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Overndale Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2023)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·19 Chapel Lane, Old Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6NQ · South Gloucestershire
Number of places
110 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2023
Local authority
South Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Overndale Nursery, a family-run establishment in Old Sodbury, has been providing dedicated childcare for over 30 years. With a team of 18 experienced staff members, including managers and room leaders, the nursery prioritises individualised care to foster each child's unique development.

They cater to children aged 3 months to rising 5s, offering dedicated baby rooms for infants, engaging toddler rooms for 2 to 3-year-olds, and kindergarten rooms for children aged 3 to rising 5s. The nursery embraces a child-centred approach, empowering children to make choices and participate actively in their learning journey.

Recognising the importance of outdoor play, Overndale Nursery boasts expansive outdoor areas with separate play zones for different age groups, sensory areas, mud kitchens, climbing logs, and wood carvings. Forest school activities are also incorporated for children in their pre-school year.

The kindergarten programme includes a structured routine with activities like Drama, French, Sports, Music, and Phonics to prepare children for school. The nursery emphasises creating a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can thrive, explore, and develop a lifelong love for learning, ensuring a seamless transition to school.

Our ethos

At Overndale Nursery, we pride ourselves on providing individualised care, tailoring our approach to each child's unique needs, fostering their growth and development. Our child-centred approach empowers children to make choices, express themselves, and actively participate in their learning journey, fostering confidence, independence and a love for learning.

What it's like

Babies and children thrive in this welcoming, friendly nursery. Staff are playful and responsive to their needs, building warm relationships and supporting them to feel happy, settled and secure. They plan an ambitious curriculum based on children's individual learning needs, fostering involvement in activities and leading to good progress for all children.

Family-run nurseryIndividualised careExpansive outdoor spacesChild-centred approachExperienced staff

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged on an hourly basis for hours taken outside of funded entitlement. Additional daily fees apply for meals and snacks, and there is an extra daily charge for early morning drop-offs if required.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Hourly rate applies for hours accessed outside of funded provision.
  • Daily fee applies for meals and snacks.
  • Optional early drop-off session is available from 7:30am to 8:00am.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm

Age range

3 months to rising 5s

Term time / All Year

All Year

Staff

18

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Overndale Nursery

Last inspected 6 July 2023 · Joanne Neenan

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Babies and children thrive in this welcoming, friendly nursery. Staff are playful and responsive to their needs, building warm relationships and supporting them to feel happy, settled and secure. They plan an ambitious curriculum based on children's individual learning needs, fostering involvement in activities and leading to good progress for all children.

Inspector highlights

  • The strong owner/managers have high ambitions and dedicate their time to improving the nursery.
  • Dedicated staff play alongside children, commenting and encouraging them while following their lead.
  • Children have many opportunities to recall previous learning, as staff skilfully question them, helping them to remember.
  • Children's independence and self-care skills are evident throughout the whole nursery.
  • Staff allow children the space to take risks in their play and try out new skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1raise the quality of children's learning even further by providing more opportunities for them to find out about different people and events.
Inspection #10239971 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

They love the welcoming, homely atmosphere and feel that staff and management know their children and families well.

They get suggestions from staff about how they can further support their children's learning at home, including developmental milestones in their children's lives, such as toilet training.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Managers addressed children's lower speech and language skills after the pandemic by making it a key focus. Staff get to children's eye level, are attentive to communication, model language, and introduce new words to extend vocabulary.

Outdoor space

Children 'cook' in the outside kitchen, skilfully cutting real herbs with scissors and scooping sand with small spoons into their bowls. The inspector also observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Overndale Nursery

5.0
(3)

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Inspection history

Date: April 2014

  • July 2023Good
  • September 2017Good
  • February 2015Good
  • April 2014Requires improvement

Frequently asked about Overndale Nursery

About the setting

Overndale Nursery registered in 2005 and is situated in Old Sodbury, South Gloucestershire. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, all year. It receives funding to provide early years education for children aged two, three and four years, and employs 16 members of staff, including one with early years professional status and two with qualified teacher status.

URN
EY311754
Registered person
Overndale School Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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