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Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Victoria Park House, Albany Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4QJ · Wirral
Number of places
82 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Wirral

About this day nursery

Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School, located in Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, offers a nurturing environment for children with a focus on holistic development. The nursery boasts spacious rooms, two sensory rooms to support individual needs and emotional development, and a family room for private discussions, including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) information.

Outdoor learning is a significant part of their curriculum, featuring multiple play areas, a forest garden, and a unique soft play area that encourages 'risky play' for developing confidence and motor skills. The nursery also features a library to foster early literacy and a love for books, aiming to prepare children for school by enhancing language and social skills, and curiosity.

They are deeply involved in the local community, engaging in fundraising and forming partnerships with local hubs, and regularly take children on local visits. The team is dedicated to building strong bonds with children and families, ensuring a supportive atmosphere where every child can flourish with confidence.

The nursery is easily accessible with a large, free car park for convenient drop-offs and pick-ups.

Our ethos

Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School focuses on holistic development, outdoor learning, and fostering early literacy. They encourage 'risky play' to build confidence and motor skills, and aim to prepare children for school by enhancing language, social skills, and curiosity. The nursery also emphasises community involvement and building strong bonds with children and families to create a supportive atmosphere.

What it's like

Children show that they are happy, safe and secure at this welcoming setting. Leaders and the newly appointed manager plan and implement an exciting curriculum for all children. They provide a wide range of learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors.

Forest GardenSensory RoomsSoft Play AreaCommunity-mindedOutdoor Play

Pricing & funding

Fees are split into care, meals and snacks, and consumables. Charges are applied across 51 weeks of the year, including bank holidays. Sibling and Blue Light discounts are available but cannot be combined.

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

  • Registration requires a fee or deposit to reserve a place.
  • Fees are charged across 51 weeks of the year, including bank holidays.
  • The nursery is closed on bank holidays, Christmas Eve from 4pm, and between Christmas and New Year.
  • A 5% discount is available for the eldest sibling or for Blue Light Card holders.
  • Fees cover care, meals, snacks, and daily consumables like nappies, wipes, and sun cream.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Fri, 7.30am to 6.00pm (excl. bank holidays)

Food

Healthy and delicious meals from our seasonal menu, freshly prepared at the nursery.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School

Last inspected 24 May 2024 · Anita Dunn

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children show that they are happy, safe and secure at this welcoming setting. Leaders and the newly appointed manager plan and implement an exciting curriculum for all children. They provide a wide range of learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have placed great importance on building the staff team and are committed to improving their practice through continuous professional development.
  • Staff plan many opportunities for children to develop their physical skills, including daily access to an extensive soft-play area.
  • Partnerships with parents, carers and professionals are strong, and parents are extremely complimentary about the help and support they have received.
  • Children's personal development is supported well, including learning about healthy eating and handwashing.
  • Staff teach children the language of feelings and emotions, helping them to understand their own and others' feelings.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve staff deployment to effectively support children at lunchtimes.
Inspection #10339050 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children in receipt of additional funding, make good progress in their learning. Leaders and staff work closely with other professionals to ensure that gaps in children's learning, and any specific needs, are identified early and acted on quickly. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Leaders and the newly appointed manager provide a wide range of learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. For example, when outdoors, staff support children to recreate the story 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'.

Parent Reviews of Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School

5.0
(4)
Charlotte Gilmartin
a year ago

Absolutely wonderful, couldn't recommend Victoria Park Day Nursery more! Sophie and the team are so committed to all of the children and their individual needs and my daughter was taken under their wing after moving from a different setting. She loves going every week and cant get me out of the door quick enough! She only started in June, but they are definitely the best :-)

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Layla Smith
a year ago

Such a friendly, open and caring nursery. All the team are warm and welcoming from the start of your child’s nursery journey. Can’t say how happy we are with how well the nursery is ran from a parents perspective and how much our little one has thrived since starting here

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Tzara Littler
a month ago

Excellent nursery ! Very friendly staff and very spacious

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

24 May 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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Frequently asked about Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School

About the setting

Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School registered in 2023 and is situated in Rock Ferry, Wirral. The nursery employs 11 members of childcare staff, nine of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
2751589
Registered person
Just Childcare Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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