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Portchester Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
·Portchester Community School Day Centre, 18 Castle Street, Fareham, PO16 9PP · Hampshire
Number of places
40 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Portchester Day Nursery offers a nurturing environment for early years education in Fareham. As part of Portchester Community School, the nursery benefits from a broader educational setting while providing dedicated care for its youngest attendees.

The curriculum is designed to foster development through engaging activities, preparing children for their future academic journeys. The nursery is committed to creating a supportive atmosphere where children feel safe and encouraged to explore and learn.

While operating within a school structure, it maintains a distinct focus on the unique needs of preschool children, aiming to build a strong foundation for their growth and well-being. The nursery emphasises community involvement and integrates with the wider school ethos, promoting a cohesive educational experience for all its pupils.

What it's like

Children enter the pre-school with excitement and greet the staff with cuddles and smiles, demonstrating they feel safe and have a good level of independence. They engage in well-planned, challenging activities, developing resilience and showing a very good attitude to learning. Children benefit from targeted support in areas identified as a focus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in communication and language.

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 4pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2020

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Portchester Day Nursery

Last inspected 25 November 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 enter the pre-school with excitement and greet the staff with cuddles and smiles, demonstrating they feel safe and have a good level of independence. They engage in well-planned, challenging activities, developing resilience and showing a very good attitude to learning. Children benefit from targeted support in areas identified as a focus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in communication and language.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are confident and independent, feeling a sense of belonging.
  • Children actively engage in well-planned and challenging activities, showing a very good attitude to learning and developing resilience.
  • Leaders support staff well, ensuring they feel valued and listened to.
  • Children's physical development is actively encouraged through various activities.
  • Leaders have a clear vision for the pre-school, incorporating parental and staff views, and promoting intergenerational mixing.
  • Children play well together, demonstrating respect and consideration for their environment.
  • Adults are attentive to individual children, fulfilling their needs and acting as good role models.
  • The curriculum is broad and balanced, incorporating children's play interests and effectively teaching mathematical language.
  • Funding is used to provide targeted support for children at risk of developmental delays.
  • arrngements for safeguarding are effective and embedded as a strong focus in the pre-school.
  • Staff have a thorough understanding of their safeguarding roles, responsibilities, and procedures to follow if concerns or allegations arise.

Areas to develop

  • 1make the most of everyday routines to help teach children about the importance of healthy eating
  • 2ensure that staff apply clear behaviour rules so that children are aware of them and know what is expected of them.
Inspection #10251639 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Funding is used to ensure that children who are in danger of falling behind in their development receive targeted support. The special educational needs coordinator works closely with other professionals, such as health visitors and speech and language therapists, to help children make the best possible progress.

Outdoor space

Children's physical development is actively encouraged. They energetically ride bicycles, climb on apparatus, and reach up high, stretching their muscles as they paint a wall. Children collaboratively 'dig for treasure' and 'hunt for spiders' in an adult-led outside activity, discussing the importance of being gentle with creatures they find.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

25 November 2022

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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