Rhymetime Nursery

Ofsted rating for Rhymetime Nursery

Last inspected 4 January 2023

What it's like to attend

• Children grow in confidence and independence rapidly at this very friendly, welcoming nursery, building extremely strong bonds with nurturing staff.
• Children freely explore the well-resourced setting, making choices and becoming deeply engrossed in play.
• The curriculum is highly ambitious and very well planned, with staff taking a child-centred approach tailored to specific needs.
• Staff support for children's developing communication and language skills is outstanding, promoting imaginative skills through role play.
• Partnerships with parents are excellent, with staff working exceptionally closely to ensure children's care and learning needs are met.
• Managers recognise the importance of children's health, going above and beyond to prioritise it through initiatives like regular dentist visits.
• The very experienced manager and director provide strong support to their dedicated staff team, fostering continuous skill improvement and knowledge.
• Staff enthusiastically model mathematical vocabulary, making children excited as they recognise numbers with personal significance and learn about capacity.
• The nursery provides a wealth of support for children who speak English as an additional language, using resources that reflect cultural diversity.
• Staff are highly successful at providing children with a rich set of experiences that give them an understanding of the wider world, such as during Diwali celebrations.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff demonstrating secure knowledge of child protection and robust recruitment processes.
• The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
• The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff, with 12 holding appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2 to 6.
• The manager and director, along with the inspector, conducted a learning walk through all areas of the nursery to discuss the early years curriculum.