Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7.45am to 5.30pm
Little Stars Day Nursery in Spalding
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
Number of places
86 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Lincolnshire
About this day nursery
30pm, all year round, providing childcare for children aged 0-4 years. The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 11th October 2022.
Children consistently arrive happy and eager to explore the welcoming environment, settling in well. They feel secure, readily seeking staff for comfort or help, and thoroughly enjoy the well-equipped playrooms.
The curriculum effectively blends adult-led and child-led play, ensuring all seven areas of learning are covered, which helps children to develop their thinking skills. Staff encourage communication and language skills, with pre-schoolers confidently discussing seasons during circle time.
The nursery provides ample opportunities for outdoor play, encouraging children to take age-appropriate risks, such as safely navigating wheeled toys, which helps them understand how to keep themselves safe. This approach also fosters independence, with children offered choices in play and encouraged to develop self-help skills during mealtimes.
What it's like
Children enter the nursery happy and with a smile on their faces, settling well and showing keenness to explore the environment and activities. They feel safe and secure, readily seeking out staff for reassurance or help. Children thoroughly enjoy the well-equipped playrooms, engaging in imaginative play and demonstrating readiness for the next stages of their learning.
Good Ofsted ratingSafe and secure environmentBlended learning approachOutdoor play opportunitiesPromotes independenceStrong staff support
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2020
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Stars Day Nursery
Last inspected 11 October 2022 · Sharon Alleary
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 happy and with a smile on their faces, settling well and showing keenness to explore the environment and activities. They feel safe and secure, readily seeking out staff for reassurance or help. Children thoroughly enjoy the well-equipped playrooms, engaging in imaginative play and demonstrating readiness for the next stages of their learning.
Inspector highlights
- The knowledgeable provider supports the team well, and effective systems are in place for staff supervision and training.
- The curriculum blends adult-led and child-led play, covering all seven areas of learning, leading to children enhancing their thinking skills.
- Children's behaviour is good, with staff supporting them to manage feelings and setting clear rules and boundaries.
- Staff provide children with good opportunities for fresh air and physical activity, allowing them to take age-appropriate risks.
- Staff provide children with various opportunities to learn and develop independence, from choosing play to self-help skills at mealtimes.
Areas to develop
- 1provide further links to people and the community to ensure that children experience a range of opportunities to learn about the wider world
- 2support staff to improve their skills even further, to help them to maximise all opportunities to extend children's learning as far as possible.
Inspection #10220690 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Staff provide children with good opportunities for fresh air and to engage in physical activity. Children take age-appropriate risks, enabling them to understand how to keep themselves safe. For example, children safely negotiate space and change speed and direction on wheeled toys.
Parent Reviews of Little Stars Day Nursery
5.0
(2)
Kaesiah Howells
10 months ago
My daughter comes here and they are amazing with her.
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Christopher Marriott
9 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: October 2022
- November 2022Good
- October 2022Good
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