Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round, from 8am to 6pm
Poppets Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
Number of places
35 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Shropshire
About this day nursery
Poppets Nursery, nestled in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children. Situated in purpose-built facilities adjacent to St Leonard's Primary School, the nursery boasts secure grounds and convenient parking.
Unlike many school-affiliated nurseries, Poppets operates year-round, excluding bank holidays and a few days over Christmas, providing essential continuity of care for working parents. The dedicated team of highly qualified and experienced childcare professionals caters to 34 children, fostering their development through a diverse array of activities.
The nursery places a strong emphasis on healthy eating, providing nutritious snacks, milk, and fresh filtered water at no additional charge. Both indoor and outdoor spaces are designed to inspire learning and play.
Children can explore an extensive garden where they cultivate vegetables and flowers, engage in physical activities with a wide range of outdoor equipment, and experience a sensory garden. Indoors, bright and welcoming rooms are filled with resources to stimulate learning and creativity, including a dedicated kitchen/craft area for hands-on activities and cooking.
The nursery maintains high standards of hygiene, encouraging children to develop good handwashing habits and ensuring the premises are regularly deep cleaned.
What it's like
Children and their families receive a warm welcome from the caring and friendly staff at this setting. Children show enthusiasm for learning as they choose what they would like to play with from the wide range of interesting activities staff have carefully planned and prepared. Leaders and staff plan and implement a curriculum that is sequenced so children continually build and enhance their skills.
Year-round operationSecure grounds with parkingFocus on healthy eatingExtensive outdoor garden
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Food
Healthy snacks, milk and fresh filtered water provided at no extra charge
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2017
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Poppets Nursery
Last inspected 19 May 2025
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 and their families receive a warm welcome from the caring and friendly staff at this setting. Children show enthusiasm for learning as they choose what they would like to play with from the wide range of interesting activities staff have carefully planned and prepared. Leaders and staff plan and implement a curriculum that is sequenced so children continually build and enhance their skills.
Inspector highlights
- Children show enthusiasm for learning and make good progress.
- Staff use sign language and communication tools to support children's communication and language skills.
- Staff prioritise outdoor learning, offering opportunities for fresh air, active play, and gardening activities.
- Children benefit from stimulating resources that ignite their imaginations and encourage exploration.
- Strong partnerships with parents ensure they are fully involved in nursery life and receive information to support learning at home.
Areas to develop
- 1support children to be able to maintain focus and listen more intently, such as by considering the impact of background distractions on children's engagement and learning.
Inspection #10380637 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to have the same opportunities to access the curriculum alongside their friends. Staff invite other professionals into the setting to enable a multi-agency approach to ensuring children's individual needs are met and implement advice to close learning gaps.
Outdoor space
Consideration is given to the curriculum outdoors, to ensure activities continue to support all areas of learning. Staff prioritise outdoor learning, which gives children plenty of opportunities for fresh air and active play. Children benefit from gardening activities to grow fruit and vegetables and enjoy searching for dinosaur fossils outdoors.
Inspection history
Date: January 2019
- May 2025Good
- June 2019Good
- January 2019Inadequate
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