Opening hours
Monday to Thursday, from 8am to 5.30pm and on Friday from 8am to 5pm.
Nursery @ Itchen College
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
Number of places
90 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Southampton
About this day nursery
The Nursery @ Itchen College provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children, focusing on their holistic development. Situated within the college grounds, it offers a convenient and accessible location for families.
The nursery aims to foster a love for learning through engaging activities and play-based education, encouraging curiosity and independence in each child. With a strong emphasis on creating a safe and supportive atmosphere, the dedicated staff are committed to delivering high-quality childcare and early years education.
The curriculum is designed to cater to individual needs, promoting social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. The nursery prides itself on its inclusive approach, welcoming children from diverse backgrounds and supporting their unique developmental journeys.
Our ethos
The Nursery @ Itchen College aims to foster a love for learning through engaging, play-based education, encouraging curiosity and independence. They focus on holistic development, catering to individual needs to promote social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth, all within an inclusive and supportive atmosphere.
What it's like
Children feel safe and at ease. Staff provide sensitive support on arrival, respecting each child's preferences. Babies enjoy singing songs and making choices from pictures. Overall, children hear staff use a good range of language, supporting vocabulary development and learning to follow simple instructions.
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating
Last inspected 30 September 2022
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 feel safe and at ease. Staff provide sensitive support on arrival, respecting each child's preferences. Babies enjoy singing songs and making choices from pictures. Overall, children hear staff use a good range of language, supporting vocabulary development and learning to follow simple instructions.
Inspector highlights
- Children feel safe and at ease, receiving sensitive support on arrival.
- Babies enjoy singing songs and make choices of these from pictures.
- Older children manage appropriate risks as they balance along planks.
- Staff particularly well support children who need some extra help in their learning, which effectively promotes children's progress.
- Children gain a good sense of themselves and make links with others.
Areas to develop
- 1build on the already good arrangements to monitor and develop staff's practice, in particular, to support staff to implement the curriculum intent as effectively as possible, to help promote children's further progress
- 2strengthen the liaison with parents to enhance healthy eating and practices, to further support children's good health.
Inspection #10212731 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment that their children are keen to attend.
Parents positively highlight supportive settling-in arrangements and say their children have made good progress since starting.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff build on their skills, including through training that focuses on supporting children's special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps staff to provide effective support for these children. Staff use guidance from other professionals well. They implement specific activities to extend children's individual learning needs. Staff use signing and visual timetables to support communication with children, which particularly helps those with SEND. Additional funding is carefully used to support children's individual needs, including their well-being and learning.
Outdoor space
The managers and staff have a current focus on extending children's learning experiences in the outdoor area; for example, they promote children's balancing skills with different equipment. This was observed during the inspection when older children managed appropriate risks as they balanced along planks.
Parent Reviews
5.0
(2)
HUNMagnum
8 months ago
Loving the place. My son went there to pre-school and now his younger sister is in toddlers. Staff members are very friendly and are looking after the kiddos well. The property looks well maintained and has several gardens. They have a massive parking place too.
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Pinky Sam (Pinky)
10 months ago
Absolutely amazing nursery, every member of staff are friendly, caring, supportive and very professional. nothing is ever too much they always go above and beyond. my children love going and have never once not wanted to attend & get upset when they can’t go. Im going to be so sad when my youngest leaves their next year 😭
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Inspection history
Date: January 2006
- November 2022Good
- September 2022Good
- November 2021Requires improvement
- October 2021Requires improvement
- November 2016Outstanding
- October 2016Outstanding
- January 2014Good
- November 2013Good
- December 2008Good
- November 2008Good
- January 2006Good
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