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Sherborne House Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
·Sherborne House School, 39 Lakewood Road, Eastleigh, SO53 1EU · Hampshire
Number of places
56 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Sherborne House Nursery provides high-quality care and education for children aged 6 months to 5 years, fostering their development in a nurturing and stimulating environment. The nursery is thoughtfully divided into three age-appropriate units: the Baby Unit (Hoglets for 6-16 months and Hedgehogs for 17 months-2 years), the Toddler Unit (Cubs and Badgers for 2-3 years), and Pre-Reception (3+ years).

The Baby Unit emphasises warmth, routine, and one-to-one attention, supporting early development through sensory play, songs, and stories, with a focus on physical, personal, social, emotional, communication, and language development. The Toddler Unit encourages independence and confidence through child-led learning experiences, developing language, social skills, and physical coordination.

The curriculum here includes a continuous range of activities like role-play, ICT, board games, puzzles, and creative arts, alongside adult-led activities such as singing, stories, and music. , yoga, dance, and outdoor exploration.

Pre-Reception prepares children for school with a curriculum focusing on communication, creativity, early maths, literacy, and self-care skills, promoting curiosity, resilience, and a love of learning through play, structured group time, and projects. The nursery employs a child-led approach, using children's interests to guide deeper learning while adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

Our ethos

Sherborne House Nursery is committed to fostering development in a nurturing and stimulating environment by using a child-led approach guided by children's interests, while adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. They focus on developing communication, creativity, early maths, literacy, and self-care skills, promoting curiosity, resilience, and a love of learning through play, structured group time, and projects.

What it's like

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery, arriving happily and engaging in purposeful play. The well-planned environment supports their learning, with interesting resources capturing their curiosity and leading to high levels of concentration. Children form strong attachments with staff and feel safe, secure, and respected.

Child-led curriculumAge-appropriate unitsForest School accessSpecialist teachers

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm

Age range

6 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sherborne House Nursery

Last inspected 14 March 2022 · Paula Sissons

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 thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery, arriving happily and engaging in purposeful play. The well-planned environment supports their learning, with interesting resources capturing their curiosity and leading to high levels of concentration. Children form strong attachments with staff and feel safe, secure, and respected.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thoroughly enjoy their time and engage in purposeful play.
  • Managers use their knowledge of children to construct a focused curriculum.
  • Managers effectively use supervision sessions to develop staff skills.
  • Staff support children's early communication development well.
  • Children are developing a love of stories and rhymes.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance staff's teaching skills to enable them to extend children's learning further so they are able to reach their fullest potential.
Inspection #10233165 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report that they are very happy with the care their children receive and the progress they make.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

During outside play, children use magnifying glasses to explore leaves in detail. They listen intently to sounds like aeroplanes and birds, and staff use questions to challenge their thinking about where these sounds come from.

Inspection history

Date: March 2022

  • May 2022Good
  • March 2022Good

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