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Manor Farm Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Manor Farm, Burford Road, Lechlade, GL7 3EX · Gloucestershire
Number of places
125 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Manor Farm Nursery, nestled in the picturesque Cotswolds countryside, offers a distinctive early years education within a working farm environment. Catering to children from three months to five years old, the nursery provides a stimulating and nurturing atmosphere where children can develop confidence, curiosity, and essential life skills.

The setting is housed in beautifully converted farm buildings, featuring six distinct rooms tailored to different age groups, each filled with natural light and designed for warmth and comfort. Outdoors, children have access to secure play areas, a sensory garden, a vegetable patch, and enclosures for various farm animals, including ponies, pigs, chickens, and rabbits.

This unique environment allows children to engage in hands-on experiences like feeding animals, tending to the garden, and exploring the surrounding fields and woodland. The curriculum balances adult-led activities with child-initiated play, encouraging independence and school readiness.

Manor Farm Nursery aims to provide a "home from home" feel, ensuring every child feels known, valued, and nurtured within a close-knit community. They also offer a Holiday Club for primary school-aged children, providing a range of outdoor adventures and creative projects during school breaks.

The nursery prides itself on its unique combination of outstanding education, genuine outdoor experiences, and individual attention.

Our ethos

Manor Farm Nursery offers a distinctive early years education within a working farm environment. Their curriculum balances adult-led activities with child-initiated play, encouraging independence and school readiness, all within a "home from home" feel. They pride themselves on a unique combination of outstanding education, genuine outdoor experiences, and individual attention.

What it's like

Children at Manor Farm Nursery are safe and secure and form strong bonds with staff. They demonstrate very good behaviour, manners, and confidently interact with their peers. All children benefit from daily fresh air and physical exercise, and staff have high expectations for behaviour.

Farm-based settingOutdoor learningHoliday club avaliable

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Manor Farm Nursery

Last inspected 3 November 2022

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 at Manor Farm Nursery are safe and secure and form strong bonds with staff. They demonstrate very good behaviour, manners, and confidently interact with their peers. All children benefit from daily fresh air and physical exercise, and staff have high expectations for behaviour.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are safe and secure in this nursery and have strong bonds with all staff.
  • Children of all ages benefit from daily fresh air and physical exercise, with opportunities to interact with animals and engage in physical play.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who require additional support are very well supported, with staff having a strong understanding of their needs.
  • Staff provide a curriculum that promotes various opportunities to learn and develop independence, including self-care and preparing for outdoor play.
  • Staff provide all children with an environment that is rich with language, introducing new vocabulary through sensory play, rhymes, and experiments.
  • Parents speak highly of the nursery and the support they receive from the friendly staff team, reporting good progress and effective communication systems.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to carefully plan group activities to meet the needs of all the children and to extend their learning even further.
Inspection #10244069 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Children love attending and have made good progress since they started.

Parents report they receive good verbal information on a day-to-day basis from the staff team and speak highly of the online communication system.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who require additional support are very well supported. Staff have a very good knowledge of children's starting points and how best to move them to the next stage. The special educational needs coordinator makes referrals to outside agencies in a timely manner and supports parents well. This ensures children get all the help they require to make progress in their development.

Outdoor space

Children of all ages benefit from daily fresh air and physical exercise. Babies enjoy walks around the farm in pushchairs and opportunities to see the animals. Toddlers learn the importance of caring for animals when they feed and stroke the rabbits. Older children pedal bicycles and tractors and work together to push tractors up a grass mound for faster rides.

Parent Reviews of Manor Farm Nursery

5.0
(4)
Nick Simon
7 years ago

Manor Farm is the most wonderful nursery! The kids get to run around outside all day, the teachers are all absolutely lovely and our kids couldn't be happier there. We feel really lucky to have such a wonderful nursery nearby.

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Maddalena Pinto
2 years ago

This place is child care heaven. The staff are fabulous and the facilities mean the children have new experiences everyday. Could not recommend more.

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Inspection history

Date: May 2022

  • December 2022Good
  • November 2022Good
  • July 2022Inadequate
  • May 2022Inadequate

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