Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield
About this day nursery
Once Upon A Time Day care is an expansive nursery located in Sheffield, dedicated to fostering children's educational and personal growth from 6 weeks to 5 years old. The nursery is structured into seven distinct learning and development areas, featuring individually named rooms that aim to cultivate a sense of community amidst ample space and natural light.
Prioritising early childhood development, the nursery focuses on shaping confident, inquisitive, and happy individuals. They emphasise healthy eating habits from a young age by providing home-cooked meals predominantly made with organic, fresh, and seasonal produce.
The curriculum incorporates active learning, encouraging children's cognitive development through real-life and imaginary scenarios, spontaneous play, and planned purposeful activities. Learning through play is central to their approach, helping children understand the world, develop social and cognitive skills, and gain self-confidence.
The nursery also values outdoor learning, utilising their educational outdoor space and allotment, and frequently exploring nearby Endcliffe Park to ensure children benefit from fresh air and active engagement with nature.
Our ethos
Our aim is to provide the best possible start to each child’s educational and personal development journey. We truly appreciate how formative and influential the early years are and want to be a big part of the process of helping develop your child into a confident, inquisitive, happy individual.
What it's like
Children are cared for by dedicated and passionate staff who focus on following children's interests to provide play opportunities and quality interactions that promote their next steps in learning. Their emotional needs are met by staff, helping them to feel safe and secure, and all children are supported to develop a sense of belonging. Children learn to behave well, with staff helping them understand how to share and take turns, and praising positive behaviour.
Pricing & funding
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Last inspected 31 October 2023 · Mel Walker
What it's like to attend
Children are cared for by dedicated and passionate staff who focus on following children's interests to provide play opportunities and quality interactions that promote their next steps in learning. Their emotional needs are met by staff, helping them to feel safe and secure, and all children are supported to develop a sense of belonging. Children learn to behave well, with staff helping them understand how to share and take turns, and praising positive behaviour.
Inspector highlights
- Staff encourage children's independence from a young age, for instance, during mealtimes.
- The special educational needs coordinator and staff are committed to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
- Leaders and staff create successful partnerships with parents, planning and providing events for parents to attend, such as stay-and-play sessions.
- Babies benefit from the consistent routines that staff implement.
- Staff support children's transitions to school effectively.
- Children benefit from healthy meals and snacks prepared by an onsite chef.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen staff skills in writing the progress checks for children at age two to help provide consistent and clear information for parents
- 2support staff working in the younger toddler room to understand their role during routine times to ensure children's care and learning needs are consistently met.
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak highly of the staff and the care they provide.
They appreciate their personalised and accommodating approach and comment that staff are kind and compassionate.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
The special educational needs coordinator and staff are committed to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They develop tailored plans to effectively meet the individual needs of children with SEND, helping them to make progress relevant to their starting points in development.
The report does not provide specific details about how children use outdoor space.
Date: October 2023
- December 2023Good
- October 2023Good
Frequently asked about Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield
About the setting
Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield registered in 2021 and is located in Derbyshire. It employs 22 members of childcare staff, with 17 holding early years qualifications from level 2 to 5. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 2653432
- Registered person
- Once Upon A Time Daycare Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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