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Offerton Farm Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2023)
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3.7(6 parent reviews) ·Offerton Farm, Hindlip Farm, Worcester, WR3 8SX · Worcestershire
Number of places
69 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2023
Local authority
Worcestershire

About this day nursery

Offerton Farm Day Nursery, located in Worcester, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. 45am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, the nursery maintains a strong ethos of learning through fun.

Staff consistently plan activities tailored to meet the individual needs and interests of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This approach helps children to make good progress in their learning and development, fostering perseverance as they engage with tasks.

The nursery environment is characterised by kind and caring relationships between staff and children, ensuring children feel secure and supported. The management team has significantly improved the quality of provision since the previous inspection, a fact highlighted by parents who have noted a big improvement in the service.

Children particularly enjoy outdoor learning at Offerton Farm Day Nursery. They cherish time spent outside, with babies delighting in seeing the nursery pigs, Peppa and George.

Older children explore nature with magnifying glasses, hunting for bugs, and also learn to care for the nursery rabbits that roam freely. Opportunities for physical development are plentiful, including riding bicycles and using outdoor climbing and balancing equipment.

The nursery also provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

What it's like

The nursery provides a fun learning environment where staff plan activities tailored to individual needs, including children with SEND. Children are engaged and make good progress, with staff encouraging perseverance and celebrating achievements. Relationships are caring, ensuring children feel safe and secure, and their personal care needs are met sensitively.

Fun learning environmentStrong outdoor playSupportive staffGood parent partnershipsIndividualised activitiesEffective leadership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7.45am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Offerton Farm Day Nursery

Last inspected 9 October 2023

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

The nursery provides a fun learning environment where staff plan activities tailored to individual needs, including children with SEND. Children are engaged and make good progress, with staff encouraging perseverance and celebrating achievements. Relationships are caring, ensuring children feel safe and secure, and their personal care needs are met sensitively.

Inspector highlights

  • The management team has significantly improved the quality of provision since the previous inspection.
  • Children relish the time spent outdoors, enthusiastically engaging with nature and learning about animals.
  • Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills, both gross and fine motor.
  • Children enjoy listening to stories, looking at books, and joining in with songs and rhymes.
  • Children are given choices, their opinions are valued, and they are involved in decision-making processes like the children's committee.
  • Parent partnerships are good, and parents are happy with the service and have seen significant improvements.

Areas to develop

  • 1embed fully the changes that have been recently implemented, to ensure practice across the nursery continues to improve and develop
  • 2help staff to recognise when to support and extend children's communication and language even further.
Inspection #10313061 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents spoken to are happy with the service they receive."

"They say that they have seen a big improvement since the last inspection."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with a range of activities that are planned to meet their individual needs and interests.

Outdoor space

Children relish the time they spend outdoors. Babies shout with delight when they see Peppa and George, the nursery pigs. Older children use magnifying glasses as they hunt for bugs under logs and stones. Children learn to care for the nursery rabbits, who roam freely in the outside play area. Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills, including riding bicycles and climbing and balancing on outdoor equipment.

Parent Reviews of Offerton Farm Day Nursery

3.7
(6)
Anne-Marie Howe
6 years ago

My little one has been at Offerton for a little over a year now. He absolutely loves nursery. The baby and toddler unit has an outdoor playground with a roof so that the little ones can play outside even when it rains. It's perfect! Everyone is really friendly and the staff truly cares about the children. Babies and toddlers get lots of cuddle time.

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Kelly Anna G
8 years ago

Amazing nursery. There is a lush forest school, and the staff and facilities here for children is incredible.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2013

  • November 2023Good
  • October 2023Good
  • May 2023Requires improvement
  • March 2023Requires improvement
  • July 2022Requires improvement
  • June 2022Requires improvement
  • March 2022Inadequate
  • December 2021Inadequate
  • May 2017Good
  • April 2017Good
  • December 2013Good
  • October 2013Good
  • January 2013Requires improvement

Frequently asked about Offerton Farm Day Nursery

About the setting

Offerton Farm Day Nursery registered in 1996 and is located in Worcester. The nursery opens from 7.45am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. There are 18 members of childcare staff employed, 12 of whom hold appropriate qualifications between level 2 and level 6.

URN
205227
Registered person
Weston, Rosemary Sarah
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Requires improvement

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