Opening hours
each weekday from 8.50am to 2.50pm
Primrose Hill Nursery, situated in Lydney, GL15 5TA, is dedicated to providing a safe, joyful, nurturing, and stimulating environment for young children. Emphasising learning through meticulously planned play activities, the nursery strives to create a positive atmosphere where children can thrive, whether attending a few times a week or every day.
The nursery prides itself on its experienced and highly qualified staff, many of whom have been with the nursery for many years and are also mothers, offering a deep understanding of the challenges parents and children might face during separation. The establishment maintains a child-to-carer ratio that surpasses government guidelines, ensuring each child receives ample attention.
This framework, combined with a Key Person system, fosters trusting relationships between staff and children, providing parents with peace of mind. The nursery's commitment to quality is reflected in its 'Good' Ofsted rating, with inspectors highlighting the staff's profound knowledge of individual children, their ability to create engaging learning experiences, the warm and supportive relationships, and the excellent opportunities for developing social and physical skills in outdoor areas.
The nursery also effectively supports children with additional needs or those learning English as an additional language, fostering self-regulation through responsive care. Prospective families are encouraged to visit the setting to see the facilities and meet the team firsthand.
Our ethos
We at Primrose Hill Nursery are committed to providing a safe, happy, caring and stimulating environment for children. We encourage them to learn through well planned play activities to create a positive environment that your child enjoys whether that’s once or twice a week, or every day.
What it's like
The manager has a clear vision for children's learning, and staff implement this by understanding individual needs and providing stimulating experiences both indoors and outdoors. Children show excellent behaviour and a positive attitude, persevering through challenges with staff support. Staff are effective communicators, enriching children's vocabulary, and work collaboratively as a respectful, efficient, and enthusiastic team. They establish warm, friendly relationships, helping new children settle in and build secure attachments by familiarising them with routines and expectations.
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each weekday from 8.50am to 2.50pm
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Last inspected 17 October 2023
What it's like to attend
The manager has a clear vision for children's learning, and staff implement this by understanding individual needs and providing stimulating experiences both indoors and outdoors. Children show excellent behaviour and a positive attitude, persevering through challenges with staff support. Staff are effective communicators, enriching children's vocabulary, and work collaboratively as a respectful, efficient, and enthusiastic team. They establish warm, friendly relationships, helping new children settle in and build secure attachments by familiarising them with routines and expectations.
Inspector highlights
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Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
this is a very friendly and supportive nursery with respectful staff
Inclusion & environment
Staff support all children, including those with additional needs, to make good progress. Additional funding is sought and thoughtfully used to help children's language and social skills. Staff also cascade best practice on working with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Children have wonderful opportunities to develop social and physical skills in outdoor areas. Staff provide a range of challenging opportunities for all children to engage in risky play, such as climbing trees and negotiating around a pond. Children experience healthy outdoor free play and learn to manage risk, developing an understanding of safety and the natural world.
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Date: May 2003
Primrose Hill Nursery registered in 2001. It is a committee-run nursery located in a purpose-built classroom with immediate access to an outdoor area on the site of Primrose Hill School, serving the catchment area near Lydney, Gloucestershire. The nursery is open each weekday from 8.50am to 2.50pm during school term time. It employs nine staff, with varying qualifications up to level 7, and accepts early education government funding for some two-, three-, and four-year-olds.
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