Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 9am until 4pm
Poppy Fields
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
Number of places
52 places
Age range
Up to 3 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
About this day nursery
Poppy Fields, located in Scunthorpe, is a nurturing early years setting for children aged 3 to 3 years old. Open Monday to Friday, from 9am until 4pm during term-time, children are happy and settled, eagerly engaging with their friends and a wide range of resources.
The staff at Poppy Fields cultivate strong bonds with the children, who confidently approach them to share their ideas or seek assistance. The setting provides a purposeful program of activities that caters to children's individual interests and supports their developmental journey.
This includes exciting experiences like visits to the theatre, farm, post office, and a Polish bakery, where children learn about the world around them firsthand. They also welcome visitors from different professions, such as police officers and dentists, to enrich the children's learning.
Children are encouraged to explore both the indoor and outdoor learning environments independently, even putting on their own coats and wellingtons before heading outside. Staff expertly guide children to take appropriate risks and challenges through play, fostering their confidence and physical development.
Poppy Fields is particularly strong in its support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The dedicated special educational needs coordinator works closely with various multi-agency professionals to ensure children with SEND access an ambitious and tailored program of activities, enabling them to make good progress from their individual starting points.
Parents are highly satisfied with the care and education their children receive, often noting improvements in their children's language skills. This is further supported by effective communication through an electronic app, keeping parents well-informed about their child's progress.
What it's like
Children are happy and settled at this nurturing setting, excited to see their friends and play with a variety of resources. They quickly become engaged in activities, laughing and giggling with each other. Children have strong bonds with staff, actively seeking them out to share ideas or ask for support.
Nurturing environmentGood Ofsted ratingStrong parent partnershipSEND supportIndoor and outdoor playPurposeful activities
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Poppy Fields
Last inspected 5 January 2023
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 and settled at this nurturing setting, excited to see their friends and play with a variety of resources. They quickly become engaged in activities, laughing and giggling with each other. Children have strong bonds with staff, actively seeking them out to share ideas or ask for support.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and settled at this nurturing setting.
- Staff plan a purposeful programme of activities that supports children's interests and next steps in learning.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well.
- Staff teach children to take appropriate risks and challenges as they play indoors and outdoors.
- Partnership with parents is strong.
Areas to develop
- 1use language appropriately so that children learn the correct pronunciation of words
- 2provide a more consistent approach to managing children's behaviour, so that expectations are clear to children and their behaviour is managed effectively.
Inspection #10263220 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
"Parents are happy with the care and education that their children receive. They comment on their children's progress, and how their language in particular has improved since starting at the setting."
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. The knowledgeable special educational needs coordinator works in partnership with a variety of multi-agency professionals to ensure that children with SEND access an ambitious programme of activities that meet their needs. Children with SEND make good progress from their starting points in learning.
Outdoor space
Children explore the indoor and outdoor learning environments independently. They put on their own coats and wellingtons before heading outdoors. Staff teach children to take appropriate risks and challenges as they play indoors and outdoors.
Inspection history
- January 2023Good
- April 2017Good
- March 2015Good
- October 2009Good
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