milking a cow with rubber gloves, to encourage exploration.
  • Babies enjoy staff singing and learn sign language to communicate their wants and needs.
  • Children have good opportunities to be physically active both inside and outside, supported by staff extending their vocabulary.
  • Partnerships with parents are effective, with parents sharing their skills and feeling listened to and respected by staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1plan group activities more effectively for toddlers to ensure they can concentrate and remain involved in learning
  • 2organise older children's daily routines more efficiently, particularly after lunch, to prevent children from becoming disengaged.
Inspection #10276708 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents report how they feel listened to and are always respected by staff

They comment on the effective communication that staff provide about their children's learning and development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff attend regular training, such as how to further support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They implement effective strategies to support children's understanding of what will happen now and what will happen next, to help them manage changes between activities.

Outdoor space

All children have good opportunities to be physically active both inside and outside. Staff encourage older babies to take their first steps independently. Toddlers enjoy climbing on low-level apparatus and pre-school children enjoy throwing coloured balls into a net.

Parent Reviews of Little Nippers Childcare

5.0
(4)
Felicity Green
6 years ago

A lovely welcoming nursery run by truly awesome staff, my son loves attending and I feel extremely confident leaving him in their care. Would highly recommend them.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2013

  • March 2023Good
  • July 2017Good
  • November 2013Good
  • April 2013Good

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