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Rocking Horse Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2022)
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4.0(4 parent reviews) ·Rocking Horse Day Nursery, 2 Freemans Way, TOWCESTER, NN12 8FR · West Northamptonshire
Number of places
64 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2022
Local authority
West Northamptonshire

About this day nursery

What it's like

Children are warmly welcomed into the nursery by friendly staff and develop strong relationships, helping them to feel safe and secure. They are curious and explore a wide range of toys and activities, showing care and consideration for their peers. Children demonstrate positive behaviours and have a good understanding of safety.

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Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am until 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Rocking Horse Day Nursery

Last inspected 31 August 2022

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 are warmly welcomed into the nursery by friendly staff and develop strong relationships, helping them to feel safe and secure. They are curious and explore a wide range of toys and activities, showing care and consideration for their peers. Children demonstrate positive behaviours and have a good understanding of safety.

Inspector highlights

  • Management and staff create a sequenced curriculum that focuses on teaching children knowledge and skills to successfully move on to the next stages of development.
  • Staff support children to develop mathematical skills through everyday activities.
  • Children learn to be independent, with staff role modelling and teaching them to use cutlery and regularly brush their teeth.
  • Children learn about the wider world outside the nursery through exploring the local community.
  • The management team fosters a culture of positive and passionate staff who form a highly qualified and long-standing team and supports their continuous professional development.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the use of stories and books throughout the setting to support children's love of books and reading.
Inspection #10138475 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents give high praise to staff for the level of support their children and family receive.

They say the nursery feels like an extended family due to the staff's welcoming and nurturing nature.

They are fully confident in the care provided to their children.

Parents appreciate the effective communication methods used to ensure they feel fully involved in their child's time at nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well through appropriate personalised planning methods.

Outdoor space

Outdoors, children enjoy exploring the large inviting garden. They develop their physical skills negotiating obstacles, playing chase and using ride-along cars, and develop a love for nature caring for the nursery pony.

Parent Reviews of Rocking Horse Day Nursery

4.0
(4)
Paul Hegarty (Cynar)
2 years ago

My daughter is soon to move on from here, so I thought it worth a review, for future parents. An excellent nursery that didn't just meet my (unacceptably) high expectations, but has consistently blown past them and left them in the dust. Their ethos matches our parenting goes extremely well. The children regularly come out slightly grubby from having fun outside, and exploring the world around them. They also seem to excel in social, and developmental skill level, compared to many of their peers. They are amazing with the children, creating a fun, safe (minor bumps and bruises excepted) environment that seems to have most children buzzing to attend. Craig is an excellent chef (according to our daughter) and the food is made onsite using a lot of locally sourced ingredients. They also have a horse living in the field next door, much to the children's delight.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2003

  • September 2022Good
  • August 2022Good
  • October 2013Outstanding
  • August 2013Outstanding
  • March 2009Good
  • January 2009Good
  • December 2005Good
  • September 2005Outstanding
  • November 2003Good

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