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Pindar Nursery (Specialist Nursery for Children Aged 2-5 Years)

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·Early Years Support Centre, New Parks House, LEICESTER, LE3 9RN · Leicester
Number of places
16 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

50 am until 3 pm. All children attending the nursery have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

The nursery prioritises supporting children to develop appropriate communication skills tailored to their individual needs. Before children start, staff conduct home visits to gather information and help new children settle in smoothly.

Parents have noted their children often wish to stay longer, enjoying their time at the nursery, and they feel well-informed about their child's progress. Non-mobile children benefit from daily sessions designed to strengthen their muscles.

The nursery effectively uses additional funding to offer enriching activities, including access to a soft playroom for safe physical exploration and a sensory room with interactive projections, fostering different areas of development. Staff are skilled at responding to children's non-verbal cues and use visual aids, Makaton signs, and single words to support understanding.

The nursery maintains effective partnerships with parents and other professionals, ensuring a cohesive approach to each child's development. Safeguarding arrangements are robust, with thorough background checks for staff and a clear understanding among the team of their responsibilities to protect children.

What it's like

All children attending Pindar Nursery have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff visit children and their families at home before they start to help them settle, and children develop secure attachments. They are supported to make choices and are encouraged to achieve, with non-mobile children receiving daily sessions to strengthen muscles.

Good Ofsted ratingSpecialist SEND provisionStrong parent partnershipsEffective communication supportSensory and soft play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8.50am until 3pm.

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 21 March 2023 · Teresa Lester

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

What it's like to attend

All children attending Pindar Nursery have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff visit children and their families at home before they start to help them settle, and children develop secure attachments. They are supported to make choices and are encouraged to achieve, with non-mobile children receiving daily sessions to strengthen muscles.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider and manager have addressed all actions raised at the last inspection, ensuring the setting is secure and children's records are kept safe.
  • The provider, manager, and staff have effective partnerships with parents and other professionals, keeping parents well informed of their child's progress.
  • Additional funding is used to provide opportunities that promote different areas of children's development, including access to a soft playroom and a sensory room.
  • Staff effectively respond to children's non-verbal communication, adapting their methods to meet individual needs, using visual aids like pictures, Makaton signs, and single words.
  • Staff have a clear understanding of the setting's behaviour management policy, which is tailored to individual children's needs, and they support children in showing respect for their peers.

Areas to develop

  • 1support all staff to have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent, so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn
  • 2support staff to recognise when to enhance and extend children's play, particularly for quieter children at the setting.
Inspection #10258754 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that their child often wants to stay at the setting for longer as they have enjoyed the day.

They comment that they are kept well informed about their child's care, learning and development.

Parents feel that since attending the nursery their children have made good progress in many aspects of their development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children that attend the setting have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Before children start, staff visit children and their families in their homes to gather information and help new children settle. The manager has a clear curriculum intention, which focuses on supporting children to gain appropriate communication skills in line with their individual needs.

Outdoor space

The report does not provide specific details about the outdoor space or how children use it for physical play.

Parent Reviews

5.0
(3)
Ann Linnett
a year ago

The staff are just AMAZING. They know the children so well, and treat them with affection and respect. The children are very lucky to have such a fantastic team caring for them.

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: July 2008

  • March 2023Good
  • September 2022Inadequate
  • October 2015Outstanding
  • November 2011Outstanding
  • July 2008Outstanding

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