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Puddleducks Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
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4.2(16 parent reviews) ·5 Chaucer Road, WORTHING, BN11 4PB · West Sussex
Number of places
61 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
West Sussex

About this day nursery

Puddleducks Day Nursery, located in Worthing, West Sussex, offers childcare services for children, with an emphasis on creating a nurturing and supportive environment. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year, with standard hours from 8 am to 6 pm, whilst also providing a limited number of term-time and fully-funded places.

They offer flexible session arrangements, with a minimum attendance of two half-day sessions or one full day. The nursery encourages children to attend more than two sessions weekly to foster stronger bonds and enhance well-being.

Fees incorporate all meals, snacks, day trips, cow's milk, and sun cream, with additional activities such as Forest School, Beach School, and music classes potentially available. Puddleducks is committed to safeguarding children with comprehensive policies and procedures in place.

Payment for services is conducted monthly via direct debit, with options for Tax-Free Childcare payments. They offer discounts for siblings and for children attending five days a week, applying the most beneficial discount to families with multiple entitlements.

The nursery advises parents to discuss availability and book a viewing to experience their setting firsthand.

What it's like

The staff create a warm and welcoming environment for children, consistently offering nurturing and respectful care to help them feel happy, safe and secure. Children show confidence to explore their play spaces, have delightful relationships with peers and adults, and show enthusiasm to ask questions to build on their existing knowledge.

Flexible sessionsSibling discountAll-inclusive feesTerm-time places available

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm Monday – Friday, 51 weeks of the year.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

half day sessions, full day sessions

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Puddleducks Nursery

Last inspected 16 December 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

The staff create a warm and welcoming environment for children, consistently offering nurturing and respectful care to help them feel happy, safe and secure. Children show confidence to explore their play spaces, have delightful relationships with peers and adults, and show enthusiasm to ask questions to build on their existing knowledge.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers identify strengths and areas for continual improvement, demonstrating a proactive approach to self-evaluation and action planning.
  • Staff know their key children very well and work in partnership with parents, colleagues, and other professionals to ensure they are well-informed about children's needs.
  • Staff are positive role models, acting with courtesy and respect during interactions, fostering warm and caring relationships with children.
  • Staff provide a variety of activities and experiences in the large outdoor provision, supporting good physical skills and spatial awareness.
  • There is good support for children's language development, with managers and staff valuing communication and engaging children in regular conversations, stories, and songs.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's understanding of how to plan and implement educational programmes that are broad and balanced and precisely identify the specific knowledge they want children to learn
  • 2develop staff's understanding of how to plan purposeful learning opportunities in the outdoor provision consistently to support children's knowledge and skills.
Inspection #10351935 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment favourably about the support their children receive.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff use information to help keep them well informed about children's care and learning needs. They take account of any individual support required, for example ensuring that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive timely interventions. This helps children receive the help they require to catch up.

Outdoor space

Staff provide a variety of activities and experiences in the large outdoor provision. Children demonstrate good physical skills and spatial awareness as they show great delight in being able to navigate balance bikes down hills, avoiding obstacles.

Parent Reviews of Puddleducks Nursery

4.2
(16)
Micheala Smith
10 months ago

Such a fantastic nursery! Both my children have gone here and we have never been disappointed. The staff are incredible, so friendly and you can tell they put their whole heart into what they do. I'm really sad that our nursery journey has come to the end. I want to thank everyone at puddleducks for all your hard work and dedication to make our children ready for their next big journey. All the best Micheala

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Georgia Biggs
2 years ago

My little one has been with Puddleducks since he was 7 months old and we could not be happier. We feel like Puddleducks is an extension of our home and family and we are so pleased with our choice to send our son here. He is absolutely thriving in the kind, supportive and developmental atmosphere the team provide. We are provided with regular updates throughout the day and he eats better than we do! We would send him 5 days a week if it were an option and can't recommend this nursery highly enough.

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Bryony Nakatudde-Ganf
3 months ago

Our little man has settled in so quickly and is very happy with his new nursery and new pals - thanks to everyone for making him feel so welcome :)

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Priyashi Prethmanaba
a year ago

A well-deserved 5 star review. My little boy has been to Puddleducks since only 4 months and he already loves it so much. He loves every staff member there and whenever I drop and pick him up , we are always greeted with smiles and big welcomes. He is also very well taken care of with all his meals and activities and he has learnt so much since joining. Highly recommended. A big thank you to everyone 🙏

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Jordan Callow
2 years ago

Our daughter has been at Puddleducks from 11 months old to her last day before starting school next week and she has absolutely loved it. She has looked forward to her nursery days and has really thrives there. As parents we have had no complaints at all and found all of the staff to be keen, kind and approachable. They really know all of the children and their individual characters and needs. For us, the best reflection of the staff and the nursery is our daughters eagerness to go. We have loved our time at Puddleducks and we will miss them all.

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Inspection history

Date: December 2024

  • January 2025Good
  • December 2024Good

Frequently asked about Puddleducks Nursery

About the setting

Puddleducks Nursery re-registered in 2023. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It employs 15 staff, 13 of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification.

URN
2727668
Registered person
Barnkids Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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