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Polly's Day Nursery in Stroud (GL6)

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Dec 2019)
·Brownshill Road, Brownshill, Stroud, GL6 8AS · Gloucestershire
Number of places
40 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2019
Local authority
Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Polly's Day Nursery, part of the Dean Close Little Trees family, is dedicated to providing a nurturing and safe environment where children can develop strong roots and foundations for their future. The nursery focuses on supporting each child's healthy and happy growth, preparing them for the next stages of childhood with warmth, love, and dedicated support.

As a branch of the Dean Close Foundation, Polly's Day Nursery benefits from robust and regular high-quality training for its staff. This training encompasses all essential areas of early years education, including childcare expertise, nutrition, and current research-based pedagogical approaches.

The nursery emphasises a child-led approach to learning, with activities designed to foster confidence, curiosity, and happiness. They engage children in diverse educational experiences, such as exploring geography through pen pal projects between Stroud and Australia, which helps children learn about different cultures, time zones, and travel.

The staff are committed to creating an environment where families feel truly part of the community, regularly celebrating milestones and fostering a supportive atmosphere for both children and parents. Polly's Day Nursery aims to provide a comprehensive and enriching early education experience, ensuring every child thrives.

Our ethos

At Little Trees we aim to give all our children the strongest roots and foundations so that every child in our care may grow and develop healthily and happily. Within a nurturing and safe environment filled with warmth, love and support, we dedicate ourselves to helping every child develop and prepare for the next stage in their childhood.

What it's like

Children thrive and thoroughly enjoy their time at this nurturing nursery. Staff offer an inspiring range of activities that capture children's interests and help them develop a positive attitude to learning.

Nurturing EnvironmentChild-led LearningStrong FoundationsPart of Dean Close FoundationHigh-quality Staff Training

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Age range

Babies and young children

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Polly's Day Nursery

Last inspected 5 December 2019

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 thrive and thoroughly enjoy their time at this nurturing nursery. Staff offer an inspiring range of activities that capture children's interests and help them develop a positive attitude to learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The highly motivated and dedicated staff work exceptionally well together to sustain the excellent quality of the provision.
  • Staff know the children in the nursery exceptionally well and treat them as unique individuals. Staff have an excellent knowledge of the curriculum and an exceptionally good understanding about how they can help children progress effectively.
  • Children develop exceptional communication and language skills as they play and interact with each other and the staff.
  • Staff are excellent role models and teach children fundamental life skills. Children are exceptionally well behaved and are polite and considerate towards others.
  • Children are supported exceptionally well in their well-being. Staff focus strongly on supporting children's emotional development throughout the nursery.
Inspection #10119150 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are highly complimentary about the care provided and the progress their children make in the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

During thorough settling-in processes, staff find out as much as possible about each child's needs and what they can already do before they start in the nursery. Staff make highly effective use of this knowledge and use precise and accurate planning to support individual children's needs and interests exceptionally well.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy the outdoor area, which is stimulating and exciting for them to explore. The area is organised well so all ages of children can move around freely. Children flourish as they enjoy developing their imagination in the outdoor kitchen, planting areas and playhouse.

Inspection history

Ofsted records show this provider has closed and was never graded. There's no inspection history to display.

Frequently asked about Polly's Day Nursery

About the setting

Polly's Day Nursery registered in 1990 and is based in Brownshill, Gloucestershire. It is open weekdays from 8am to 6pm, all year round. There is a team of 14 staff, including the owner. Of these, 11 are qualified to level 3 and two are qualified to level 2. The nursery receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

URN
101536
Registered person
Mr D Mead & Mrs A Mead Partnership
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Outstanding

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