Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm
Selsey Community Nursery Cio
Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2023)
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
West Sussex
About this day nursery
Selsey Community Nursery Cio, registered in 2014, is a childcare setting located in Chichester, West Sussex, next to the Selsey Community Centre. 30am to 6pm, for most of the year.
The nursery is managed by a committee and employs 20 staff members, 13 of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or above. The dedication of the new management has significantly improved the quality of provision since the previous "Inadequate" inspection, now achieving a "Good" overall effectiveness rating.
The nursery prides itself on creating a warm and welcoming environment where children are supported in their development, from separating from parents to engaging in imaginative play and outdoor activities. The curriculum is ambitious, catering to all children, including those with English as an additional language and special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring effective planning for each child's learning journey.
Parents have noted the improved communication and strong relationships with staff, highlighting the positive impact on their children's development.
What it's like
Children receive a warm welcome from staff who skilfully support them to separate from parents. Parents and staff exchange relevant information to meet children's needs, enabling children to settle well and be ready for their day of play and learning. Children demonstrate good imaginative skills and staff enhance this play by talking about family members. The new managers fully understand how to provide an effective and ambitious curriculum for all children.
Warm welcomeImaginative playStrong managementEffective curriculumGood safeguarding
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
Mixed
Established
2014
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Selsey Community Nursery Cio
Last inspected 14 December 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from staff who skilfully support them to separate from parents. Parents and staff exchange relevant information to meet children's needs, enabling children to settle well and be ready for their day of play and learning. Children demonstrate good imaginative skills and staff enhance this play by talking about family members. The new managers fully understand how to provide an effective and ambitious curriculum for all children.
Inspector highlights
- Children receive a warm welcome from staff who skilfully support children to separate from their parents upon arrival.
- Children learn to be kind and to help their friends, demonstrating good friendships and awareness of the needs of others.
- Children demonstrate good imaginative skills, and staff enhance this play by talking about family members.
- The new managers have completed a full overhaul of the nursery provision since the last inspection, effectively improving quality.
- Managers use observations of staff in action to inform discussions, improving staff knowledge and skills.
- Staff know their key children's levels of development and plan for their next learning steps.
- Pre-school-age children develop a secure understanding of shapes and size, exploring mathematical concepts.
- Babies enjoy their creative play experiences, showing increasing skills in tasks like scooping rice.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an effective safeguarding culture across the team.
Areas to develop
- 1Strengthen the planning of outdoor experiences for children to make sure that they are planned and purposeful.
- 2Enhance staff's awareness of differing strategies to support children's awareness of managing their own behaviour.
Inspection #10307147 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The new managers understand how to provide an effective curriculum that is ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
Children thoroughly enjoy splashing in puddles, enhancing their large-muscle development. While children also enjoy cycling in the garden, staff do not always extend purposeful learning to the outdoor area.
EAL / language support
The new managers understand how to provide an effective curriculum that is ambitious for all children, including those learning English as an additional language.
Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023
Date: July 2023
- December 2023Good
- July 2023Inadequate
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