Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round from 7.30am until 6.30pm
Safari Childcare Runwell Limited, which opened in 2022, provides care for children aged 0-4 years. 30pm.
The setting received an overall "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 7th November 2024. Children at Safari Childcare Runwell are reported to be happy and warmly greeted by staff, forming secure attachments.
The leadership team has developed a clear, sequenced, and ambitious curriculum, with a strong focus on communication, language, and physical development. Children behave well, are encouraged and praised for their achievements, which supports their self-esteem and confidence, fostering a positive attitude towards learning.
The nursery promotes physical development through activities like outdoor play, where children use scooters and tricycles and practise large arm movements drawing with chalk. For children needing additional support with spoken language, staff effectively use Makaton sign language.
The nursery also focuses on developing a love for books and reading in older children through small group sessions using key books and songs.
What it's like
Children are happy and warmly greeted by staff, forming secure attachments. The leadership team uses a clear, sequenced, and ambitious curriculum focused on communication, language, and physical development. Children behave well, are praised and encouraged, and show pride in their achievements, fostering positive attitudes to learning.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round from 7.30am until 6.30pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2022
Last inspected 7 November 2024 · Shelly McDougall
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and warmly greeted by staff, forming secure attachments. The leadership team uses a clear, sequenced, and ambitious curriculum focused on communication, language, and physical development. Children behave well, are praised and encouraged, and show pride in their achievements, fostering positive attitudes to learning.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents reflect that there have been several changes in staff since their children started, but this is now settled.
Most comment that their children enjoy coming to the nursery and are pleased with their children's progress.
Parents feel the new staffing team is invested in their children's care and learning.
Inclusion & environment
Staff use Makaton sign language to support the development of spoken language for those children who need additional support.
Children enjoy being physically active outdoors, learning to navigate space while riding their scooters and tricycles on the hard surface. Staff provide opportunities for children to practise big arm movements as they encourage them to use chunky chalk to draw around their friends.
My daughter attended Safari from 9 months and had a lovely experience. She always went to nursery with a smile on her face and came home happy and full of stories about her day. She really bonded with Rachel and Becky although loved all the staff, talking fondly about Charlotte and Shannon who were always so friendly and showed genuine care for our girl. As a parent, we felt that concerns were taken seriously and dealt with promptly which made us feel confident in the care our daughter received. We look forward to our twins joining the tribe!
Read on GoogleMy little girl has been attending Safari Runwell since June. As a first time Mum it was incredibly daunting to leave my baby for the first time but the staff at Safari made the transition as smooth as possible for myself and my daughter. Since starting nursery I have found that she has learnt lots of new skills and she is absolutely thriving. The team is wonderful, her key person Rachel is always enthusiastic and full of energy, along with Georgia, Amira and Taya in the cub room. The management staff, Shannon, Selina and Chanel all know my daughter well and take a genuine interest in her development. I would absolutely recommend Safari Runwell.
Read on GoogleOur oldest son has just graduated from Safari & he thoroughly enjoyed his time there, forming fantastic bonds with the staff & being supported in so many ways. Our youngest son has just started, & we have been lucky enough to have Rachel as our key worker again. Rachel is a bright young lady who really does care about the children; she is a great asset to the Safari Runwell team! All the staff are fantastic, they all take the time getting to know your children & make you feel welcome. The children are very well fed, we receive regular updates about everything going on, & most importantly I have no worries leaving my son in Safari’s capable hands.
Read on GoogleFantastic Early Years Setting! Safari Childcare has been incredible in supporting my son with his SEN needs and preparing him for his transition into Reception. The team have gone above and beyond to make sure he felt included, understood, and excited about learning every single day. Every day at Safari was an adventure — he couldn’t wait to go in every morning, (mainly for breakfast 😀). The care, patience, and dedication of the staff have helped him grow in confidence and independence, and we can’t thank them enough. We’re so impressed that our 11 month-has just started his own Safari adventure and his key worker Rachel has been amazing. We highly recommend Safari Childcare to any parent who wants their little one to flourish, develop, and be genuinely cared for.
Read on GoogleSince Lilly has started nursery back in April she has come leaps and bounds with her communication and her milestones her key worker and all the girls in cubs have worked so hard to look after her and get her where she needs to be and she always comes home happy and healthy and loves everyone, just seeing her little face light up each time she goes to nursery or even when I mention nursery to her just makes my heart melt. Lilly loves safari so much and I couldn’t have picked a better place ❤️
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Date: November 2024
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