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Little Owls Nursery Bramley

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2024)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Fairfield Street, Fairfield Estate, Leeds, LS13 3DT · Leeds
Number of places
52 places
Age range
—
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Little Owls Nursery Bramley, registered in 2003, is a childcare setting located in Leeds, offering full day care for children aged 1 to 4. The nursery operates year-round, excluding Christmas and bank holidays, from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday.

With a team of 15 dedicated childcare staff, including a manager who holds a Level 6 qualification and nine staff with Level 3 or above early years qualifications, the nursery is well-equipped to provide a nurturing and educational environment. It has consistently demonstrated its commitment to high-quality provision, having achieved an "Outstanding" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on June 7, 2024, an improvement from its previous "Good" rating.

The nursery actively supports children's development in various areas, from fostering independence through self-registration and self-serving at mealtimes to encouraging exploration of the outdoor environment. Little Owls Nursery Bramley also works in partnership with parents and schools, providing home learning packs and sharing strategies to ensure consistent social development for all children.

What it's like

Practitioners at Little Owls Nursery Bramley provide a very safe and caring environment, allowing children to confidently and happily engage with all areas of the setting. Teaching is outstanding, with practitioners delivering a high-quality curriculum with passion and purpose, maximising opportunities to extend children's learning. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language and those with SEND, make excellent progress. Children develop their independence exceptionally well from a young age, and the setting fosters imaginative and problem-solving skills along with physical development opportunities.

Outstanding educationExcellent progressStrong independence

Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2003

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Owls Nursery Bramley

Last inspected 7 June 2024

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Practitioners at Little Owls Nursery Bramley provide a very safe and caring environment, allowing children to confidently and happily engage with all areas of the setting. Teaching is outstanding, with practitioners delivering a high-quality curriculum with passion and purpose, maximising opportunities to extend children's learning. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language and those with SEND, make excellent progress. Children develop their independence exceptionally well from a young age, and the setting fosters imaginative and problem-solving skills along with physical development opportunities.

Inspector highlights

  • Practitioners provide children with a very safe and caring environment, fostering confident and happy engagement with all areas of the setting.
  • Teaching is outstanding, with practitioners using passion, energy, and purpose to deliver a high-quality curriculum and extend children's learning.
  • All children make excellent progress, particularly those who speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Children develop their independence from a young age extremely well, participating in self-registration and self-serving at mealtimes.
  • Children have exciting opportunities for physical play, learning to use equipment like a tree swing and developing core muscle strength.
  • Practitioners support children to use their imaginations, encouraging perseverance and celebrating achievements to build confidence.
  • Partnership working is excellent, with strong links to schools and professionals, and home learning packs provided to parents.
  • The manager conducts regular supervision sessions with staff, ensuring rapid progress in teaching, skills, and children's learning, supporting emotional well-being.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture that prioritises children's interests.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children make excellent progress, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Practitioners use visual prompts and signs to help all children to communicate and remove communication barriers.

Outdoor space

Children explore the outside area, looking for minibeasts and using resources like a tyre filled with soil for searching. Older children use checklists and magnifying glasses to investigate the wider environment, learning new language related to minibeasts. The nursery also offers exciting opportunities for physical play, such as using a tree swing, where children learn about speed, risk, and develop core muscle strength.

EAL / language support

All children make excellent progress, particularly those children who speak English as an additional language. Practitioners use visual prompts and signs to help all children to communicate and remove communication barriers.

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