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Little Peeps Nursery in Colchester

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
·Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Colchester, CO5 9QB · Essex
Number of places
27 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Little Peeps Nursery, a family-operated preschool in Feering, offers sessional care during term-time for children aged 2-5 years. The nursery focuses on providing a stimulating environment where children can develop at their own pace, fostering confidence and independence.

They emphasise individualised care, aligning their planning with the Birth-5 years Curriculum while catering to each child's unique needs. The nursery aims to help children develop a wide range of skills, from physical and intellectual to emotional and social, ultimately preparing them for primary school with abilities like writing their name, recognising alphabet letters and numbers, basic computer skills, and a fundamental understanding of various subjects.

Their approach is child-centred, ensuring children are never forced into activities and their views are always considered. The team of experienced and qualified staff are committed to creating a happy, safe, and relaxed atmosphere, focusing on each child's achievements and offering consistent support and encouragement.

Our ethos

Little Peeps Nursery describes its approach as child-centred, fostering confidence and independence by allowing children to develop at their own pace. They emphasise individualised care, aligning planning with the Birth-5 years Curriculum and considering each child's unique needs and views. The nursery is committed to creating a happy, safe, and relaxed atmosphere, preparing children for primary school by developing a wide range of skills.

What it's like

Staff create a nurturing environment where children's voices are heard and valued, leading to confident children who express their interests and views. They promote independence by offering numerous choices and opportunities for skill development, such as selecting their own snack items and pouring drinks. Children display positive attitudes to learning through curiosity, concentration, and engagement, and staff have high expectations for behaviour, supporting children in managing disagreements and resolving conflict.

Family-run nurserySessional careTerm-time onlyChild-centred approachExperienced staff

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Age range

2-5 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Sessional care (term time only)

Established

2003

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Peeps Nursery

Last inspected 21 June 2024 · Jessica Whiteley

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff create a nurturing environment where children's voices are heard and valued, leading to confident children who express their interests and views. They promote independence by offering numerous choices and opportunities for skill development, such as selecting their own snack items and pouring drinks. Children display positive attitudes to learning through curiosity, concentration, and engagement, and staff have high expectations for behaviour, supporting children in managing disagreements and resolving conflict.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff read to children in a way that excites and engages them, introducing new ideas, concepts and words, and children use a voting system to choose which story is read.
  • Parents speak highly about the setting, praising the staff for care and education, and noting improvements over the past year.
  • Staff have excellent knowledge of their key children, identifying strengths and concerns, and supporting their learning to ensure good progress.
  • Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for providing high-quality, inclusive care and education to all children.
  • Leaders work in partnership with other professionals, agencies and children's parents to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported to make good progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on staff's questioning techniques to enable children to have more time to think, respond and verbalise what they know.
Inspection #10339231 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly about the setting.

They praise the staff team for the care and education it provides to the children.

Parents talk about improvements that have taken place over the past year and how these have had a positive impact.

Parents feel communication is effective and they feel involved in their child's learning.

Parents also comment about the sense of community the setting creates.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders work in partnership with other professionals, agencies and children's parents to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported to make good progress. They hold regular meetings to share information, and access training to ensure children are provided with the additional support they require.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: June 2011

  • June 2024Good
  • July 2018Good
  • September 2015Good
  • June 2011Good

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