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Sevenoaks Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·Rear Of Sevenoaks Community Centre, Otford Road, Sevenoaks, TN14 5DN · Kent
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Sevenoaks Day Nursery, established in 1986 by two local doctors, operates as a registered charity dedicated to providing affordable day care and quality nursery education to the community. Located at the Rear of Bat & Ball Centre, Otford Road, Sevenoaks, TN14 5DN, the nursery offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can learn and grow through play.

The nursery aims to be an extension of home, ensuring that children feel loved and cared for in a kind and safe setting. They believe in offering ample opportunities for fun, friendship, and learning, fostering each child's unique potential.

The nursery emphasises its commitment to high standards despite its low fees, highlighting its charitable mission to make quality early years education accessible. Parents can find information about fees, funding options including FF2, Working Parents, and Tax-Free Childcare, and admissions processes on their website.

The nursery prides itself on its "Good" Ofsted report, which is readily available for review. With a focus on community and child development, Sevenoaks Day Nursery continues to serve as a vital resource for families in the Sevenoaks area, ensuring a positive start to early education.

Our ethos

Our aim is to provide a happy and caring environment that is an extension of home. We believe that all children should have the space and opportunity to flourish and learn through play. We aim to provide a kind and safe environment in which parents may leave their children, knowing that they will be loved and cared for in their absence.

What it's like

This family-orientated nursery is at the heart of the community. Leaders strive to bring people together and offer support to all families and children that they can. They prioritise children feeling safe and secure and getting them ready to thrive in a learning environment, full of choices and fun.

Charity-runAffordable childcarePlay-based learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1984

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sevenoaks Day Nursery

Last inspected 5 March 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

This family-orientated nursery is at the heart of the community. Leaders strive to bring people together and offer support to all families and children that they can. They prioritise children feeling safe and secure and getting them ready to thrive in a learning environment, full of choices and fun.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are good at planning a curriculum that both encompasses children's interests and clearly targets what they need to learn next.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported by staff.
  • Children are motivated to join in learning and show high interest in the activities provided.
  • A strong key person system supports children to form secure attachments.
  • Staff are good at supporting children to explore risks in a safe environment and understand how to keep themselves safe.

Areas to develop

  • 1establish more productive links with other settings that children attend to promote continuity of care and a shared approach to children's learning
  • 2enhance staff's understanding of how to promote the home cultures and backgrounds of children who attend, to support children's understanding and enhance their sense of uniqueness
  • 3improve the process to identify children who may be eligible for additional funding to support their learning, such as the early years pupil premium.
Inspection #10314181 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported by staff. Staff are quick to identify children who may require additional support and put this in place. They ensure the curriculum is accessible by providing small and achievable, focussed targets.

Outdoor space

The manager is always striving to improve outcomes for children. For example, they have recently worked on the outside area and equipment for children.

Parent Reviews of Sevenoaks Day Nursery

5.0
(2)

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Inspection history

Date: May 2018

  • March 2024Good
  • May 2018Good

Frequently asked about Sevenoaks Day Nursery

About the setting

Sevenoaks Day Nursery has been established since 1984 and re-registered in 2016. The nursery is located in Sevenoaks, Kent. The setting is open from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery is in receipt of funding for children aged two, three and four years. There are 19 members of staff, 12 of whom hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 or above.

URN
EY536594
Registered person
Sevenoaks Day Nursery CIO
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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