Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 5.45pm, all year round.
Mosscroft Childcare
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
Number of places
51 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Knowsley
About this day nursery
Mosscroft Childcare Ltd, established in 2013, provides a nurturing environment for children aged 0-4 years. Open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am until 5:45 pm, the nursery ensures continuity of care and learning.
Following its latest Ofsted inspection on 13 June 2023, the setting was rated as 'Good' in all areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Children are welcomed by friendly staff and happily engage in various activities, forming loving bonds with practitioners who are good role models, promoting polite manners and caring behaviours.
The nursery has an ambitious curriculum, designed around the needs of all children, where mathematics is incorporated into daily activities, helping children build a solid foundation in counting and numbers. Communication and language development is strongly supported through conversations, rhymes, songs, and visual aids, with parents noting significant progress in their children's language since starting.
The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) is highly knowledgeable and works closely with other professionals to ensure all children, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), receive tailored support, facilitating good progress. Children's health and well-being are prioritised through hydration, appropriate food handling, and lessons on hygiene and healthy eating.
What it's like
Children are welcomed by friendly staff and happily explore activities. They have formed loving bonds with staff who meet their needs and ensure a positive learning environment. Staff are good role models, promoting polite manners and caring behaviours.
Friendly staffStrong parent partnershipsAmbitious curriculumGood progress for SENDFocus on languagePromotes healthy living
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2013
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Mosscroft Childcare
Last inspected 13 June 2023
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 are welcomed by friendly staff and happily explore activities. They have formed loving bonds with staff who meet their needs and ensure a positive learning environment. Staff are good role models, promoting polite manners and caring behaviours.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have addressed weaknesses from the previous inspection and provide professional development opportunities for staff, who feel supported.
- Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum based on children's needs, which staff generally implement well.
- Staff incorporate mathematics into daily activities, helping children develop a solid foundation in counting and numbers.
- Children's communication and language development is well-supported through conversations, rhymes, songs, and visual aids, with all children, including those with SEND, making good progress.
- Children's health and well-being are promoted through hydration, appropriate food handling training, and lessons on hygiene and healthy eating.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to embed the intended curriculum consistently to help children make optimum progress.
Inspection #10275657 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents describe how well their children are supported at this 'amazing' nursery.
Parents state that their children have made progress, particularly with their communication and language development, since starting at nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about her role, establishing strong partnerships with multi-agency professionals to ensure all children receive the support they need. The nursery is inclusive and all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress.
Outdoor space
Not explicitly stated in the report.
Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023
Date: June 2014
- June 2023Good
- January 2023Inadequate
- March 2019Outstanding
- June 2014Good
Frequently asked about Mosscroft Childcare
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