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Little Ones at Bovey Tracey

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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4.3(6 parent reviews) ·Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9HZ · Devon
Number of places
44 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Devon

About this day nursery

Little Ones at Bovey Tracey is a nursery dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for children. They pride themselves on offering an inclusive service, covering all essentials like nappies, wipes, meals, and sun creams for children under three years old, eliminating the need for parents to pack numerous items daily.

The nursery emphasises freshly prepared, nutritious meals cooked on-site, with children enjoying a 'family group' dining experience that encourages independence and exploration of diverse flavours. They foster strong relationships with families due to their intentionally small nursery size, ensuring every child and parent feels like part of an extended family.

The settling-in programme is flexible and tailored to each child's needs, offered free of charge to ensure a smooth transition. Managers are actively involved in the rooms, building direct relationships with children and parents.

Little Ones at Bovey Tracey also highlights their use of a paper-based record system to create a tangible and treasured record of each child’s journey. ' They are part of Little Ones Childcare, which has multiple locations in the Exeter area, including Whipton, Budlake, and Honiton.

Our ethos

We believe in creating small nurseries, fostering strong relationships with children and parents, and that children need to play to learn. Our planning is focused on the child and is based around current interests, and our staff are highly trained and experienced in spotting learning opportunities and are experts at teaching through play.

What it's like

Toddlers and pre-school children have a passion for books, reading together with staff who show enthusiasm, igniting their wonder and imagination. Babies feel safe due to settled relationships with staff, who encourage their sociability and introduce words like 'more' and 'thank you'. All children are kind and respectful, with staff promoting 'kind hands' among babies and older children showing affection to friends and siblings.

All-inclusive fees for under 3sHome-cooked mealsSmall nursery sizeFlexible settling-inChild-led play-based learning

Pricing & funding

Fees are inclusive of all meals, snacks, nappies, and sun cream, except for children claiming three and four-year-old funding who pay a voluntary consumables charge. The nursery does not charge for bank holidays or its Christmas closure. Holiday and sibling discounts are available.

Good to know

  • Fees include meals, snacks, drinks, nappies, wipes, lotions, creams, and sun lotions.
  • Voluntary small consumables charge applies to funded days for 3 and 4-year-olds.
  • No charge for bank holidays or the week closed between Christmas and New Year.
  • Entitled to a 50% holiday discount on weekly fees for up to 4 weeks (pro rata) each year.
  • A 5% sibling discount is offered for siblings attending 3 or more days together each week.

Key facts

Food

All food cooked on site; all meals, snacks, and drinks included except for babies' milk cartons; children eat together in family groups at tables with tablecloths and decorations; staff eat with children

Opening hours

07:45 and 18:00

Age range

0-5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Ones at Bovey Tracey

Last inspected 2 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

Toddlers and pre-school children have a passion for books, reading together with staff who show enthusiasm, igniting their wonder and imagination. Babies feel safe due to settled relationships with staff, who encourage their sociability and introduce words like 'more' and 'thank you'. All children are kind and respectful, with staff promoting 'kind hands' among babies and older children showing affection to friends and siblings.

Inspector highlights

  • Toddlers and pre-school children have a passion for books and settle down to read together with enthusiastic staff.
  • Babies have settled relationships with staff and they feel safe.
  • There is an effective curriculum in place, which staff share with parents regularly.
  • All children show motivation to learn through activities like the "curiosity cube" and recreating story characters.
  • Key persons consider children's experiences outside of the setting and include a varied physical development curriculum.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide more opportunities for toddler and pre-school children to count and use mathematical language in their play, to further their knowledge of numbers and mathematical concepts
  • 2plan and organise ways for toddler and pre-school children to be more independent in routine tasks during the day, to build on their autonomy skills further.
Inspection #10261308 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make progress. Effective systems are in place to enable staff to identify areas of support early. Key persons work closely with parents and outside professionals on children's next steps of development.

Outdoor space

Babies build their core strength to help them walk by climbing small steps and crawling down a ramp. Toddlers and pre-school children show perseverance as they climb the rungs on a climbing frame and are resilient when they miss a step, continuing to the top.

Parent Reviews of Little Ones at Bovey Tracey

4.3
(6)
Tracyann Tweedie
7 years ago

Little Ones Bovey have looked after my daughter very well. The staff treat the children as individuals and care about their feelings. It is a safe, fun atmosphere where there is an emphasis on manners and being kind. The food is good too!

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Nadia Jones
7 years ago

Little ones look after both my daughter's who genuinely love and look forward to coming to nursery. They have both made lasting friendships with their piers and speak highly of "the adults". They often come home with stories of what they've learnt and things they have done. I would highly recommend little ones to any parent considering sending their child there

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Lauren coney
3 years ago

Unfortunately the lack of care seems to have changed over the past few years. My eldest attended and it was lovely! We've just took our daughter out with immediate effect due to ongoing lack of support with personal hygiene. It is very unfortunate but you don't expect to put your child in a nursery and them not too be looked after properly. It is very disappointing. Hopefully these issues will be addressed and changed asap!

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Maxina Till
7 years ago

Little ones in Bovey Tracey has been fantastic from the get go. It’s a place my children look forward to going! Both my girls have really blossomed. The team are caring, kind, creative and fun! It’s a very happy place and you can feel that when you walk in!

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Karen Raymond
7 years ago

When we got special guardianship of our grandson I have always wanted him to come to this nursery, so glad we chose this because he loves it there and has come on so well with the input he recieves , would highly recommend Littleones childcare credit to the amazing staff too..

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: May 2014

  • March 2023Good
  • October 2022Inadequate
  • January 2017Good
  • May 2014Good

Frequently asked about Little Ones at Bovey Tracey

About the setting

Little Ones at Bovey Tracey registered in 2009 and is located in the town centre of Bovey Tracey, Devon. It is part of a small privately owned chain of nurseries. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.45am until 6pm, for 51 weeks a year. There are nine staff, five of whom hold relevant qualifications between levels 2 and 6.

URN
EY403902
Registered person
Little Ones Childcare Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Inadequate

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