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Quackers Day Nursery in Newbury

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
·Quackers Day Nursery, High Street, NEWBURY, RG20 8TE · West Berkshire
Number of places
69 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
West Berkshire

About this day nursery

Quackers Day Nursery provides childcare and education across two locations, Chieveley and Banbury, catering to children from three months to five years old. The nursery operates 51 weeks a year, offering both full-time and term-time placements.

A strong emphasis is placed on healthy eating, with fresh, home-cooked breakfast, lunch, and tea provided daily, accommodating all dietary needs and cultural restrictions. The nursery boasts excellent outdoor play areas at both sites, encouraging active learning and exploration.

Quackers Day Nursery prides itself on fostering a nurturing and engaging environment, supported by a dedicated team of qualified professionals, including a manager and deputy manager with extensive experience in early childhood education. They also have robust safeguarding practices in place to ensure child safety and well-being.

The nursery actively supports government funding initiatives for various age groups.

What it's like

Children are happy and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery, exploring a wide variety of activities and developing confidence and curiosity. Staff enthusiastically inspire children, extend their learning both indoors and outdoors, and promote positive behaviour and strong social skills.

Fresh, home-cooked mealsOutdoor play areasGovernment funding accepted

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Chieveley: 07:30-18:15, Banbury: 07:30-18:30, 51 weeks of the year

Food

Fresh, home-cooked breakfast, lunch, and tea provided; allergies and cultural restrictions catered for.

Age range

3 months to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full time, Term Time Places

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Quackers Day Nursery

Last inspected 12 December 2022 · Mandy Cooper

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 are happy and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery, exploring a wide variety of activities and developing confidence and curiosity. Staff enthusiastically inspire children, extend their learning both indoors and outdoors, and promote positive behaviour and strong social skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and curious, enjoying a wide variety of activities.
  • Staff enthusiastically extend learning, including outdoor exploration such as hunting for frost and ice.
  • Leaders and staff use consistent strategies to promote positive behaviour and independence.
  • The nursery has very strong partnerships with parents and provides regular updates about children's learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the arrangements to coach and mentor individual staff to continually improve the quality of teaching
  • 2support staff working with the youngest children to plan more precisely for babies at times they are involved with a larger group.
Inspection #10263213 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders prioritise supporting children's emotional development. They use recent training to plan individualised sessions for those children who may need further support.

Outdoor space

Children delight in hunting for frost and ice in the garden; staff encourage them to explore frozen water and show others what they find. Children use wheelbarrows and navigate garden obstacles, developing physical skills, problem solving and independence.

Inspection history

Date: August 2012

  • December 2022Good
  • April 2017Good
  • March 2015Good
  • August 2012Good

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