Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 17:30
New Beginnings Nursery in Newark
Ofsted: Expected standard·Walesby C Of E Primary School, New Hill, Newark, NG22 9PB · Nottinghamshire
Number of places
40 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
About this day nursery
New Beginnings Nursery, operating since 2023 in Newark, provides childcare on non-domestic premises for children aged 2–4 years. The nursery was registered with Ofsted on 27/09/2023 and received an inspection on 19 November 2025, where all safeguarding standards were met.
The dedicated team, led by registered person Laura Johnson, sets high expectations for children's behaviour and fosters a strong sense of well-being. The curriculum, based on the EYFS, is designed to support children's confidence and independence, with a particular focus on developing fine motor skills through a variety of engaging activities.
Staff are passionate about creating an inclusive learning environment, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well from their starting points. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 07:30 to 17:30, all year round, and leaders are committed to continuously improving facilities, especially the outdoor play space, to offer a broad and stimulating curriculum.
What it's like
Children at New Beginnings Nursery achieve well from their starting points thanks to a warm welcome from staff that helps them settle quickly. They feel safe and secure, fostering personal, social, and emotional development, and are well-prepared for their move to school. Children show strong communication and language skills, expressing thoughts and feelings during play, and their individual learning needs are met through continuous observation and assessment.
High expectations for behaviourStrong communication skillsInclusive learningWell-prepared for schoolYoga activities
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2023
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Nov 2025
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for New Beginnings Nursery
Last inspected 19 November 2025 · Lianne McElvaney
What it's like to attend
Children at New Beginnings Nursery achieve well from their starting points thanks to a warm welcome from staff that helps them settle quickly. They feel safe and secure, fostering personal, social, and emotional development, and are well-prepared for their move to school. Children show strong communication and language skills, expressing thoughts and feelings during play, and their individual learning needs are met through continuous observation and assessment.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff have very high expectations for children's behaviour and support them to show positive behaviour.
- Children achieve well from their starting points, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- Staff provide an abundance of activities for children to develop their small muscle skills and fine motor skills.
- Staff implement a broad curriculum that focuses on supporting children's confidence and independence.
- Staff ensure all children make expected progress from their starting points by working with families and other professionals, and effectively using funding such as early years pupil premium.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should support staff to consistently focus more precisely on the learning intentions for planned activities to maximise learning outcomes for all children.
- 2Leaders should develop staff's interactions to extend children's learning through their play and planned activities.
Inspection #2739965 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well from their starting points. Leaders know how to refer children to other agencies should additional help be needed and have an effective knowledge of supporting children with SEND. Staff have received training to support children with SEND to ensure that the curriculum they provide supports all children.
Outdoor space
Staff remind children about taking risks safely in their play as they learn to climb on equipment in the outdoor play space. Leaders are passionate about improving facilities for children to play outside so they are able to access a broad curriculum wherever they choose to play.
Inspection history
Most recent inspection
19 November 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about New Beginnings Nursery
About the setting
New Beginnings Nursery registered on 27/09/2023 and is a childcare on non-domestic premises setting. It is located at Walesby C Of E Primary School, New Hill, Walesby, Newark, NG22 9PB. The registered person is Johnson, Laura. It operates Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 17:30 and is registered on the Early Years Register, Childcare Register, and Voluntary Childcare Register. The local authority is Nottinghamshire County Council.
- URN
- 2739965
- Registered person
- Chambers, Laura
- Day care type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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