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Lucy Lockets Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·57 Southbank Road, Southport, PR8 6QN · Sefton
Number of places
36 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Sefton

About this day nursery

Lucy Lockets Day Nursery offers a stimulating and friendly environment for children, aiming to be a home away from home. The nursery focuses on providing a secure and caring atmosphere that fosters the development of social and communication skills.

They believe in creating a safe, happy, and comfortable space where children feel a sense of belonging and security. The nursery emphasises supportive relationships between children and adults, allowing them to confidently explore, learn, and interact with their peers.

With a nurturing environment, clear routines, and consistent guidance, Lucy Lockets prioritises the social and emotional well-being of each child. The curriculum, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage, covers prime areas like personal and social development and physical development, along with specific areas, ensuring a comprehensive approach to early childhood education.

They also address special educational needs and have a structured settling-in procedure to support children's transition.

Our ethos

We at Lucy Lockets, believe that all children should feel safe, happy and comfortable. they should have a sense of belonging and security,with supportive relationships with adults which allows them to confidently explore,learn and interact with peers. Our environment is nurturing with a clear routine and consistent guidance the emphasis on social and emotional well being.

What it's like

Children enthusiastically enter the nursery, separating easily from parents due to the caring staff team who build strong attachments. Children are happy, feel safe, and have a strong sense of belonging, receiving the attention and support needed to succeed. The manager and staff implement flexible settling-in periods and support transitions to school, increasing children's confidence and preparing them for the next stage of education.

Stimulating environmentFocus on social and emotional well-beingSupportive relationships

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Lucy Lockets Day Nursery

Last inspected 26 February 2024 · Suzy Marsh

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 enthusiastically enter the nursery, separating easily from parents due to the caring staff team who build strong attachments. Children are happy, feel safe, and have a strong sense of belonging, receiving the attention and support needed to succeed. The manager and staff implement flexible settling-in periods and support transitions to school, increasing children's confidence and preparing them for the next stage of education.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager has an ambitious curriculum for the development of children's communication and language.
  • Staff promote children's physical development well through regular outdoor play.
  • Staff have developed strong partnerships with parents.
  • Leaders and staff work well as a team to ensure that children get a good start to their early education.
  • Staff provide additional activities that build on children's interests and broaden their experiences.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to use techniques that help children to use their growing vocabulary and language skills more
  • 2support staff to develop children's understanding and the language of feelings, to help them learn how to better manage their emotions.
Inspection #10311866 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator actively supports children to reach their full potential. Staff work closely with any professionals involved to promote individual children's learning. The manager uses funding well to enhance staffing ratios to help children access all areas of learning. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress from their individual starting points.

Outdoor space

Staff promote children's physical development well. They enable all children to benefit from regular outdoor play. They provide access to wheeled toys outside that support children to develop the skills of balance and pedalling. Children practise using their large-muscle skills as they run, jump and climb.

Parent Reviews of Lucy Lockets Day Nursery

5.0
(5)
Kirrilee Hughes
8 months ago

Such a lovely, independently-run nursery which provides a safe, caring and inclusive environment for children (and parents/carers!). Prompt replies to my emails and questions before we started and no complaints from little one at all. He enjoyed it so much.

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W Aqis
2 years ago

Amazing nursery!! Absolutely lovely, friendly staff always helpful and very caring.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2018

  • February 2024Good
  • April 2018Good

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About the setting

Lucy Lockets Day Nursery registered in 2016 and is situated in Southport. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff, with one holding early years professional status and 16 having appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm, with the exception of a week at Christmas and on bank holidays. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY498739
Registered person
Lucy Lockets Day Nursery Ltd
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
Good

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