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Littleworld Clatford Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
·Unit 5, Balksbury Hill Industrial Estate, Andover, SP11 7LW · Hampshire
Number of places
55 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Littleworld Day Nurseries at Clatford is dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can flourish during their crucial early years. The nursery employs a key person approach, ensuring that each child receives individualised attention and builds a strong bond with a dedicated staff member who tracks their development and communicates regularly with parents.

The curriculum is delivered through self-chosen play, allowing staff to observe and guide children's learning effectively. The nursery is thoughtfully divided into three distinct rooms: the Mouse Room for babies, the Fox Room for toddlers, and the Owl Room for pre-schoolers, each designed to cater to the specific developmental stages of the children.

Littleworld emphasises holistic development, covering everything from healthy eating practices to a wide range of engaging activities such as cooking, science experiments, planting, and creative arts, all aimed at supporting children's growth and preparing them for future learning. The nursery also invests in ongoing staff training and development, ensuring high standards of knowledge and skills among its practitioners.

Our ethos

Littleworld employs a key person approach to ensure individualised attention and strong bonds between staff and children. Their curriculum is delivered through self-chosen play, enabling staff to observe and guide learning. They focus on holistic development, including healthy eating and diverse activities, to support growth and prepare children for future learning.

What it's like

Leaders have designed a well-sequenced curriculum that focuses on the development of children's social and emotional skills. All staff have helped create a positive, inclusive environment where all children and adults are celebrated, leading to children demonstrating social skills to support their friends and welcome new peers. Superb staff support ensures children embrace their time at the setting and contributes to their exemplary behaviour and outstanding attitudes to learning.

Key Person ApproachAge-Specific RoomsHolistic DevelopmentExperienced Team

Pricing & funding

Charges are structured around a core day session with optional breakfast, supper, and late sessions, alongside a discounted rate for bookings of three or more full days. Funded hours incur an additional hourly service fee unless parents opt out and pay separate daily charges for meals, care packages, hygiene, and activities.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Discounted daily rate applies for bookings of three or more full 10-hour days.
  • A 20% retention fee applies for term-time only bookings.
  • Late payment fee of 20% applies to outstanding balances from the 20th of the month.
  • Funded hours incur a service fee covering meals, hygiene, nappies, and activities unless parents opt out.
  • Parents opting out of the enhancement fee are charged separate daily rates for meals, hygiene, care packs, and activities.

Key facts

Food

Includes 2-course hot lunch, 2 snacks, and breakfast/supper for respective clubs. Nappies are included in the additional service fee, but parents opting out must provide their own.

Session types

Breakfast Club, Core hours, Supper Club, Late Session

Opening hours

07:45 - 17:45

Age range

9 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Littleworld Clatford Day Nursery

Last inspected 22 August 2024 · David Watkins

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

What it's like to attend

Leaders have designed a well-sequenced curriculum that focuses on the development of children's social and emotional skills. All staff have helped create a positive, inclusive environment where all children and adults are celebrated, leading to children demonstrating social skills to support their friends and welcome new peers. Superb staff support ensures children embrace their time at the setting and contributes to their exemplary behaviour and outstanding attitudes to learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have spearheaded initiatives to maintain staff's positive attitudes to work, such as mental health and well-being champions and team-building events.
  • Staff inspire children to take ownership and pride in their accomplishments, by commending them and encouraging exploration.
  • Staff work well with specialist agencies to meet the needs of children with SEND, including changing room layouts and expertly modelling language.
  • Staff carefully plan transition arrangements for all children, involving trusted adults and providing handover packs for parents.
  • Staff deliver strong support for families through a learning library, parents' evenings, and open communication with managers and key persons.
  • Healthy eating is embedded throughout the curriculum with delicious fresh food cooked on site and staff exploring healthy lifestyles with children.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to develop a more consistent approach to helping children build on their personal hygiene skills.
Inspection #10354721 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff carefully plan for and meet the additional needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which supports them to make good progress. Staff work well with specialist agencies to meet the needs of children with SEND. Additionally, staff in the pre-school room expertly model language to develop the communication of children with additional needs.

Inspection history

Date: June 2016

  • August 2024Good
  • November 2018Good
  • June 2016Good

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