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Park School Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2024)
·Park School, Queens Park South Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 9BJ · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Number of places
20 places
Age range
0–1 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

About this day nursery

Park School Nursery in Bournemouth provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 4 years. The nursery focuses on supporting children's learning and development, preparing them for school through a broad and balanced programme based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

The approach encourages learning through play, incorporating various activities such as constructive play, literacy, numeracy, speech and language development, music, and dance. The nursery is praised for its outstanding and excellent provision in recent Ofsted and ISI Inspections.

Children at Park School Nursery benefit from extensive indoor and outdoor learning spaces, including access to the school's facilities like the Astroturf, playground, and even opportunities to interact with older students during lunch. The dedicated team of experienced and highly trained professionals is committed to creating a positive and joyful atmosphere for all children, with a strong emphasis on outdoor exploration through features like a mud kitchen, sandpit, and a large wooden ship.

Our ethos

Park School Nursery's approach is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, encouraging learning through play with a variety of activities. They emphasise outdoor exploration and aim to create a joyful atmosphere while preparing children for school.

What it's like

Babies are warmly welcomed by highly skilled staff into the rich environment. They are keen to begin their learning, and the well-embedded and highly effective curriculum ensures that all babies make very good progress. Physical development is promoted exceedingly well, both indoors and in the covered outside classroom and the two exceptionally well-resourced outside areas.

Outstanding Ofsted reportsEYFS curriculumLarge outdoor spacesExperienced staff

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year, closing for bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.

Age range

3 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full Day, Morning, Afternoon

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Park School Nursery

Last inspected 2 May 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Babies are warmly welcomed by highly skilled staff into the rich environment. They are keen to begin their learning, and the well-embedded and highly effective curriculum ensures that all babies make very good progress. Physical development is promoted exceedingly well, both indoors and in the covered outside classroom and the two exceptionally well-resourced outside areas.

Inspector highlights

  • The leadership team is inspirational and exceptionally knowledgeable on how young children learn and develop.
  • Highly effective partnership with parents ensures that they are fully informed about their babies' time in the setting.
  • Children who speak English as an additional language are exceptionally well supported in the setting.
  • Babies are highly motivated and show great enthusiasm in the meaningful learning opportunities.
  • Exceptional staff promote British values very well and babies learn from an early age about democracy, making choices in their play and learning.
  • Babies gain a strong sense of belonging as staff display photos of their families and talk about their home lives.
Inspection #10333091 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents value the close relationships with the staff and feel that communication is prompt and relevant.

They really appreciate the daily updates when they collect their children and also on the online app.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff expertly model communication through verbal and sign language, this enables all the babies to communicate their needs and wishes. Staff place a high emphasis on the prime areas of learning, which enables babies to feel secure and make meaningful relationships with the staff and the other children.

Outdoor space

Physical development is promoted exceedingly well, both indoors and in the covered outside classroom and the two exceptionally well-resourced outside areas. Babies thoroughly enjoy playing in the pretend ice-cream shop in the outside area.

Inspection history

Date: May 2024

  • June 2024Outstanding
  • May 2024Outstanding

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