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Park School Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·School Lane, Lincoln, LN6 9QS · Lincolnshire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Lincolnshire

About this day nursery

Park School Day Nursery Ltd, located in Lincoln, registered in 2016 and offers full day care for children aged 0 to 4 years. The nursery operates year-round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5:30pm, with a capacity for 50 children and 60 on roll.

The dedicated team of 16 childcare staff, with a strong focus on ongoing training, fosters a stimulating environment where children delight in exploring both indoors and outdoors. They embrace new experiences and are supported by staff who encourage independence, from managing personal care to serving meals.

The nursery ensures children are well-prepared for school by promoting perseverance and decision-making skills. The management team is committed to continuous improvement, regularly evaluating performance and providing meaningful training to staff.

This commitment is reflected in enhancements like the outdoor den with storybooks, promoting literacy and a love for reading. Parents often describe the nursery as welcoming and family-oriented, appreciating the robust settling-in process and regular updates on their child's progress, especially for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who receive tailored support.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and settle quickly into their play. When babies are new to the setting, staff offer lots of cuddles and reassurance to help them feel safe and secure. Children embrace the opportunities for learning that staff provide indoors and outdoors. The atmosphere buzzes with children's excitement and eagerness to explore.

Good overall effectivenessSupportive learning environmentStrong parent partnershipsFocus on independenceEffective safeguarding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5.30pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Park School Day Nursery

Last inspected 18 July 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happy and settle quickly into their play. When babies are new to the setting, staff offer lots of cuddles and reassurance to help them feel safe and secure. Children embrace the opportunities for learning that staff provide indoors and outdoors. The atmosphere buzzes with children's excitement and eagerness to explore.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive happy and settle quickly into their play, with staff offering cuddles and reassurance to new babies.
  • Children work together to build a tower with bricks in the garden, with staff encouraging them to count and rebuild.
  • Staff provide children with challenging and motivating activities, such as mixing paints to create colours.
  • The management team is reflective and evaluates the ongoing performance of the nursery, with staff attending regular supervision and training.
  • Staff strive to support children to be independent from an early age, learning to manage care needs and serving themselves meals.
  • Mathematics is firmly embedded and carefully woven into all activities, with children learning to count, compare sizes, and understand volume.
  • Partnerships with parents are effective, with staff gathering and sharing information about children's progress and development.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, fostering an open and positive culture that prioritises children's interests.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen support for younger children to build on the range of words they know and to practise their language skills.
  • 2Focus more precisely on the knowledge and skills individual children need to learn next to help them make the best possible progress.
Inspection #10337228 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported at the nursery. The special educational needs coordinator is passionate about making a difference in children's lives. She works closely with parents, staff and other professionals to support children to make good progress alongside their peers.

Outdoor space

Children embrace the opportunities for learning that staff provide indoors and outdoors. Leaders improved the outdoor space to add a den set out with storybooks to enable children to access books.

Parent Reviews of Park School Day Nursery

5.0
(2)
MJC
9 years ago

Small, friendly, efficient and established for over 45 years. Miss Read (read the books) would love this building. Parking can be tight when busy but not impossible. It's right next to the play park too and near local shopping centre for village (Oops forgot - we are a town)

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Ben Schofield
2 years ago

A lovely small nursery which I can’t recommend enough.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

18 July 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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