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Rising Stars Nursery in Lancaster

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
·Firbank Childrens Centre, Firbank Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3HL · Lancashire
Number of places
88 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Rising Stars Nursery, located in Firbank Childrens Centre, Lancaster, provides a good early years experience for children aged 1 to 4. Established in 2011, the nursery operates Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm, offering full day care.

The dedicated team of seven childcare staff, with six holding level 3 or above qualifications and one at level 2, ensures a nurturing environment where children feel safe and secure. The curriculum is well-focused on communication, language, and early mathematics, preparing children for school as social and secure individuals.

The nursery has a strong commitment to supporting all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working effectively with outside agencies to meet individual needs. They also excel in supporting children who speak English as an additional language (EAL) through home language displays and word books.

Strong partnerships exist within the community, and the manager champions staff well-being, fostering a committed and hardworking team dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for every child and their family.

What it's like

Children arrive at the nursery excited to start their day, greeted warmly by enthusiastic and caring staff. They confidently choose activities, demonstrating they feel safe and secure. Children thrive on purposeful interactions with staff in role-play areas and demonstrate good physical development outdoors, engaging in activities such as navigating bicycles and creating in the mud kitchen.

Good provisionStrong relationshipsWell-being focusCommunication and languageEarly mathematicsSEND support

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2011

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Rising Stars Nursery

Last inspected 1 November 2022

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at the nursery excited to start their day, greeted warmly by enthusiastic and caring staff. They confidently choose activities, demonstrating they feel safe and secure. Children thrive on purposeful interactions with staff in role-play areas and demonstrate good physical development outdoors, engaging in activities such as navigating bicycles and creating in the mud kitchen.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive at the nursery excited to start their day. Enthusiastic and caring staff greet them warmly.
  • Children confidently choose their activities to start the day, which demonstrates that they feel safe and secure.
  • Children thrive on purposeful interactions with staff in the role-play areas.
  • Children are kind and polite towards each other. Staff have created a respectful and positive environment through calm and caring interactions.
  • The curriculum is well focused. The manager and staff clearly assess children's development needs to form their intent for learning.
  • Mathematics is well embedded. Staff introduce positional language through role play.
  • The manager has developed a holistic approach to supporting the needs of children, helping families to gain support for their children's needs as well as the needs of the family.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have well-embedded knowledge of how to safeguard children.

Areas to develop

  • 1Improve partnerships with parents further by sharing children's next steps in their development with them to help them to continue children's learning at home.
Inspection #10260718 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children are making good progress, particularly children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The manager has formed good working relationships with outside agencies to support children's individual needs. Staff are clear on what they are working on with children and know what they want them to achieve next. Everyday activities, such as lunchtime, are used as learning experiences to keep closing gaps in development.

Outdoor space

Outdoors, children demonstrate good physical development. They navigate bicycles over hilly ground, race small balls though tubes, and make 'potions' in the mud kitchen. This develops children's fine and gross motor skills.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language make good progress. Staff display words from the children's home language and create word books to support their learning of key words. They often talk about different places children come from, which is displayed on a map.

Inspection history

Date: February 2012

  • November 2022Good
  • April 2017Good
  • August 2014Good
  • February 2012Good

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