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Miss Polly's, The Hurst Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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2.0(1 parent reviews) ·The Hurst School, Brimpton Road, Tadley, RG26 5NL · Hampshire
Number of places
47 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Miss Polly's Nursery, located within The Hurst School, offers comprehensive childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Established in 1990, the nursery provides a stimulating, safe, and supportive environment designed to foster children's development through play.

They operate 51 weeks a year, offering both full-time and part-time professional care to both local families and those in surrounding communities. The nursery is divided into three age-specific rooms: Caterpillars for infants (0-2 years), Butterflies for toddlers (2-3 years), and Ladybirds for preschoolers (3-5 years).

In addition to indoor facilities, Miss Polly's boasts an enclosed garden, outdoor play area, and a woodland area for children to explore. The Ladybirds group also benefits from a weekly 'Stretch and Grow' class led by a qualified fitness teacher, focusing on body awareness, healthy living, and nutrition.

The nursery prides itself on its dedicated team of qualified Nursery Assistants who regularly engage in professional development to uphold high standards of childcare. Recent parental feedback highlights exceptional satisfaction, with 100% of parents reporting their child's happiness and safety, positive behaviour encouragement, and a strong likelihood of recommending the nursery to others.

Miss Polly's aims to instil self-confidence and self-esteem by providing a loving and secure atmosphere, and they highly value parental involvement, considering parents as primary educators.

What it's like

Children learn to be independent and develop their self-care skills, making good progress from their starting points. Staff support children to follow their interests and provide engaging activities. Younger children enjoy sensory experiences outdoors.

Established since 1990Age-specific roomsOutdoor learning areasWeekly fitness classesHighly positive parental feedback

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

51 weeks of the year

Age range

6 weeks to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Miss Polly's, The Hurst Nursery

Last inspected 1 February 2024 · Chris Lamey

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 learn to be independent and develop their self-care skills, making good progress from their starting points. Staff support children to follow their interests and provide engaging activities. Younger children enjoy sensory experiences outdoors.

Inspector highlights

  • Children learn to be independent and develop self-care skills.
  • Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively.
  • Staff learn about children
  • s home festivals and plan activities around them.
  • Staff use effective assessment and planning to help children learn across all areas.
  • Staff ensure behaviour expectations and boundaries are clear and consistent.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on the provision for outdoor play and experiences to provide more learning opportunities for those children who prefer to learn outdoors
  • 2review and adapt the organisation of group activities and transitions throughout the day to maintain children
  • 3s interest and minimise the disruption to their play and learning more effectively.
Inspection #10311704 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of the nursery.

They talk about the progress their children have made and particularly comment that they have developed their communication and confidence.

They say their children are happy to attend and that staff are friendly.

They feel listened to as parents and communicate regularly with their child

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a strength at this setting. The special educational needs coordinator works closely with external agencies and staff to help meet children's specific needs. The manager spends extra funding with integrity to, for example, provide one-to-one staff to support children and to purchase suitable resources.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy some outdoor learning in the nursery garden and on occasion, they go for walks in the local community. However, the provision for such experiences is restricted to short, planned outdoor play sessions, which managers are mindful does not always enable those children who learn better outdoors to benefit fully.

Parent Reviews of Miss Polly's, The Hurst Nursery

2.0
(1)
Jen
10 months ago

Had an issue a few years ago with them when my son was little. Wont go into detail but wont be returning

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Inspection history

Date: March 2006

  • March 2024Good
  • February 2024Good
  • April 2018Good
  • April 2018Good
  • June 2017Requires improvement
  • June 2015Good
  • May 2015Good
  • April 2010Good
  • March 2010Good
  • March 2006Good

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