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MadHatters Pre School Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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3.4(5 parent reviews) ·55a Nelson Street, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 7SZ · North Yorkshire
Number of places
34 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
North Yorkshire

About this day nursery

MadHatters Pre School Nursery, located in Scarborough (YO12 7SZ), was established in 2012 and provides childcare on non-domestic premises. With a 'Good' Ofsted rating from its latest inspection on April 24, 2025, the nursery caters to children aged 0 to 4 in a full day care setting.

It employs eight childcare staff, five of whom hold level 3 or above early years qualifications. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm, closing only on bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year.

Children at MadHatters show enthusiasm and curiosity, building strong bonds with staff, who are respectful and polite. The setting ensures children feel secure through tailored settling-in sessions and consistent routines.

The curriculum is ambitious, offering stimulating activities and promoting independence, with children actively engaging in learning, from flicking paint to planting flowers and counting blocks. The nursery focuses on developing physical skills, literacy, and mathematical language, and supports children in making healthy choices, including serving themselves snacks and brushing their teeth.

They provide government funded childcare.

What it's like

Children are enthusiastic, curious and confident learners. They receive tailored settling-in sessions to ensure they feel settled and secure. Children arrive happily at nursery, eager to join in, form firm friendships with peers and strong bonds with staff. The nursery's routines are well embedded and help children to know what to expect.

Enthusiastic learnersAmbitious curriculumStrong parent partnershipsGood behaviourOutdoor play

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am until 6pm, except for bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for MadHatters Pre School Nursery

Last inspected 24 April 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are enthusiastic, curious and confident learners. They receive tailored settling-in sessions to ensure they feel settled and secure. Children arrive happily at nursery, eager to join in, form firm friendships with peers and strong bonds with staff. The nursery's routines are well embedded and help children to know what to expect.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are enthusiastic, curious and confident learners and receive tailored settling-in sessions.
  • Staff plan an ambitious curriculum and organise the environment well, leading to children's good progress.
  • Children enjoy playing in the outdoor area and engaging in activities such as planting and digging.
  • Staff provide stimulating activities that embrace children's current interests, utilising additional funding effectively.
  • Mathematical language is embedded through various activities, such as counting blocks and learning 'more' and 'less'.
  • Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and enjoy group activities.
  • Children develop good levels of independence, serving themselves snacks and brushing their teeth.
  • A key-person system is in place, with staff forming strong attachments and understanding children's next steps.
  • Partnerships with parents and carers are very well established, with parents praising staff for their warmth.
  • Staff feel supported in their roles with regular meetings and training opportunities.
  • There is a clear focus on language and communication, with staff introducing new words.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture.

Areas to develop

  • 1Adapt group activities more specifically to consider the different ages and abilities of children to ensure that all children fully engage and benefit from the learning opportunities
  • 2Strengthen the sharing of information between key persons and the staff team to further promote and extend individual children's learning
  • 3Embed consistent strategies to support children who speak English as an additional language to develop their communication and understanding
Inspection #10392518 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children enjoy playing in the outdoor area. Staff plan opportunities for children to learn about the world around them. Children engage in planting flowers and digging, developing small muscles. They also practise balancing and jumping skills on apparatus.

EAL / language support

The nursery has fewer strategies to support children who speak English as an additional language to further support their communication and understanding.

Parent Reviews of MadHatters Pre School Nursery

3.4
(5)
Grace Lyons
2 years ago

I can't recommend Madhatters enough. My daughter excelled with the help of the team. She made new friends and gained the skills she needed to start school. She is now thriving, thanks to the staff. In my experience with the Nursery over the last few years, is that they truly go above and beyond with the kids. My youngest is now at the Nursery and she absolutely loves it. Everyday she's singing, playing in the toy kitchen or doing crafts. She loves the team and looks forward to going in everyday. Her social skills and confidence have improved greatly. She has really come into her own. 🌿 thank you for taking great care of my babies. 5 stars👍🏻 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Jordan Malpas
a year ago

Amazing nursery, the staff are amazing and my son loves going. The communication between the staff and ourselves is brilliant. After viewing numerous places this was the outstanding choice in Scarborough.

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Tricia L
3 years ago

My grandson who is autistic not so you'd notice but unable to speak when attending here. He could make his needs known and did so whenever he was taken by crying an standing rigid at the school entrance. After family discussions and with teachers we moved him to another school he was happy to attend. I wouldn't recommend this pre school.

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Gill Lewis
6 years ago

Hi good afternoon people .this nursery was really bad .my son all the time say don't like this nursery .I don't know why .but really the people to work here is Amazing, only the one lady is really rude .I don't know if is for this reason my son don't like it .then when I we go early to open the door they let wait the people out until they want .horrible place.my son last time say to me she shout me .I hope not anyway I don't recommend this place

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Inspection history

Date: September 2012

  • April 2025Good
  • August 2019Good
  • January 2016Good
  • September 2012Requires improvement

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