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Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside # Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Aug 2025) · 4.0 (4 parent reviews) · Riverside Primary School, Belmont Avenue, Hereford, HR2 7JF · Herefordshire Number of places 70 places Age range 0–3 yrs Last inspected Aug 2025 Local authority Herefordshire About - About - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside, located in Hereford, HR2 7JF, is a 'Good' rated childcare setting that registered in 2013 and operates from purpose-built premises on the same site as Riverside Primary School. The nursery provides full-day care for children aged from 0 to 3 years, with a total capacity of 70 places and currently has 11 children on roll. The dedicated staff team, comprising 10 members, focuses on building strong relationships with children and their families, ensuring effective settling-in sessions and offering stay-and-play sessions tailored to individual needs. The nursery prides itself on supporting children's early literacy and communication skills through engaging play activities, reading, action songs and rhymes, and fostering a love of reading with a lending library. Leaders are committed to high-quality care and education, prioritising a child-centred approach to well-being and development. The setting also places a strong emphasis on consistent hygiene practices, outdoor play and promoting good behaviour, ensuring a nurturing and stimulating environment for all children. What it's like The nurturing staff team builds strong relationships with children and their families, with effective settling-in sessions and tailored stay-and-play sessions for parents. Children make good progress in their learning, supported by engaging play experiences and a focus on early literacy and communication skills. Staff are positive role models, promoting good behaviour and responding to children's needs, particularly for babies who are very happy and content. Nurturing staff team Child-centred approach Strong parent partnerships Good early literacy support Effective safeguarding Dedicated leaders ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 4.30pm Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2013 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating Last inspected 22 August 2025 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend The nurturing staff team builds strong relationships with children and their families, with effective settling-in sessions and tailored stay-and-play sessions for parents. Children make good progress in their learning, supported by engaging play experiences and a focus on early literacy and communication skills. Staff are positive role models, promoting good behaviour and responding to children's needs, particularly for babies who are very happy and content. Inspector highlights - The nurturing staff team build strong relationships with children and their families. - Effective settling-in sessions help children's move from home to the nursery. - Parents and children are invited to attend stay-and-play sessions, which staff tailor to meet their individual needs. - Children arrive happy, and they separate from their parents or carers with ease. - All children make good progress from their starting points. - Leaders are dedicated to their roles, and they strive to deliver high-quality care and education for all children. - The overall effectiveness at previous inspection was Outstanding. - The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Areas to develop - 1 Strengthen staff supervisions and reflective discussions to target professional development opportunities more precisely on staff's individual needs to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level. - 2 Support staff to consistently focus their interactions on the intended learning of activities to fully engage children and further embed their learning to help them make even better progress. Inspection #10407745 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50287339) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside Inspection date Aug 2025 Inspection no. 10407745 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50287339)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY468858) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=merry-go-round-riverside-hr2-7jf-ey468858) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child Outdoor space Staff provide children with daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise. ## Parent Reviews 4.0 (4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocL7T9G71ABR8LwRetHoKWI9FtulqBjusXIT1RXNM-1J9ZAtPQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Laura Laura 2 years ago Absolutely lovely nursery. My son loved it and is very sad to be leaving here to go to school. Friendly staff and a really nice nursery setting with plenty of space and things to do [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURwcFpYc1JREAE!2m1!1s0x48704a4373f3ce47:0x14ef1fce3acffcc8) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJ2wdwyHu2hmWTQxMGSX0G7hYXp6x3JrNngo8_6xFUrwK5FMA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) omotola ajibade 9 months ago Great nursery, lovely staff and an excellent manager! [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pKaWFrbENNVWt5ZVUwd2QyaHhOMmR6VW1GUFFsRRAB!2m1!1s0x48704a4373f3ce47:0x14ef1fce3acffcc8) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLZ6bPuuUfW4zaxKjMCCLUQExyUQLTIJXaTGB5SV3uIhGB01w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Mateusz Obszczymur 9 months ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21nME1UZ3ljemxDYWw4d1ZGcG1SMUJZZFdKNE5FRRAB!2m1!1s0x48704a4373f3ce47:0x14ef1fce3acffcc8) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUEVc4c1lR09uRUtWsZgAtDhDGuC9cmxIFtOmV_RT4H9InC5Vpo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) josh 3 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR1LWR2UjJBRRAB!2m1!1s0x48704a4373f3ce47:0x14ef1fce3acffcc8) Reviews from Google for Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside. 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