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Orchard House Nursery School # Orchard House Nursery School Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Jan 2024) · 5.0 (3 parent reviews) · Orchard House Nursery, Orchard Street, LEYLAND, PR25 3SH · Lancashire Number of places 45 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Jan 2024 Local authority Lancashire About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Orchard House Nursery School, registered in 2009, operates as a childcare on non-domestic premises setting in Leyland, PR25 3SH. The nursery employs a team of 12 childcare staff, with nine holding appropriate Level 3 early years qualifications. The knowledgeable manager and her dedicated team strive to create a warm and welcoming environment where each child feels highly valued, happy, safe, and secure. Children quickly develop strong bonds with staff members and their peers, contributing positively to their emotional well-being. Flexible settling-in sessions are prioritised to foster strong attachments, ensuring children are eager to attend and ready for learning. The nursery focuses on supporting children's individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, making timely referrals to other professionals when necessary. Staff also tailor activities to suit children's age and stage of development. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6 pm, for 51 weeks of the year, offering full day care for children aged 0 to 4. They also provide funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children. What it's like The knowledgeable manager and her dedicated staff team create a warm and welcoming environment where each child is highly valued. Children demonstrate that they feel happy, safe and secure. They develop close bonds with the staff and with their friends, which contributes positively to their emotional well-being. Staff have high expectations for children and know them well. Key relationships between staff and babies are particularly strong and nurturing. Staff recognise the importance of flexible settling-in sessions that focus on developing strong attachments. This means that children are keen to attend nursery and ready to learn. Warm environment Strong attachments Individual needs met Positive attitudes Good behaviour ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, 7:30 am until 6 pm Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2009 ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Orchard House Nursery School Inspection date Jan 2024 Inspection no. 10324848 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50239538)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY396916) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=orchard-house-nursery-school-pr25-3sh-ey396916) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Orchard House Nursery School Last inspected 17 January 2024 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend The knowledgeable manager and her dedicated staff team create a warm and welcoming environment where each child is highly valued. Children demonstrate that they feel happy, safe and secure. They develop close bonds with the staff and with their friends, which contributes positively to their emotional well-being. Staff have high expectations for children and know them well. Key relationships between staff and babies are particularly strong and nurturing. Staff recognise the importance of flexible settling-in sessions that focus on developing strong attachments. This means that children are keen to attend nursery and ready to learn. Inspector highlights - The knowledgeable manager and her dedicated staff team create a warm and welcoming environment where each child is highly valued and feels happy, safe, and secure. - Flexible settling-in sessions are prioritised to develop strong attachments, ensuring children are keen to attend nursery and ready to learn. - Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning, supported by a robust cycle of observation and assessment that focuses on their interests and skills. - Children behave well and are kind and considerate, with staff acting as positive role models and providing clear explanations of positive behaviour. - Leaders and staff are passionate about supporting children to make the best possible progress, with robust self-evaluation ensuring positive outcomes. - Staff competently cater for any allergies or food preferences, and children develop impressive self-care skills, such as serving themselves vegetables. - A true strength of the nursery is the partnerships with parents and carers, who provide extremely positive comments about their children's experiences. - The nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year, providing full day care for children aged 0 to 4. - The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children. - Parents value the information staff share about their child's day and ideas for learning at home. - Children concentrate intently as they roll and knead dough, use scissors, and thread pasta shapes, developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. - Simple mathematical concepts are introduced to children, promoting concentration, perseverance, and determination. Areas to develop - 1 Build on staff's knowledge of the curriculum intent so they are clear about the skills and knowledge they want children to gain during their time at nursery. - 2 Support staff to consistently model the correct pronunciation of vocabulary, to promote children's communication and language skills to the highest level. Inspection #10324848 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50239538) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported effectively. Knowledgeable staff make timely referrals to other professionals and tailor activities according to children's age and stage of development. EAL / language support Children who speak English as an additional language are supported with visual timetables and key words in their home language, ensuring they make the progress they are capable of. ## Parent Reviews of Orchard House Nursery School 5.0 (3) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjVRbBFLzBEcn3kPW2q4MQibkkBYtsmOImjwGimP5Vu8e7bEdZ-s=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) Leah Lyons 2 years ago Brilliant nursery my son absolutely loves it, very welcoming [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNUdmVXR2hnRRAB!2m1!1s0x487b0d4f469075bb:0x59fbfa8b4c3bfd29) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXR5VCDpZBnOUT2bVGia-jB_wEx520KRFq4qF5iGaTIXU_6g3WU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba5) Sken 10 years ago Fantastic nursery, our little lad loves it [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN3bGVyaXdnRRAB!2m1!1s0x487b0d4f469075bb:0x59fbfa8b4c3bfd29) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjV-hWCr3lpnwzTLdwDLUmiDV8WRdEkdODmTep1MgN_8HK7BKp8O=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Liz Heaton 10 years ago Excllent [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNnbnJDai1BRRAB!2m1!1s0x487b0d4f469075bb:0x59fbfa8b4c3bfd29) Reviews from Google for Orchard House Nursery School. 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