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Peter Pan Centre

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Sept 2022)
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5.0(7 parent reviews) ·Hoon Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 9NY · Staffordshire
Number of places
25 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Staffordshire

About this day nursery

The Peter Pan Centre, located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, is a dedicated children's charity that provides life-changing care and education for children with special educational needs and disabilities from birth until they start school. Established in 1969 as a playgroup for children with disabilities, it remains unique in its specific services across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and Cheshire.

The centre focuses on transforming the lives of these children and their families through bespoke Education, Care, and Development sessions. These weekly sessions are held at their specialist development centre and aim to foster confidence, social skills, physical development, and communication.

The highly skilled team of expert practitioners caters to each child's individual needs and abilities, ensuring a positive early learning experience that prepares them for future education. Additionally, the centre offers Stay and Play groups in Newcastle, Burslem, and Fenton, providing relaxed environments for under-5s, where parents can share ideas, receive support, and connect with other families.

The Peter Pan Centre prides itself on supporting the entire family unit, offering advice on child development, sleep, behaviour, eating, training courses for parents, social activities, and assistance with applications and school visits.

What it's like

Children are excited when they arrive at the centre and are eager to start their play, demonstrating they feel safe and happy. Managers and staff carefully tailor every part of the session to meet children's individual needs. This helps staff to capture children's full attention and advance their learning.

Support for children with special educational needs and disabilitiesFamily support servicesEarly education sessionsCharity-runOfsted Outstanding

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Age range

Birth to school age

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Peter Pan Centre

Last inspected 21 September 2022

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

Children are excited when they arrive at the centre and are eager to start their play, demonstrating they feel safe and happy. Managers and staff carefully tailor every part of the session to meet children's individual needs. This helps staff to capture children's full attention and advance their learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The centre's trustees and managers effectively pool their experience and expert knowledge to review and modify practice, enabling children to explore more confidently.
  • Managers and staff encourage and inspire each other, leading to innovative practice such as the 'snack trolley' which promotes independence.
  • Staff make children's communication development a priority, supporting them to find ways to express their needs and demonstrating that communication is powerful.
  • Staff benefit from well-targeted supervision and training, rooted in individual coaching that continuously sharpens and extends their skills and knowledge.
  • Strong partnerships play a vital role in the work of the centre, with staff exchanging information with other settings and managers incorporating multi-agency planned targets into children's individual programmes.
Inspection #10116441 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents and carers say that children are excited when they arrive at the centre and see staff's smiley faces.

parents value the 'ideas and inspiration' that enable them to promote children's well-being and continue their progress.

Parents give high praise to the centre team.

They say that managers help them to find a path through the emotionally taxing processes that their children's assessment involves.

Parents comment that staff help them to feel positive about their children's future.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Managers and staff carefully tailor every part of the session to meet children's individual needs. Managers incorporate multi-agency planned targets into children's individual programmes. For example, they support staff to implement advice and training delivered by teachers of the sensory impaired. This helps to ensure that every child makes sustained progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Risk assessment is effective. Children climb and explore safely. This promotes their physical development well.

Parent Reviews of Peter Pan Centre

5.0
(7)
Amandokass 1993
9 months ago

Amazing staff, great activities and so helpful. When I was struggling to find a nursery for my Non-verbal son, Demi took her time and gave me great piece of advice. The advice I received from the team at Peter Pan Centre was to look for nurseries or preschools that are connected to a primary school if your child has SEND or additional needs. That advice changed everything for us, and I’m so grateful I followed it. Also they helped my with EHCP questions and potty training. Bear in mind my son only attended the SEN sessions bi weekly and they provided all this extra help. Really helped us feel settled within the area and forever grateful 🙏

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Samantha wild
7 years ago

This nursery is really outstanding, my son has a long list of complex needs and disabilities, and the staff were all amazing with him and helped him come on so much, I would recommend this nursery to anyone who has a child with extra needs and disabilities.

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steve green
5 years ago

Excellent nursery, very polite staff always there to help young children with special needs, they will do anything to make your child comfortable, well recommended.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2011

  • August 2022Outstanding
  • December 2015Outstanding
  • November 2011Outstanding

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