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Little Squirrels Community Nursery # Little Squirrels Community Nursery Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (May 2025) · 5.0 (2 Google reviews) · Ryde Business Park, Nicholson Road, Ryde, PO33 1BQ · Isle of Wight Number of places 63 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected May 2025 Local authority Isle of Wight About - About - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Little Squirrels Community Nursery, registered in 2003, is a childcare setting located in the Oakfield area of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The day nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year, closing for two weeks over Christmas and bank holidays. It offers a warm and welcoming environment where staff are dedicated to supporting children's emotional well-being and happiness, ensuring they feel safe and secure. The setting provides extensive settling-in sessions to build strong relationships between children, families, and key staff. With 11 qualified staff members, children from birth to four years old benefit from a language-rich environment and an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum tailored to their individual needs and interests. The day nursery effectively identifies children who may need extra support, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and works closely with parents and professionals to ensure good progress. Parents consistently praise the friendly staff and the homely atmosphere, highlighting the strong partnerships that support children's learning and development. What it's like Staff are committed to supporting children's emotional well-being and happiness, ensuring they feel safe, secure, and ready to learn. Children are confident and freely explore resources, demonstrating good behaviour. Staff provide a language-rich environment and are skilled at identifying spontaneous learning opportunities to ignite children's curiosity and promote thinking skills, helping them understand the world around them. Strong relationships Language-rich environment Ambitious curriculum Skilful staff Parent partnerships ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm Term time / All Year Mixed Registered with Ofsted 2003 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Little Squirrels Community Nursery Last inspected 28 May 2025 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Staff are committed to supporting children's emotional well-being and happiness, ensuring they feel safe, secure, and ready to learn. Children are confident and freely explore resources, demonstrating good behaviour. Staff provide a language-rich environment and are skilled at identifying spontaneous learning opportunities to ignite children's curiosity and promote thinking skills, helping them understand the world around them. Inspector highlights - Staff are committed to supporting children's emotional well-being and happiness, ensuring they feel safe and secure and ready to learn. - Children are confident and freely explore resources and learning experiences provided by staff. - Staff are excellent role models, providing a language-rich environment that supports children's growing vocabulary and communication skills. - Leaders are strong and supportive, fostering a happy and positive environment through regular supervision and training. - The curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, with staff observing and planning precise next steps based on children's interests and needs. - Staff are skilful at identifying spontaneous learning opportunities, such as exploring wildlife, and use questions to promote thinking skills. - Staff support children's independence from an early age, teaching self-care skills like feeding, nose wiping, tidying, and handwashing. - Partnerships with parents are a real strength, with parents praising the friendly staff and 'homely' environment, and appreciating regular updates on their children's progress. Areas to develop - 1 Build on staff's knowledge of implementing planned strategies for children with SEND more consistently to further support their progress. - 2 Support staff to be consistent in behaviour management strategies to help children to understand the impact of their behaviour on others. Inspection #10388651 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50280946) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Little Squirrels Community Nursery Inspection date May 2025 Inspection no. 10388651 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50280946)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY235868) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Phone not yet listed Ryde Business Park, Nicholson Road, Ryde, PO33 1BQ ## Explore day nurseries near Ryde - [Day nurseries in Ryde](/search?q=Ryde) - [Day nurseries in South East](/search?q=South+East) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=little-squirrels-community-nursery-po33-1bq-ey235868) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Staff effectively support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, working closely with parents and other professionals to implement targeted plans and use additional funding wisely. Children with SEND make good progress, despite occasional inconsistencies in staff's use of strategies. ## Google Reviews of Little Squirrels Community Nursery 5.0 (2 Google reviews) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUzFg45s4rSmNVyNq2SGtQnUqiCIKpkIVquhM-1wfsuIIq79AdJ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) Freya a year ago Fantastic Nursery and Childcare setting. My daughter absolutely adores it here and has settled in really well, she enjoys going here and has some on superbly with her speech and developmental skills!😁big Thankyou to all of the lovely staff. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNibFp6NDNnRRAB!2m1!1s0x48746101b7b179bb:0x25a6ec0771ac67d5) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjU_ndlOE-zuopUz3GnmkY5bo9-E7LLDUYvQS83K_-NUk3Cnttwf=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba5) Gary Duly 3 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNCaU1EZkV3EAE!2m1!1s0x48746101b7b179bb:0x25a6ec0771ac67d5) Reviews from Google for Little Squirrels Community Nursery. 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