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Red House Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·90 High Street, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0HD · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
65 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

Red House Day Nursery, located in Burwell, Cambridge, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nursery is committed to fostering self-esteem and a love for learning through play, with a focus on developing social skills essential for life.

They provide full day care and Pre-School education, dividing children into three age-dedicated groups. The dedicated and qualified staff, many holding higher childcare qualifications, prioritise the well-being of the children, ensuring healthy, nutritious, and balanced meals and snacks are provided daily.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on building strong relationships with parents, offering daily updates, and transparent communication. With a "home from home" philosophy, Red House Day Nursery encourages children to explore, create, and interact, ensuring they are happy, safe, and well-cared for, preparing them confidently for school.

They encourage parental involvement and open communication, striving to meet individual needs and requirements.

Our ethos

The nursery's philosophy is a "home from home" approach, committed to fostering self-esteem and a love for learning through play. They focus on developing essential social skills and aim to prepare children confidently for school by encouraging them to explore, create, and interact in a happy, safe, and well-cared-for environment.

What it's like

Staff work closely with parents to ensure children feel safe and happy, making smooth transitions within the nursery. A robust key-person system fosters strong, trusting relationships between staff and children, who settle quickly and enjoy interacting with staff. Staff know children well, enabling them to plan engaging and enjoyable activities.

Home from home settingNutritious meals cooked on-siteExperienced and qualified staffFocus on learning through playStrong parent partnership

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

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.

Food

All food and snacks cooked on premises daily; nutritious and balanced meals provided.

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day care, Pre-School education

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Red House Day Nursery

Last inspected 17 April 2024 · Tracy Joyce

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

Staff work closely with parents to ensure children feel safe and happy, making smooth transitions within the nursery. A robust key-person system fosters strong, trusting relationships between staff and children, who settle quickly and enjoy interacting with staff. Staff know children well, enabling them to plan engaging and enjoyable activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff build strong, trusting relationships with children.
  • Leaders have developed a curriculum with a strong focus on independence skills.
  • Staff identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and provide individualised support.
  • Children enjoy playing on bicycles and climbing outdoors, and also build obstacle courses, dance, and sing.
  • There is strong partnership with parents especially regarding toilet training and transition to school, and staff work with other professionals to meet the needs of children with SEND.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to identify and use opportunities to model accurate language and extend children's vocabulary.
Inspection #10333096 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on the support their children have received with toilet training and making the transition to school.

Parents appreciate the communication they receive from staff about their child's achievements.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and provide individualised support to help children make good progress. Staff also work with other professionals to meet the needs of children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Outside, staff supervise children when they are climbing large equipment, and they challenge them to develop their skills. Children enjoy playing on bicycles and climbing. They build obstacle courses and dance and sing.

Parent Reviews of Red House Day Nursery

5.0
(1)

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Inspection history

Date: April 2024

  • May 2024Good
  • April 2024Good

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