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Renaissance Nurseries (Limewood)

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
·Limewood House, 1 Limewood Business Park, Leeds, LS14 1AB · Leeds
Number of places
90 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Renaissance Nurseries provides a unique, family-oriented early years education experience in Leeds, where cultural and linguistic diversity are central to the curriculum. Unlike many other nurseries, Renaissance Nurseries focuses on integrating multiple languages and various cultural and religious experiences into the daily learning environment, aiming to prepare children for a globalised world.

The nursery delivers the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) programme in English within a multicultural and friendly setting, promoting holistic development. The approach emphasises building strong relationships with families, valuing open communication, and tailoring care to each child's individual needs.

Through songs, stories, role-play, and interactive activities, children are encouraged to engage with new sounds and expressions, fostering strong language skills, cognitive abilities, and an appreciation for cultural differences. The nursery actively celebrates various festivals and invites families to share their cultural backgrounds, ensuring an inclusive atmosphere that cultivates empathy, respect, and a sense of belonging from an early age.

Renaissance Nurseries is committed to providing outstanding value through its engaging educational programmes and enriching activities, all delivered by a highly qualified and dedicated team of educators.

Our ethos

Renaissance Nurseries integrates multiple languages and cultural/religious experiences into its curriculum, preparing children for a globalised world. It delivers the EYFS programme in a multicultural setting, emphasising strong family relationships, open communication, and individualised care. The approach uses songs, stories, and role-play to foster language skills and appreciation for diversity, while celebrating festivals and encouraging families to share their backgrounds to create an inclusive atmosphere.

What it's like

Children enjoy attending the nursery and feel safe and secure. Staff use sensitive settling-in procedures that build over time, helping children to be comfortable in the setting. Staff build warm, caring relationships with children, offering lots of cuddles and support.

Multicultural Learning EnvironmentMultilingual CurriculumCultural AwarenessFamily-Oriented Care

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged monthly and are payable in advance. The nursery offers private rates as well as qualifying fees for families accessing 15 or 30 hours of government funding. Holiday discounts are available for eligible students and teachers, and multi-session discounts apply for full-week bookings.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees are billed monthly in advance on or before the 28th of each month.
  • A late payment fee of 10% (minimum £50) applies to overdue balances.
  • Registration fee is waived for families who hold a six-digit funding code.
  • Term-time-only holiday discounts of up to 10% are available for eligible students and teachers.
  • Discounts of up to 10% are available for full-time bookings of five sessions per week.
  • A monthly charge for consumables is applied to contribute towards meals, snacks and activities.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am until 6pm (nursery and out-of-school club after school). During school holidays, 7.30am until 6pm and on a Saturday from 10am until 4pm.

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Renaissance Nurseries (Limewood)

Last inspected 21 June 2023 · Lynne Pope

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 enjoy attending the nursery and feel safe and secure. Staff use sensitive settling-in procedures that build over time, helping children to be comfortable in the setting. Staff build warm, caring relationships with children, offering lots of cuddles and support.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum is planned well to meet the needs of individual children, including those with SEND.
  • The manager carries out regular supervision of staff and monitors their practice, providing feedback and setting development plans.
  • Children who speak English as an additional language are supported well, with staff speaking over 20 languages.
  • Staff support children's understanding of early literacy well, using initial letter sounds and engaging them with books.
  • Children learn how to take safe risks, visiting forest school and learning to use tools safely in nursery.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's interactions and questioning skills so that they understand the importance of giving children more time to think and respond, to help develop children's speech and language skills even further.
Inspection #10298982 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents state how much they appreciate the provider and staff.

They feel that they are supported and know what their children do when they attend.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The curriculum is planned well to meet the needs of individual children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff quickly identify children that may need targeted support. The provider makes good use of additional funding to ensure that children meet their planned targets and make good progress, for example, by providing one-to-one support and specialised equipment.

Outdoor space

Children learn how to take safe risks. They visit the forest school, where they consider risks in their play, building tents and going on bug hunts. Risk assessments are carried out for the premises, indoors and outdoors, before children arrive, to make sure they are safe.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language regularly hear their home language in their play and learning. They develop good communication skills, including in English. Between them, staff speak over 20 languages, in addition to English. These skills help staff to support children in their learning and to catch up quickly with their peers when there are gaps in their learning.

Inspection history

Date: June 2023

  • July 2023Good
  • June 2023Good

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