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RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Qinetiq, Ministry Of Defence, Salisbury, SP4 0JF · Wiltshire
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Wiltshire

About this day nursery

RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down operates as a full-time childcare facility, open 51 weeks a year, closing only during the Christmas period and on bank holidays. The nursery is equipped to care for a total of 66 children, divided into two distinct rooms.

The Red Room accommodates 28 children aged 0 to 30 months, while the Inventors Room caters to 38 children between 30 months and 5 years old. The Inventors Room boasts a spacious outdoor garden area, providing ample space for play and exploration.

The Explorers Room, designed for younger children, features a smaller garden area that includes a newly constructed mud kitchen, fostering imaginative and sensory play. Both rooms incorporate a free-flow system, allowing children to move seamlessly between indoor and outdoor environments.

The nursery actively supports families by offering funded places for eligible two, three, and four-year-olds.

What it's like

Staff offer children and their families a warm welcome at this supportive and caring nursery. Children settle well and show they feel safe and happy as they confidently explore and engage in the motivating activities staff provide. Staff know children incredibly well and use their knowledge of children's starting points to successfully plan and deliver a curriculum that continually builds on what children know and can do.

Full day care settingAccepts funded places for 2, 3, and 4-year-oldsSpacious garden areas

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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

7:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Age range

0-5 years

Session types

full day

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down

Last inspected 9 May 2025 · Mikaela Jauncey

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff offer children and their families a warm welcome at this supportive and caring nursery. Children settle well and show they feel safe and happy as they confidently explore and engage in the motivating activities staff provide. Staff know children incredibly well and use their knowledge of children's starting points to successfully plan and deliver a curriculum that continually builds on what children know and can do.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and managers have a clear intent for children's learning with a focus on language, communication, personal, social, emotional development, and physical skills.
  • Staff have high expectations for children and use regular assessments to identify gaps in learning, ensuring funding is used effectively for additional support.
  • Partnerships with parents are positive, and staff work with families to provide a consistent approach to children's care and learning.
  • Staff's interactions with children are positive and encouraging, with staff showing a caring and genuine interest in children's activities and joining in with play.
  • Leaders and managers provide staff with opportunities for professional development, managing workload and well-being effectively.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure staff build on opportunities for younger children to carry out tasks they are capable of doing, such as beginning to use cutlery to feed themselves, to fully develop younger children's independence skills
  • 2support staff to recognise and make the most of all opportunities to engage in quality interactions with babies and younger children to fully extend younger children's learning
  • 3strengthen staff's skills in identifying children's misconceptions and quickly correcting them to help children develop accurate knowledge.
Inspection #10401377 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of the support staff give them with milestones like toilet training and managing their children's behaviour at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and managers ensure funding is used effectively to provide support and resources for individual children who need additional support. This inclusive approach helps all children make progress.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from the carefully planned outdoor activities staff provide. Staff encourage and support children of all ages to climb, balance, throw and kick balls, ride a range of bikes, trikes, and scooters, and teach children how to use different tools to draw, pour and scoop for example. Older children choose if they'd like to play inside or outside.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

9 May 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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