Food
Packed lunch to be provided by parents; lunchtime provision free for full-day children.
Parkside Academy Baby Room
Ofsted: Expected standard·Parkside Academy, Greengate Street, Barrow-in-furness, LA13 9BY · Westmorland and Furness
Number of places
12 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
About this day nursery
Parkside Academy Baby Room, operating since 2022 in Barrow-in-furness, provides childcare for children aged 0-2 years. Leaders and staff have developed a stimulating and interesting learning environment, fostering active and interested learners.
The setting benefits from strong governance and close links with the school and governing body, leading to positive changes like a separate entrance and a bespoke sleeping area for babies that provides direct access and a more restful sleep. The team demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement, prioritising professional development for staff, who in turn have a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities.
The setting focuses on supporting children's communication and language, incorporating songs, rhymes, and stories into daily activities, and also encourages physical development through various opportunities for movement. They work tirelessly with parents to ensure children's needs are met, providing timely interventions for those facing barriers to learning and wellbeing.
Children are encouraged to be independent, take safe risks during outdoor play, and explore the woodland area, which helps build resilience and confidence. Parkside Academy Baby Room is open all year, from 8:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, with full days from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm, and is located at Greengate Street, LA13 9BY.
What it's like
The setting creates a stimulating and interesting learning environment where babies and children grow and develop as active and interested learners. They are ambitious for children and develop positive relationships, providing a range of activities to encompass significant events and promote understanding of community, tolerance, cultures, and beliefs. Staff encourage independence and have high expectations for behaviour, fostering a sense of right and wrong.
Stimulating environmentStrong governanceDedicated staffPromotes independenceActive learners
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Key facts
Opening hours
Full day: 8:45am to 3:15pm
Age range
3 months to 2 years
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2022
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Dec 2025
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 2
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Parkside Academy Baby Room
Last inspected 10 December 2025
What it's like to attend
The setting creates a stimulating and interesting learning environment where babies and children grow and develop as active and interested learners. They are ambitious for children and develop positive relationships, providing a range of activities to encompass significant events and promote understanding of community, tolerance, cultures, and beliefs. Staff encourage independence and have high expectations for behaviour, fostering a sense of right and wrong.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have strong governance and oversight, with close links to the school and governing body, leading to positive changes like a separate entrance and a bespoke sleeping area for babies that provides direct access to the setting and a more restful sleep.
- Leaders prioritise staff's professional development, instilling a culture of continuous improvement, resulting in staff having a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities.
- Leaders and staff work tirelessly with parents to ensure children's needs are met and respond swiftly to provide timely interventions for children facing barriers to their learning and wellbeing.
- Children make the best possible start in their learning and development, making steady and sustained progress in social interactions and communication.
- Children become active and interested learners, showing curiosity as they explore the woodland area and determination in solving problems, building foundations for future learning.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should strengthen the curriculum for mathematics to provide children with a more consistent introduction to number and mathematical language.
Inspection #10367643 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff create a harmonious environment where all children are valued and included. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are typically provided with strategic support that enables them to make progress. Leaders and staff work in partnership with parents and professionals to support children's individual needs to create bespoke plans. In addition, leaders are aware that there may be delays in children accessing external support and put additional plans in place, including stay-and-play sessions, first-aid courses and behaviour management courses, to reduce barriers to learning and wellbeing.
Outdoor space
Staff provide daily opportunities for children to be outdoors, talking to them about appropriate clothing for warmth and dryness. Children are encouraged to take safe risks, such as attempting to walk across a balance beam, which helps to build resilience and confidence in their abilities. Children show curiosity as they explore the setting's woodland area.
Frequently asked about Parkside Academy Baby Room
About the setting
Parkside Academy Baby Room registered with Ofsted on 16/08/2022. It is a childcare on non-domestic premises located at Parkside AcademyA Greengate StreetA Barrow-in-furnessA LA13 9BY. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00, with a capacity for 12 children. The registered person is Furness Education Trust.
- URN
- 2695547
- Registered person
- Furness Education Trust
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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