Session types
Morning: 8am – 1pm, Extended Morning: 7.30am – 1pm, Afternoon: 1pm – 6pm, Full day: 8am – 6pm, Full day with Extended Morning: 7.30am – 6pm
Nellie's Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
Number of places
92 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Norfolk
About this day nursery
Nellie's Nursery, situated in Hethersett, just four miles south of Norwich, is an esteemed childcare provider dedicated to delivering exceptional nursery provision for children up to five years old. The nursery operates 51 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, offering a nurturing, stimulating, and inspiring environment where children can thrive.
Their philosophy centres on the well-being and happiness of each child, fostering natural curiosity and interests through personalised care and a comprehensive curriculum. The nursery has a minimum attendance requirement of either one full day session or two morning/afternoon sessions per week, ensuring children establish familiarity with their key person and the nursery setting for optimal settling and engagement.
Nellie's also prides itself on its healthy eating programme, with freshly cooked, nutritious meals prepared by an onsite chef. The facility features three thoughtfully designed rooms, equipped with age-appropriate, multi-sensory, and challenging resources to support each child's development.
The nursery actively supports families with various funding options, including government-funded sessions and Tax-Free Childcare, offering flexibility with 46-week and 51-week funding schemes.
Our ethos
Nellie's Nursery's philosophy centres on the well-being and happiness of each child, aiming to foster natural curiosity and interests through personalised care and a comprehensive curriculum. They are committed to providing a nurturing, stimulating, and inspiring environment with multi-sensory and challenging resources to support development.
What it's like
Children enthusiastically enter the nursery and are greeted by caring staff, who are attentive to their needs and help them settle in. Staff implement a very effective system, which ensures children build strong and trusting attachments with their key persons, reassuring and comforting them when upset. Parents' involvement is prioritised from the beginning, with staff collaboratively gathering ongoing, in-depth information about individual children, resulting in a bespoke curriculum and good progress for all children and babies.
Nurturing environmentPersonalised approachHealthy eating programmeFlexible funding optionsExperienced staff
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Food
Freshly cooked, nutritious meals by onsite chef
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Age range
Up to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2017
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Nellie's Nursery
Last inspected 29 November 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children enthusiastically enter the nursery and are greeted by caring staff, who are attentive to their needs and help them settle in. Staff implement a very effective system, which ensures children build strong and trusting attachments with their key persons, reassuring and comforting them when upset. Parents' involvement is prioritised from the beginning, with staff collaboratively gathering ongoing, in-depth information about individual children, resulting in a bespoke curriculum and good progress for all children and babies.
Inspector highlights
- Overall, teaching is good quality.
- The support provided for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, is highly effective.
- Throughout the nursery, staff provide group learning opportunities that support children's important social skills.
- Children are extremely well behaved and frequently show respectful behaviours to others as they play cooperatively.
- Babies and children develop a love of reading.
Areas to develop
- 1review the organisation of adult-led group activities to make sure that learning is consistently purposeful for all children
- 2help staff to consider how they can build on encouraging children to continually practise their self-care routines and become successful in attending to their personal needs.
Inspection #10367684 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents report how they feel their children have made very good progress since attending the nursery, especially in their speech and language development.
They explain how transitions through each room are seamless because of the nurturing and conscientious staff supporting this.
Parents appreciate the excellent, daily, online and face-to-face communication throughout the day.
As a result, they feel they know how to further support their child's learning at home.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The support provided for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, is highly effective. The dedicated management team and staff support parents with any referrals and put robust plans in place to help close any gaps in children's learning. Collaborative working with external agencies and one-to-one focused support for children means they are thriving.
Outdoor space
Regular and fun, indoor and outdoor exercise bolsters children's physical health and mental well-being. Children enjoy bat and ball games, practising their hand-eye coordination and consolidating friendships through turn taking. Staff set up obstacle courses for children to explore. Children run, jump and climb confidently, developing their large-motor skills. Babies develop their independence gradually, as staff encourage them to find their shoes before going outdoors. Conscientious staff remind children that the icy weather makes the ground slippery. Pre-school children show they are learning to risk assess themselves, by walking carefully outdoors to minimise any accidents.
Parent Reviews of Nellie's Nursery
4.4
(7)
Sophie Wilson
2 years ago
My son has been attending for nearly a year within the 0-2 age room and I have nothing but praise. The staff who look after him are warm and caring and have supported his development whilst he has lots of fun. I would not hesitate in recommending Nellies.
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Sarah Posey
3 years ago
My daughter has been coming here for 3 years and will be leaving to start school later in the year. It is a fantastic nursery, so professional and organised, and every member of staff so caring and enthusiastic about their job. Highly recommended.
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Jessica Dossena
7 years ago
My daughter has been going to Nellie's for 6 months now and we love it. They are really creative with their activities, the outdoor space is great too. The staff are friendly and so caring.
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Emma Robinson
7 years ago
Fantastic nursery. My little boy has been going for a few months and absolutely loves it. His communication and confidence has improved significantly thanks to the fabulous staff.
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James Pie
8 years ago
Recently viewed the nursery. It's unimaginative, the staff seam un inspiring, there are very little resources, nothing to do for my little princess, i'm afraid this wasn't the one for me or my girlfriend, traffic was awful on dangerous roads too, took ages to get to due to traffic.
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Inspection history
Date: February 2019
- November 2024Good
- February 2019Good
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