Opening hours
Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm, Sat - Sun: Closed
Penguin Day Care Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull
About this day nursery
Penguin Day Care Nursery is a well-established childcare provider in Hull, offering a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged six weeks to five years. The nursery is committed to delivering high-quality care, focusing on both indoor learning activities and outdoor play in a secure area accessible in all weather conditions.
They pride themselves on creating a caring, loving, and relaxed atmosphere, fostering the development of social skills and learning in young children. The nursery is privately run and benefits from a highly qualified team, including a Managing Director with significant experience in primary education and early years, and fully qualified practitioners in each room.
They also ensure children receive fresh, healthy meals, with a chef who caters to various dietary requirements and allergies. Penguin Day Care Nursery actively supports government funding initiatives, providing free places for eligible two, three, and four-year-olds.
Our ethos
We aim to provide a comfortable, secure and stimulating environment for your child to develop their skills, and we offer a caring, loving and relaxed atmosphere, and provide excellent care to babies, toddlers and young children.
What it's like
Staff place a key focus on providing high-quality care and learning for all children. Managers work with staff to embed a varied and well-sequenced curriculum that supports children to develop their skills and knowledge. Children are keen to explore the wide range of activities on offer inside and outside and enjoy spending time engaging with staff.
Reputable day care nurseryOfsted inspectedQualified staffNutritional food and drinksFree funding availableSecure outdoor play area
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Food
Nutritional food and drinks available, chef caters for all dietary requirements and allergies
Age range
six weeks to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
1999
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Penguin Day Care Nursery
Last inspected 17 April 2024 · Rachael Barrett
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff place a key focus on providing high-quality care and learning for all children. Managers work with staff to embed a varied and well-sequenced curriculum that supports children to develop their skills and knowledge. Children are keen to explore the wide range of activities on offer inside and outside and enjoy spending time engaging with staff.
Inspector highlights
- Managers are ambitious and dedicated to ensuring the best outcomes for all children.
- Staff enjoy working at the nursery and feel supported by managers, who encourage professional development.
- Staff use thorough risk assessments to provide a safe and secure environment while supporting children in taking risks in their play.
- Staff interactions with children are good, responding quickly and sensitively to their communication attempts.
- Effective two-way communication with parents helps build strong relationships and supports children's learning at home.
Areas to develop
- 1refine the organisation of lunchtime routines so that staff are fully prepared and children do not have to wait unnecessarily
- 2review the organisation of group activities to ensure that all children are engaged in their learning at their level of understanding.
Inspection #10335774 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is particularly good. Staff provide an inclusive and enabling environment, working closely with parents and professionals to ensure children receive continuous support and guidance.
Outdoor space
Children are keen to explore the wide range of activities on offer inside and outside. They enjoy spending time engaging with staff, such as older children hunting for hidden caterpillars in the garden, and staff support children to take risks in their play, for example, as children run up and down the garden hill and climb trees safely.
Parent Reviews of Penguin Day Care Nursery
5.0
(5)
Hoang huan
8 years ago
It is lovely nursery. The teachers help my daughter for the first time when she went to nursery. They support her so much and try to make her adapt in new environment.
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Alan Lill
8 years ago
Wonderful place they have help me daughter become such a beautiful character. staff are always friendly. brilliant location. couldnt say enough about this place.
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Sahar Muneer
a year ago
Adeyemi Olarewaju
2 years ago
Molly Janowski
7 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: November 2011
- April 2024Good
- June 2018Good
- November 2014Good
- November 2011Good
Frequently asked about Penguin Day Care Nursery
About the setting
Penguin Day Care Nursery registered in 1999 and is located in Kingston upon Hull. The nursery employs 22 members of childcare staff, with 19 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. It is open from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, and provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 509979
- Registered person
- Penguin UK Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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