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Nuffy Bear Day Nursery in St. Albans

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centre, Highfield Park Drive, ST. ALBANS, AL4 0AH · Hertfordshire
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire

About this day nursery

Nuffy Bear Day Nursery, part of Nuffield Health, provides early years education with a focus on holistic development. The nursery offers a stimulating environment that promotes physical activity, mindfulness, and learning.

Children benefit from a curriculum that encourages exploration and discovery, alongside high-quality nutritional meals. The nursery is committed to creating a supportive and engaging atmosphere where children can thrive, developing essential skills and a love for learning.

Nuffy Bear Day Nursery integrates health and wellbeing principles into its daily routine, reflecting Nuffield Health's broader commitment to promoting a healthy lifestyle from a young age. The nursery aims to prepare children for their next stages of education by fostering confidence, creativity, and social skills.

Our ethos

Nuffy Bear Day Nursery focuses on holistic development, encouraging exploration and discovery, and fostering a love for learning. They integrate health and wellbeing principles to promote a healthy lifestyle and prepare children for their next educational stages by building confidence, creativity, and social skills.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and settled at this warm and inviting nursery, forming secure bonds with staff. Staff implement an ambitious curriculum, supporting children's learning and development through highly engaged and responsive interactions. They encourage curiosity and provide a wide range of extracurricular activities to enhance children's well-being and experiences.

Focus on holistic developmentPhysical activity emphasisedMindfulness and learning integratedHigh-quality nutrition

Pricing & funding

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

Opening hours

Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6.30pm.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Nuffy Bear Day Nursery

Last inspected 18 October 2024

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

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happy and settled at this warm and inviting nursery, forming secure bonds with staff. Staff implement an ambitious curriculum, supporting children's learning and development through highly engaged and responsive interactions. They encourage curiosity and provide a wide range of extracurricular activities to enhance children's well-being and experiences.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have a clear understanding of what children know and what they need to learn next, providing engaging learning opportunities.
  • Babies receive nurturing care, and staff use gentle communication and equipment to promote physical development.
  • The nursery has robust procedures for safeguarding, with clear routines and risk assessments.
  • The environment is rich in opportunities for developing literacy and mathematical skills.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported through close work with families and external professionals.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to allow children more time to respond to questions to enhance children's thinking and language skills.
Inspection #10359986 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents highlight staff's genuine care for children and highlight strong communication from the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. Staff work closely with the families and a range of external professionals to create a consistent and holistic approach between home and the nursery. The use of 'see and learn' strategies fully support children to understand daily routines and transitions. This has a positive impact on children with SEND, helping them to thrive in the nursery.

Outdoor space

During outdoor play, staff actively encourage children's curiosity, as they discover spider webs, accentuated by morning dew. Staff help children to notice the patterns in the webs and ask questions, such as, 'Where do you think the spiders have gone?' As children move to the garden, they know to use their 'ears for listening' and 'eyes for looking' and to stay close together in the group.

Parent Reviews of Nuffy Bear Day Nursery

5.0
(2)
Ani Ebhodaghe
7 months ago

My child has attended this setting since he was 6 months old. The care provided by the team is above and beyond. The management are extremely helpful and deal with queries as quickly as possible. I would recommend Nuffy Bear to anyone looking for childcare.

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h c
6 months ago

my child attended Nuffy bear from 6 months to school, he loved every day that he attended, the staff and setting is very friendly and welcoming, so glad we chose Nuffy bear

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Inspection history

Date: December 2013

  • October 2024Good
  • December 2018Good
  • December 2014Good
  • May 2014Requires improvement
  • December 2013Good

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