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Poplars Day Care Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
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4.6(5 parent reviews) ·Stratton Road, Wanborough, SWINDON, SN4 0AA · Swindon
Number of places
160 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Swindon

About this day nursery

Poplars Day Care Nursery, a privately owned establishment, offers childcare services for families in the Swindon area, conveniently situated off the A419. Since 1995, it has been providing a secure, nurturing, and stimulating atmosphere across its three-acre site.

The nursery features extensive outdoor facilities, including a woodland area, a paddock with an adventure trail, and various play structures, alongside an outdoor classroom and gardens. Indoors, the nursery is equipped with age-appropriate toys and facilities, catering to children from 3 months to 14 years old, with dedicated areas for different age groups.

Poplars Nursery emphasises a balanced curriculum aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), employing both child-led and adult-led activities to foster holistic development. The nursery maintains a strong partnership with parents through learning journals and regular consultations, ensuring continuous support for each child's progress.

A team of approximately 50 staff members, including qualified nursery nurses and a chef, work together to create a warm and friendly environment. The nursery prepares fresh, well-balanced meals daily, offering vegetarian alternatives.

Poplars is committed to exceeding OFSTED standards and continuously invests in staff training and development.

Our ethos

Poplars Day Care Nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, incorporating both child-led and adult-led activities to promote holistic development. They aim to create a secure, nurturing, and stimulating environment with a strong emphasis on outdoor learning and parent partnerships.

What it's like

Children are happy to arrive at nursery and settle quickly, developing secure relationships with staff. They are confident, independent, and show positive attitudes towards learning, actively participating in planned activities and cooperating with peers. Staff set clear boundaries, leading to good behaviour and self-control among all children.

Large outdoor spaceForest School trained staffFreshly prepared mealsLearning journalsPrivate ownership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Food

Well-balanced menu with freshly prepared meat and vegetables, and vegetarian alternatives.

Opening hours

Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 6:30 pm

Age range

3 months to 14 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Staff

Around 50 members of staff

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Poplars Day Care Nursery

Last inspected 13 September 2022

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 are happy to arrive at nursery and settle quickly, developing secure relationships with staff. They are confident, independent, and show positive attitudes towards learning, actively participating in planned activities and cooperating with peers. Staff set clear boundaries, leading to good behaviour and self-control among all children.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are keen and ambitious to provide good quality childcare and education, providing staff with support and development opportunities.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong and well established, with leaders and staff working closely with families to build relationships and offer appropriate support.
  • The support in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is good, with leaders ensuring parents are well informed and supported.
  • Leaders and staff provide a good range of resources and equipment for children to explore.
  • Leaders and staff help children to learn about the wider world and how all families are all different, planning activities and meals based on the theme of 'around the world'.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to develop the implementation of the curriculum so that all children are offered appropriate challenge to make the best possible progress in their learning
  • 2make better use of the outdoor learning environment, to provide more opportunities for the children to be physical, particularly for those who prefer to learn outdoors.
Inspection #10218604 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say that the leaders and staff are like family, they do not just care for the children, but they also give care and consideration to the rest of the family.

Parents comment that they feel that leaders have helped them to have a better insight to meeting their children's needs.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The support in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is good. Leaders ensure that parents are well informed about what support that they can access for their children. They help parents to receive more focused support and they assist them in understanding what their choices are when applying for school. Parents comment that they feel that leaders have helped them to have a better insight to meeting their children's needs.

Outdoor space

The nursery has large grounds with open space, with a forest area and paddock for children to explore and be physical. However, staff do not make the most of this outside space consistently. At times, staff are reluctant to take children out when there is light rain even though they recognise that some children need space to run. Children do have small areas outside to free flow, but some children need more opportunities to be active.

Parent Reviews of Poplars Day Care Nursery

4.6
(5)
Ed Butcher
8 years ago

These guys have been amazing with my little boy. After researching lots of nurseries in the area we stumbled on Poplars and I'm really glad. Both mum and baby found the first few days challenging but the staff were brilliant at helping him to settle whilst keeping us in the loop. Now a few weeks in and he gets upset at coming home instead! All the staff have been great and we look forward to continuing to use the nursery as our son grows.

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Samsher Sanghera
5 years ago

a great place to develop your little ones and staff are fantastic

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Inspection history

Date: October 2012

  • September 2022Good
  • August 2016Good
  • October 2012Good

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