New Life Day Care

Ofsted rating for New Life Day Care

Last inspected 31 May 2022

What it's like to attend

• Children thrive at this warm and friendly nursery and make excellent progress.
• Learning is personalised and based on children's unique needs, with targeted intervention programmes implemented.
• Staff maintained excellent contact with families during the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting children's emotional well-being and learning superbly.
• Leaders have prioritised children's communication and language skills, and staff expertly teach new words and their meanings.
• Staff have high expectations, and children behave very well, showing kindness, friendship, and support for each other.
• Staff have an exceptionally good knowledge of the curriculum and implement all seven areas of learning effectively.
• Staff create simple but effective opportunities for children to develop a sense of wonder, such as blowing bubbles for babies.
• Children are taught to recognise and express their feelings, with areas like 'wow walls' and 'proud clouds' building confidence and self-esteem.
• The family support officer offers courses on potty training, breastfeeding, and how children form emotional attachments with adults.
• Leaders work very closely with their staff team, are mindful of pressures, and alleviate these, resulting in high staff retention.
• The manager is inspirational, providing a setting at the heart of the community, offering a creche for struggling parents, and providing food packs and equipment to families in need.
• The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with well-trained staff, in-depth knowledge of children and families, swift referrals, and multi-agency meetings.
• The setting uses a national electronic system to ensure all children are fully supported, and safeguarding documentation is clearly displayed.
• The setting is part of a local initiative ensuring timely support for domestic abuse instances.