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Poppies Nursery in North Walsham

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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4.5(2 parent reviews) ·The Pavilion, Memorial Park, North Walsham, NR28 9AY · Norfolk
Number of places
27 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Norfolk

About this day nursery

Poppies Nursery, located in North Walsham, provides childcare for children aged 1 to 4 years. 30pm.

An Ofsted inspection on 1st February 2024 rated the nursery as Good in all areas, highlighting a welcoming and inclusive environment where children thrive. Staff effectively support children's transitions from home, helping them feel safe, happy, and settled, fostering secure relationships where children confidently seek out staff for play and reassurance.

The nursery ensures that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have their individual needs met and are fully included in all daily activities and routines. Staff are actively engaged in children's play and learning, providing effective support for speech and language development.

Children have opportunities to develop physical skills through accessing swings and wheeled toys in the garden and park, and engaging in ring games and yoga. While the outdoor environment actively supports physical development, the nursery is working to broaden outdoor activities to include literacy and mathematics, to better support children who learn best outdoors.

Parents have described Poppies Nursery as "a wonderful and nurturing setting," "a home from home," and feeling "just like part of the family," praising the strong relationships between staff and families.

What it's like

Children thrive in this welcoming and inclusive nursery. Staff manage children's transitions from home to the nursery well, and children feel safe, happy, and settled. They are secure in their relationships with staff, confidently seeking them out for play and reassurance.

Welcoming and inclusiveStrong staff-child bondsSupports speech and languageGood physical development opportunitiesIndividual needs metEffective parent communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 5.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Poppies Nursery

Last inspected 1 February 2024

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 welcoming and inclusive nursery. Staff manage children's transitions from home to the nursery well, and children feel safe, happy, and settled. They are secure in their relationships with staff, confidently seeking them out for play and reassurance.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff genuinely care about the children and can confidently discuss their learning and development.
  • Staff meet the individual needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Staff are actively engaged in children's play and learning, effectively supporting their speech and language development.
  • Children develop their physical skills through access to swings, wheeled toys, ring games, and yoga.
  • Each child has a named adult who builds friendly and trusting relationships with parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1review and improve the organisation of whole-group times when older children are doing activities together
  • 2focus more closely on supporting all areas of learning for children who prefer to learn in the outdoor environment.
Inspection #10319162 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

just like part of the family

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff meet the individual needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. All children are fully included in the activities and routines of the day. Staff support children's speech and language development effectively.

Outdoor space

Children develop their physical skills. They access swings and wheeled toys in the garden and park. Staff encourage children in ring games and yoga. However, staff do not consistently consider a wide range of activities when planning for the outdoor environment, such as literacy and mathematics, which does not fully support children who learn best outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Poppies Nursery

4.5
(2)

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Inspection history

Date: February 2024

  • February 2024Good
  • February 2024Good

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