Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round, from 7.30 am to 6 pm
Quarry House, located in Audley, ST7 8JA, is a childcare setting established in 2024, operating from Monday to Friday, all year round, between 7:30 am and 6 pm. This small, friendly nursery provides a "Good" standard of care for children aged 0-2 years, as rated by Ofsted on 29th November 2024.
The staff at Quarry House pride themselves on creating a home-from-home environment where children feel happy, safe, and warmly greeted. They build strong, positive relationships with both children and their families, ensuring limitless support when needed.
Staff are particularly sensitive to children's individual needs and personal situations, helping them to develop into independent, confident individuals who can manage their emotions effectively. The nursery’s curriculum prioritises emotional security, with staff providing a calm, nurturing atmosphere and quickly identifying children who require additional support with their feelings.
They also focus on enhancing communication and language skills, frequently using descriptive words during interactions. While children enjoy activities like music and movement and using garden equipment, the nursery is working to strengthen the focus on physical development within the curriculum.
Quarry House also fosters a strong sense of community, involving children in activities like fundraising for the local food bank. Parents consistently express satisfaction with the high level of care, feeling confident that their children are safe and well looked after by the supportive staff.
The nursery provides nutritious, home-cooked meals and encourages healthy eating by sharing recipes and meal ideas with families.
What it's like
Staff create a home-from-home environment where children feel happy and safe. Children arrive happily and are warmly greeted by cheerful staff at this small, friendly setting. Staff build strong, positive relationships with the children and their families, providing limitless support when required.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round, from 7.30 am to 6 pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Last inspected 29 November 2024 · Beverley Devlin
What it's like to attend
Staff create a home-from-home environment where children feel happy and safe. Children arrive happily and are warmly greeted by cheerful staff at this small, friendly setting. Staff build strong, positive relationships with the children and their families, providing limitless support when required.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents say that they are happy with the level of care their children receive and that they are confident that their children are safe and well looked after by the supportive staff.
Inclusion & environment
Staff are especially caring and sensitive to the children's needs and personal situations. They offer limitless support to children and families when required.
Children enjoy music and movement and using equipment in the garden. Although children spend time engaged in these activities, staff do not focus on this area of development as strongly as other areas of the curriculum.
Most recent inspection
29 November 2024
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportQuarry House registered in 2024. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, with eight holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery is open Monday to Friday all year round, from 7.30 am to 6 pm and provides funded early education for any eligible children.
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