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Lullabies

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
·c/o Palmarsh Primary School, St George's Place, Hythe, CT21 6NE · Kent
Number of places
42 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

The provider accepts funding for free early education for two, three, and four-year-olds. The nursery boasts a team of 13 staff members, with nine holding early years qualifications from Level 2 to Level 6.

Children at Lullabies benefit from stimulating learning environments, both indoors and outdoors, and staff are skilled at offering a challenging and exciting curriculum while nurturing independent learners. The nursery places a strong emphasis on fostering good behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and effective leadership and management.

Significant improvements have been made, including enhancements to the learning environments and well-targeted staff training, contributing to the overall high quality of provision.

What it's like

Children become extremely motivated and independent learners as they confidently explore the stimulating learning environments, indoors and out. Staff use their comprehensive knowledge of each child to offer a challenging, exciting curriculum. All children receive good support from staff to learn how to behave, including clear explanations and gentle reminders when needed. The warm, caring interactions of staff help children to feel safe and secure.

Motivated learnersStimulating environmentsEffective leadershipStrong partnershipsGood behaviour

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2011

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Lullabies

Last inspected 12 March 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children become extremely motivated and independent learners as they confidently explore the stimulating learning environments, indoors and out. Staff use their comprehensive knowledge of each child to offer a challenging, exciting curriculum. All children receive good support from staff to learn how to behave, including clear explanations and gentle reminders when needed. The warm, caring interactions of staff help children to feel safe and secure.

Inspector highlights

  • Children become extremely motivated and independent learners as they confidently explore the stimulating learning environments, indoors and out.
  • Staff use their comprehensive knowledge of each child to offer a challenging, exciting curriculum.
  • All children receive good support from staff to learn how to behave, including clear explanations and gentle reminders when needed.
  • The warm, caring interactions of staff help children to feel safe and secure.
  • The leadership and management of the nursery are strong and effective.
  • Staff work very well as a team and share information effectively to ensure that children's individual needs are understood and met well.
  • There are good arrangements to support children to understand and respect the similarities and differences of people in their local community and in the wider world.
  • Overall, partnerships with parents are strong.
  • Staff promote children's health well.

Areas to develop

  • 1review and improve the organisation of whole-group activities for older children so that they are all able to benefit from the valuable learning opportunities taking place
  • 2enhance information-sharing with parents to offer more precise details of the next steps planned for their children, to support parents to extend learning at home.
Inspection #10315074 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children confidently explore the stimulating learning environments, indoors and out. Staff ensure that the children are dressed in warm, waterproof clothes to enable them to play outdoors in the rain.

Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2024

Date: December 2011

  • March 2024Good
  • September 2023Inadequate
  • March 2018Good
  • May 2015Good
  • June 2014Requires improvement
  • December 2013Inadequate
  • December 2011Good

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