Opening hours
7:30am - 6pm throughout the year
Loveders Nursery School
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jan 2024)
Number of places
89 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
West Sussex
About this day nursery
Loveders Nursery School, established in 1983, is situated in a picturesque rural setting near the West Sussex/Hampshire border. It occupies a large converted barn within a spacious half-acre plot.
The day nursery caters to children under five and also offers an out-of-school club for children aged 4-12, serving areas such as Nutbourne, Southbourne, Emsworth, Chichester, and surrounding villages. The day nursery is open year-round from 7:30 am to 6 pm, providing flexible session options.
Its facilities are divided into 'Little Loveders' for newborns to two-year-olds, housed in their own cottage with a dedicated garden, and 'Loveders' for two to four-year-olds, which boasts exceptional indoor and outdoor environments rich in resources. Additionally, the 'FreeZone' provides a fun, stimulating, and secure environment for school-aged children during before and after-school hours and holidays.
The nursery has been awarded an 'OFSTED OUTSTANDING' rating, reflecting its commitment to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can play, explore, and flourish. They offer a range of extra-curricular activities including music, Spanish, yoga, and excursions, alongside a focus on healthy eating and ample outdoor spaces for children to enjoy.
What it's like
Staff create a vibrant and exciting nursery for children to spend their time in. Children of all ages are surrounded by an abundance of opportunities to explore, investigate and learn. The atmosphere is electric, with the sound of confident children engaged in animated discussions with their friends and warm, sensitive interactions with adults.
OFSTED OutstandingRural settingAll-year-round openingSeparate facilities for different age groupsOut-of-school club
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Age range
Newborn to 12 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Food
Healthy Eating
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Loveders Nursery School
Last inspected 23 January 2024
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Staff create a vibrant and exciting nursery for children to spend their time in. Children of all ages are surrounded by an abundance of opportunities to explore, investigate and learn. The atmosphere is electric, with the sound of confident children engaged in animated discussions with their friends and warm, sensitive interactions with adults.
Inspector highlights
- Staff create a vibrant and exciting nursery for children to spend their time in.
- Children throughout the nursery form strong, trusting relationships with staff and flourish in an environment where they are treated with kindness and respect.
- Staff make excellent use of storytelling to enhance children's language skills and extend all areas of learning.
- The senior management team has a clear and highly ambitious vision for children that is fully understood and consistently implemented by all staff.
- Teaching of a high standard is commonplace across the nursery, and children are completely engaged in their learning.
Inspection #10304901 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
There are fully effective and highly coordinated arrangements to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The emotional well-being of children with SEND is carefully considered, and staff work closely in partnership with other professionals when planning transitions to school.
Outdoor space
Children regularly enjoy stories in the outdoor classroom, where staff skilfully pause to check and extend learning by explaining the meaning of new words. Outdoors, children learn to assess and manage risks as they engage in all manner of physical activities. They enthusiastically hang bird feeders they have made in the outdoor forest area of the nursery garden.
Google Reviews of Loveders Nursery School
4.2
(5 Google reviews)
Richard Tavener
2 years ago
So far so good my one year old has been in the baby room for a couple of days a week. Yes there has been a few minor issues with the odd day that the journal doesn’t get updated but overall the staff have been helpful. One slight negative I do have is the car park is tiny for the amount of kids that are in there and sometimes the road which is very rural can be a pain to negotiate. For now we are happy with the care that the hard working staff are providing. Only time will tell how we get on as my child develops.
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Rachael Hoffmann
3 years ago
It’s with much regret I write this, as so many staff seem very sweet but I’ve met a few parents now who, like me, pulled their kids out because they didn’t settle or seemed unhappy. It was only after I saw my son in a different setting did I realise the extent of his discomfort; basically he’s a different child! Because Loveders is terrible at updating any journal or providing any real feedback at pickup, we didn’t know what was going on. But now I suspect my Son (whose shy at first) was extremely unhappy due to high numbers of children, chaotic situations and not enough attention in general. I wish I’d known earlier!!
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Benny Lloydjones
12 years ago
I went to this nursery when I was younger, I would thoroughly recommend.
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Queenly Asante
3 weeks ago
This is a long overdue review. I took my daughter here in 2023. To be honest I was scared, not just of this nursery but generally. I must say this nursery was one of the most caring places I have ever seen. They took care of my daughter so well. This is the only place my daughter was comfortable eating(she doesn’t eat in school till date). I remember when I was asked to give them some of my local recipe so that they can cook it for my daughter since she was not used to the food that was served. My daughter loved her key workers and she still remembers them til today. I am soo grateful for the care which is not something my family is used to around here. I wish every nursery/school will treat every child equally like this nursery did. Well done
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Chris Page
5 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: May 2014
- January 2024Outstanding
- February 2018Outstanding
- May 2014Outstanding
Frequently asked about Loveders Nursery School
About the setting
Loveders Nursery School re-registered in November 2013 and operates in Nutbourne, near Chichester, West Sussex. The nursery school is open 50 weeks of the year. The nursery school receives funding for free education for children aged two, three and four years. A team of 30 members of staff work with the children, with one holding early years teacher status and six holding a qualification at level 5 or above.
- URN
- EY471484
- Registered person
- Loveders Nursery School Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Outstanding
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