Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am until 5:30 pm
Queen Street Nursery and Pre-school
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
Number of places
20 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
About this day nursery
Queen Street Nursery and Pre-school, located in Penrith, Cumbria, has been providing childcare since 1993, operating year-round from Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. The nursery accommodates children aged 2 to 4 years old, offering a total of 20 places, with 24 children currently on roll.
The setting provides funded early education for two, three, and four-year-olds and employs six qualified staff members. The nursery effectively supports children who speak English as an additional language, with all staff holding appropriate early years qualifications.
Children are seen arriving happy and confident, demonstrating independence by taking off their coats and identifying their written names. The environment fosters kindness among children, who establish strong bonds with practitioners, leading to confident learning.
Activities are based on individual interests, like a role-play doctor's area, ensuring children make good progress across all areas of learning and development. Leaders and practitioners are known to understand children and their families well, enabling them to plan effective and engaging curriculums tailored to the children's interests and needs.
What it's like
Children arrive at Queen Street Nursery and Pre-school happy and confident, showing independence and kindness towards each other. They engage in activities based on their individual interests and build strong bonds with practitioners, developing into confident learners who make good progress in all areas of their learning.
Happy childrenIndividual interests fosteredStrong bondsGood progressEffective curriculum
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
1993
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Queen Street Nursery and Pre-school
Last inspected 5 October 2022
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arrive at Queen Street Nursery and Pre-school happy and confident, showing independence and kindness towards each other. They engage in activities based on their individual interests and build strong bonds with practitioners, developing into confident learners who make good progress in all areas of their learning.
Inspector highlights
- Children arrive happy and confident, saying goodbye to their parents at the door.
- Children take their own coats off and identify their written name on the way into the small, homely environment.
- Children show genuine kindness towards each other, rolling each other's sleeves up when washing their hands and asking questions such as, 'are you ok?'.
- Children, alongside practitioners, are engaged in activities based on their individual interests.
- Practitioners have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
- Leaders and practitioners know children and their families well, enabling them to plan a curriculum that is both effective and engaging.
- Parents feel valued and involved in their children's learning, with practitioners providing ideas based on children's next steps to complete at home.
- Leaders and practitioners promote healthy choices within the nursery, with children starting their day with a physical activity and healthy packed lunches for those staying all day.
Areas to develop
- 1implement the outdoor curriculum more consistently throughout the year to further support children who prefer to learn outdoors
- 2provide staff with accurate performance feedback to raise the quality of education to a higher level.
Inspection #10231378 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Practitioners have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). All children make continued progress from their starting points.
Outdoor space
The early years setting has an indoor environment that supports the curriculum, but the outdoor curriculum is not consistently implemented throughout the year, especially impacting children who prefer to learn outdoors during winter months due to less access and fewer opportunities for purposeful outdoor learning.
EAL / language support
The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language.
Inspection history
Date: February 2010
- October 2022Good
- October 2016Good
- August 2013Good
- February 2010Outstanding
Frequently asked about Queen Street Nursery and Pre-school
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