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Newbury Gardens Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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4.3(4 parent reviews) ·Greenham House, Greenham Road, Newbury, RG14 7HS · West Berkshire
Number of places
89 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
West Berkshire

About this day nursery

Newbury Gardens Day Nursery, located in central Newbury, Berkshire, was registered in 2013 and is part of a chain of five nurseries. The setting provides full-day care for children aged 0 to 4 years, operating Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, excluding bank holidays.

The nursery has a total of 89 places and currently has 93 children on roll. It operates with a dedicated team of 28 staff members, with a significant proportion holding relevant qualifications at Level 2, Level 3, and Level 5.

The nursery prides itself on building secure relationships with parents, staff, and children, ensuring everyone's well-being is considered for children's growth and development. Recent changes include an additional room to facilitate smaller group sizes, enabling staff to meet individual needs more effectively, and adjusted staffing arrangements to build strong key-person bonds.

The provision is rated 'Good' by Ofsted, with a previous 'Outstanding' rating, highlighting its commitment to continuous improvement and high-quality early years education. The nursery emphasises a wide range of engaging activities both indoors and outdoors, and staff are skilled at offering enjoyable experiences that support children's learning and development across all areas.

What it's like

Throughout the nursery, children behave well and are friendly towards everyone. They show an interest in the lives of others, listen attentively, and ask questions. They learn to develop skills to resolve conflicts and eagerly participate in a wide range of activities and experiences.

Strong relationshipsEngaging activitiesSkilled staff

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Newbury Gardens Day Nursery

Last inspected 14 March 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Throughout the nursery, children behave well and are friendly towards everyone. They show an interest in the lives of others, listen attentively, and ask questions. They learn to develop skills to resolve conflicts and eagerly participate in a wide range of activities and experiences.

Inspector highlights

  • Children behave well and are friendly, showing interest in others and learning to resolve conflicts.
  • Children eagerly participate in a wide range of activities, including building a 'campfire' and exploring mathematical concepts.
  • Managers ensure secure relationships with parents, staff, and children, understanding the impact of well-being on children's growth.
  • Recent changes, including an additional room and staffing adjustments, have led to more effective individual support and quick establishment of secure bonds with key children.
  • Staff support children's progress in all areas of learning, from babies enjoying physical challenges to older children developing early writing skills.
  • Children learn about different cultures, visit the mobile library, feed ducks, and have lessons in physical education and dance.
  • Parents consistently provide highly positive praise for managers and staff, appreciating their dedication and communication.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with managers and staff demonstrating good knowledge and conducting regular risk assessments.

Areas to develop

  • 1Support staff to achieve their aim of providing consistently high-quality interactions to motivate children in their learning.
Inspection #10282479 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) with focused one-to-one support.

EAL / language support

Staff learn keywords from children's home language to support children who speak English as an additional language, working in partnership with parents and other agencies to provide necessary support.

Parent Reviews of Newbury Gardens Day Nursery

4.3
(4)
Sapan Shah
3 years ago

Amazing team with so much heart and caring mindset. It’s wonderful seeing our son get excited about going here. The team really make an effort to engage the kids and develop them in a very individualised way. The management is really committed to providing a safe, fun, and loving environment and we’re very thankful to Emma, Lorna and the whole team at Newbury Gardens Day nursery.

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Lou
8 years ago

Fantastic lovely staff excellent with the children .

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Heather Parson
a month ago

Wonderful staff, great relationship with my little one. She loves going, super smiley when she seeing she staff

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Inspection history

Date: April 2014

  • March 2023Good
  • August 2017Outstanding
  • April 2014Good

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