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Little Pumpkins Nursery in Manningtree

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
·The Early Years Unit 2, The Avenue, Manningtree, CO11 2FR · Essex
Number of places
55 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Little Pumpkins Nursery & Pre-Primary offers an exclusive early years and educational childcare experience. The nursery operates from 7:30 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks of the year.

They provide a thoughtfully designed selection of nursery sessions to accommodate the unique needs of each family. The environment fosters a joyful and exploratory learning journey for every child, encouraging discovery and engagement.

Parents interested in learning more or visiting the welcoming community can easily get in touch with the nursery.

What it's like

Children enter the nursery with confidence and excitement, forming strong attachments with friendly and nurturing staff. The curriculum is coherently planned and embedded, with staff using familiar stories and rhymes to build on children's knowledge, such as through a bespoke handwashing song. This effectively teaches children good hygiene routines.

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am-6pm Monday – Friday 50 weeks of the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

full day

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Pumpkins Nursery

Last inspected 19 April 2024

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 enter the nursery with confidence and excitement, forming strong attachments with friendly and nurturing staff. The curriculum is coherently planned and embedded, with staff using familiar stories and rhymes to build on children's knowledge, such as through a bespoke handwashing song. This effectively teaches children good hygiene routines.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff respond exceptionally well to babies' first words and gestures, creating a language-rich environment.
  • Robust assessment processes are in place, and parents receive daily online and face-to-face updates.
  • Children's communication and language development are prioritised, with effective targeted interventions for delayed speech and language, and Makaton is taught to aid communication.
  • Children's physical, social, and emotional well-being is paramount, and they benefit from trips to local parks, beaches, and the library.
  • Children learn to care for living things, building confidence and compassion by watering plants and growing potatoes in the greenhouse.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop the opportunities available for staff to share good practice and learn from their colleagues.
Inspection #10335391 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Parents of children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, express overwhelming gratitude for the dedicated staff who go above and beyond to support them and ensure their children's holistic needs are continually and consistently met. Children with delayed speech and language benefit from effective targeted interventions delivered by trained staff.

Outdoor space

Indoor and outdoor learning environments are well resourced and enticing. Resources are placed at a low level enabling children to fully participate and make choices. Children demonstrate their understanding of good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands independently before eating and after playing outdoors.

Inspection history

Date: April 2024

  • May 2024Good
  • April 2024Good

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