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Shaping Futures in Mansfield (NG20 0AQ)

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Church Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0AQ · Nottinghamshire
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Nottinghamshire

About this day nursery

Shaping Futures, established in 2004, is a family-focused nursery in Mansfield that provides a warm and secure environment for children aged 0-2 years, operating all year round from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 8th November 2022.

Staff are attentive and know children and their families well, ensuring a feeling of safety and happiness. The curriculum is designed around children's interests, fostering active, curious, and keen learners.

This approach, along with strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), helps all children make good progress in their learning. The nursery promotes physical health through nutritious food, regular fresh air, and ample outdoor play, including activities like babies developing core strength on rockers.

For children who speak English as an additional language (EAL), staff create a settled environment by providing texts in their home language and using a range of strategies to support language development, such as repeating words to build vocabulary. However, the report suggests further supporting staff to allow children more thinking time to respond to questions and extend their language skills.

Overall, Shaping Futures provides a nurturing and stimulating setting where children are encouraged to be independent and confident in their abilities.

What it's like

Children are happy and feel safe in this family-focused nursery. They get lots of cuddles throughout the day from attentive staff, who know them well. Young children who speak English as an additional language feel settled, and staff ensure texts in their home language are available in familiar everyday formats.

Family-focused environmentGood progress for all childrenStrong SEND supportEAL provisionPromotes physical healthChild-centred activities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Shaping Futures

Last inspected 8 November 2022

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

Children are happy and feel safe in this family-focused nursery. They get lots of cuddles throughout the day from attentive staff, who know them well. Young children who speak English as an additional language feel settled, and staff ensure texts in their home language are available in familiar everyday formats.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and feel safe in this family-focused nursery.
  • Staff know children and their families well and plan activities based on children's interests.
  • Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.
  • Staff use a good range of strategies to support children's language development.
  • Children's physical health is promoted well through nutritious food, regular fresh air and exercise.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff further to develop their teaching to ensure they give children enough time to think and respond to questions they ask in order to extend children's language skills.
Inspection #10233642 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff know children and their families well. They gain information about what children can already do when they start to attend the setting. Staff plan activities around the children's interests and help to build on their existing knowledge and skills. As a result, children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children's physical health is promoted well through regular fresh air and exercise. Staff provide ample opportunity for all children to be physically active outdoors. For example, babies develop their core strength on the rockers.

EAL / language support

Young children who speak English as an additional language feel settled. Staff ensure texts in their home language are available in familiar everyday formats. Staff use a good range of strategies to support children's language development, including differentiating their approach for children who speak English as an additional language by repeating words so that children have every opportunity to hear new vocabulary.

Parent Reviews of Shaping Futures

5.0
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Inspection history

Date: November 2011

  • November 2022Good
  • November 2016Good
  • May 2013Good
  • November 2011Good

Frequently asked about Shaping Futures

About the setting

Shaping Futures registered in 2004. The nursery employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, six at level 3 and one at level 2. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-year-old children. The nursery supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language.

URN
EY280082
Registered person
Shaping Futures Ltd
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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