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Play-Days Corporation

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2023)
·Newport Cottage Care Centre, Upper Bar, NEWPORT, TF10 7EH · Telford and Wrekin
Number of places
36 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2023
Local authority
Telford and Wrekin

About this day nursery

Play-Days Corporation is a day nursery in Newport, Telford and Wrekin, providing care for children from birth to four years old. The day nursery is open all year and accepts government funding for eligible two, three and four-year-olds. For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, staff monitor progress closely, make prompt referrals to outside professionals, and use additional funding to support children's needs.

Ofsted inspected the nursery in April 2023 and gave it an overall rating of 'Good'. The report noted that children thrive in a happy and friendly atmosphere, settling quickly and becoming immersed in play. Staff have high expectations, and children behave well. Children are creative and enjoy using their imagination, for instance when pretending to cook in the outdoor mud kitchen. The inspector recommended that the curriculum be sequenced more precisely and that staff use their knowledge of individual targets to plan learning experiences.

What it's like

Children thrive in this happy and friendly nursery, settling quickly and becoming immersed in play and learning. Staff have high expectations and children behave well, with excellent social interactions. Children are creative, using their imagination in play, with the learning environment designed to reflect this.

Happy & friendlyCreative playHigh expectationsStrong parent partnershipsGood behaviourWell prepared for school

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Play-Days Corporation

Last inspected 13 April 2023

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 thrive in this happy and friendly nursery, settling quickly and becoming immersed in play and learning. Staff have high expectations and children behave well, with excellent social interactions. Children are creative, using their imagination in play, with the learning environment designed to reflect this.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thrive in this happy and friendly nursery.
  • Staff have high expectations of children, who understand rules and behave well.
  • Children are creative and enjoy using their imagination in their play.
  • Parent partnerships are strong.
  • Children develop positive attitudes to learning and are well prepared for their eventual move to school.

Areas to develop

  • 1identify how the overarching curriculum can be sequenced more precisely to further support staff in their planning for children's learning
  • 2help staff to use their knowledge of each child's targets to plan learning experiences that precisely reflect children's individual development needs.
Inspection #10264365 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

how the staff's experience 'shines through'

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The manager ensures that staff monitor children's progress closely. Staff take prompt action to make referrals to outside professionals for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The manager ensures that additional funding for children with SEND is used well to support their needs.

Outdoor space

Younger children pretend to cook in the mud kitchen outdoors and tell staff that they are making mud soup. Recent training helped staff to identify how they can make even better use of the learning environment to support children's learning, particularly outdoors.

Inspection history

Date: July 2011

  • April 2023Good
  • June 2017Good
  • June 2014Good
  • July 2011Outstanding

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