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Partou Small World Day Nursery & Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2022)
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4.8(8 Google reviews) ·70 High Street, Hatfield, Doncaster, DN7 6RY · Doncaster
Number of places
97 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2022
Local authority
Doncaster

About this early years setting

Partou Small World Day Nursery & Pre-School, situated in Hatfield, Doncaster, offers high-quality early years education and childcare from a distinctive old farmhouse barn building. The nursery provides spacious, neutrally decorated rooms equipped with natural material toys to inspire creativity and learning.

Children benefit from a large garden with direct access from each room, promoting outdoor play and a connection with nature. Pre-School children engage in a "growing garden" where they cultivate and taste seasonal vegetables, encouraging healthy eating habits and environmental awareness.

A dedicated sensory room, featuring lights and various textured toys, offers a safe and stimulating environment for emotional regulation and cognitive development across all age groups. The nursery team is known for their welcoming and supportive approach, fostering strong bonds with the children.

Although located on a main road, the nursery ensures safe drop-offs and pick-ups via a private back lane with electric gates leading to a car park. Partou Small World Day Nursery & Pre-School aims to provide a nurturing, home-from-home setting where children can learn, explore, and flourish.

What it's like

Children feel safe and secure and are supported to develop settled relationships with their key person. Staff work closely with parents and carers to ensure children's care and learning needs are met, and children are encouraged to develop confidence and a joy for learning. They behave well as staff encourage them to share, take turns and interact positively with their peers.

Unique farmhouse barn settingLarge garden with vegetable patchSensory roomNutritional meals prepared on-sitePrivate parking for safe drop-offs

Pricing & funding

Fees are split into care, meals and snacks, and consumables. Charges apply across 52 weeks of the year, including bank holidays. Funded places of 15 or 30 hours can be stretched, but government funding only covers care fees, meaning meals and consumables remain fully chargeable.

Funding accepted

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

Good to know

  • A £75 non-refundable registration fee or £75 deposit is required to reserve a place.
  • Offers a 5% sibling discount for the eldest child and a 5% Blue Light Card discount (cannot be combined).
  • Charges apply across 52 weeks of the year, including bank holidays.
  • Funding (15 or 30 hours) is available over 38 weeks and can be stretched over 52 weeks.
  • Government funding only covers care; meals, snacks, and consumables are fully chargeable.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Fri, 8.00am to 6.00pm (excl. bank holidays)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Partou Small World Day Nursery & Pre-School

Last inspected 3 August 2022

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

What it's like to attend

Children feel safe and secure and are supported to develop settled relationships with their key person. Staff work closely with parents and carers to ensure children's care and learning needs are met, and children are encouraged to develop confidence and a joy for learning. They behave well as staff encourage them to share, take turns and interact positively with their peers.

Inspector highlights

  • Children feel safe and secure because they are supported to develop settled relationships with their key person.
  • Books and stories are a key feature of the curriculum, supporting children's communication skills.
  • Young babies are supported to develop their physical skills through carefully positioned low-level furniture.
  • Children's ideas are listened to and sought through a children's committee, leading to improvements in the outdoor area.
  • Staff use imaginative ways to support children's counting and recognition of number, such as drawing numbers on furniture and stairs.

Areas to develop

  • 1review how planned activities are delivered, especially to pre-school children, so that staff consistently model language that promotes thinking and challenges children
  • 2ensure staff provide children with explanations of unfamiliar words to support their growing vocabulary and understanding.
Inspection #10229276 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Two-year-olds have great fun recalling familiar parts of a story as they go on a bear hunt in the outside play area. Children identified that they would like a big story chair outside as they had no chairs to sit on when they wanted to read books, and this has been provided.

Google Reviews of Partou Small World Day Nursery & Pre-School

4.8
(8 Google reviews)
Ben Cooper
5 months ago

My son attended small world for over 4 years and has recently just left to go to school. I am so happy with my choice to send him there. It has so much to offer, from caring staff, to a beutiful outside area with fantastic resources. He still talks about the staff members and asks to go and visit them. I would without a doubt recommend Small World to anyone who needs a nursery.

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Bronwyn burgess
8 months ago

As today marks LB last day at nursery, I just wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt thanks to you all. From the time he joined you at just 9 months old, through to today, the care, kindness, and support you have given him has been truly wonderful. Over the years, so many of you have played a part in his journey, and it’s clear to see the impact you’ve had on his growth, development, and confidence. We are so grateful for the warmth, patience, and encouragement shown to him each and every day. Thank you for creating such a nurturing and happy environment where LB has thrived. We will always look back on his time at Small World with such appreciation

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P C
11 months ago

Absolutely lovely nursery. My son has come here since he was 6 months old, he has come on leaps and bounds! The staff are so friendly and so welcoming. I have and my son has built a fantastic bonds with his key person. My son has food allergies and the staff cater for this well and are so vigilant with him ensuring he doesn’t take other foods and there is no cross contamination.

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Stuart Cooper
10 months ago

Great nursery, each time I pick up my grandchild I am welcomed with friendly enthusiastic staff. They always report on his day at the nursery and give detailed information of his activities. He continues with the account of his day on our way home and I can tell he is really happy here.

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Matt Bond
2 years ago

Great that the children get to spend so much time outside. The children are encouraged to develop independence and we can definitely see the benefit of this. Staff great but there has been a high turnover (which I imagine is common for this work) and this can be unsettling for the children. The building itself needs a lot of work, both major (all doors and gates are broken/barely hanging on for example) or decorative as it all looks a bit dark and tired.

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Inspection history

Date: February 2022

  • September 2022Good
  • August 2022Good
  • April 2022Inadequate
  • February 2022Inadequate

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