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Noah's Ark Nursery (Redditch)

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
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4.5(2 parent reviews) ·Ryton Close, Matchborough West, Redditch, B98 0EW · Worcestershire
Number of places
36 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Worcestershire

About this day nursery

Noah's Ark Nursery (Redditch) Ltd, established in 1992, provides a welcoming, term-time early years setting for children aged 2 to 4 years. 30pm, the nursery (rated 'Good' by Ofsted on 2nd December 2022) focuses on creating a happy and engaging environment where children feel secure and confident.

Staff greet children warmly, helping them settle in and become familiar with routines. The curriculum is designed to build on children's interests, offering a range of learning experiences both indoors and outdoors.

For example, children enjoy being physically active in the fresh air, navigating wooden tracks and moving across stepping stones to develop balance and coordination. They also explore and play curiously in the outdoor environment, using resources like stones and sticks in the mud kitchen to foster imagination and problem-solving skills.

The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities by working with professionals like speech and language therapists, and also assists children who speak English as an additional language by using various strategies and encouraging their home languages. Parents frequently commend the staff for keeping them well-informed about their child's progress and for providing activities to support learning at home, highlighting the nursery's commitment to a holistic approach to early education and social development.

What it's like

Children enter this pre-school happily, and staff greet them warmly as they arrive. They communicate with adults confidently and form secure attachments with the attentive staff. Children are aware of pre-school routines and what is expected of them, and play outdoors in the fresh air, enjoying being physically active.

Confident, curious learnersStrong communication skillsOutdoor explorationPromotes health and well-beingSupport for SENDParent partnership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8.15am until 4.30pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

1992

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Noah's Ark Nursery (Redditch)

Last inspected 2 December 2022 · Sue Bradford

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Actions the provider must take

  • implement procedures to ensure new directors provide required information to Ofsted and enable suitability checks to be completed.

What it's like to attend

Children enter this pre-school happily, and staff greet them warmly as they arrive. They communicate with adults confidently and form secure attachments with the attentive staff. Children are aware of pre-school routines and what is expected of them, and play outdoors in the fresh air, enjoying being physically active.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make good progress and are confident, curious learners.
  • Managers ensure that staff have regular access to training, strengthening their knowledge and skills.
  • Children's communication and language skills are promoted through varied contexts and activities.
  • Children particularly enjoy using the outdoor environment, exploring and playing curiously.
  • Children learn how to promote their health and well-being, including handwashing and healthy eating.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance opportunities for children to access experiences, to help them make choices and build on their own learning
  • 2help children to be increasingly independent in managing their own personal needs.
Inspection #10234303 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say that staff keep them informed about their children's learning and progress.

They appreciate that additional activities are provided for them to support children's learning at home.

Parents also feel that the staff teach children important social skills in readiness for their future experiences.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work with other professionals to help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, they access support services, such as speech and language therapy, and devise ways to help children keep up with their peers.

Outdoor space

Children play outdoors in the fresh air, and they enjoy being physically active. For example, they navigate their way along wooden tracks and learn to balance and stretch as they move carefully across stepping stones. Children particularly enjoy using the outdoor environment, following their interests and being curious as they explore and play.

Parent Reviews of Noah's Ark Nursery (Redditch)

4.5
(2)
Emma Wilkinson
2 years ago

My son attends Nursery here started at 2.5 and 3 now. He really enjoys it. Staff are all friendly and helpful and give detailed hand over at each pick up with how Child has got on and what they've done each day. Always given photos and information. Only slight negative is the wait in the rain each morning while children go in 1 by 1.

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Caroline Laventine
3 years ago

An amazing nursery, lovely people.

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Inspection history

Date: February 2004

  • January 2023Good
  • December 2022Good
  • March 2017Good
  • March 2017Good
  • November 2013Good
  • October 2013Good
  • June 2010Outstanding
  • June 2007Outstanding
  • February 2004Good

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