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Silks Farm Nursery School and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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4.5(4 parent reviews) ·St. Ives Road, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE28 3ET · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
103 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

Silks Farm Nursery School and Preschool, located in Huntingdon, offers comprehensive childcare for children from three months to five years old. The nursery focuses on providing a stimulating and educational environment where children can thrive and learn through play.

They are part of the larger Grandir UK group, emphasising a commitment to high-quality early years education and a supportive approach to child development. The nursery ensures that children receive a nurturing experience, fostering their curiosity and development through various engaging activities.

They aim to create a positive foundation for lifelong learning, preparing children for their transition to primary school. Silks Farm also strongly supports families by accepting various government funding schemes to make childcare more accessible.

What it's like

Children are happy, secure and settled and make good progress in this welcoming nursery. They enjoy the personal greeting at the door and run in to explore the resources. Children reflect the positive approach demonstrated by staff and show they are developing skills that support their ability to learn.

Accepts government funding schemesFocus on learning through playPart of Grandir UK groupNurturing environment

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Silks Farm Nursery School and Preschool

Last inspected 13 March 2023 · Kelly Eyre

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, secure and settled and make good progress in this welcoming nursery. They enjoy the personal greeting at the door and run in to explore the resources. Children reflect the positive approach demonstrated by staff and show they are developing skills that support their ability to learn.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff understand what children need to learn in order to make good progress, assessing them well and offering activities that relate to their interests.
  • Staff feel valued and well supported, receiving practical supervision and training to develop their practice.
  • Children of all ages show a love of books, eagerly engaging with stories and illustrations.
  • Staff support children well in developing their communication skills, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Staff are observant and respond to children's interests, promoting their learning, for example, through sorting dinosaurs by size and colour.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to further enhance children's play, for example, through encouraging them to think critically and solve problems as they encounter them
  • 2help staff to gain an increased understanding of prioritising tasks, so that they consistently offer children the best support possible to build on their play and learning.
Inspection #10281549 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

They feel that staff understand their children's needs and take care to help them settle and to interact with others.

Parents report that staff communicate well with them so that they understand what their children have been doing and their ongoing development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff speak clearly to children and support them well in developing their communication skills. This particularly supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and they make good progress.

Outdoor space

Older children organise running races, being careful to allow each other enough space. For example, children pour water in the garden and exclaim 'we've made a stream, it's flowing!'.

Parent Reviews of Silks Farm Nursery School and Preschool

4.5
(4)
Simon Biggs (Biggsy)
4 years ago

Lots of activities for our little one to do, with almost realtime updates on the app of their eating, napping and other important info. Our child gets excited everytime we pull up to drop her off and comes home always happy and a little tired!

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Brett Lamont
3 years ago

A super place, the staff are friendly and really care about the children. They do their best to give feedback, and make a positive environment. As parents of 3 we highly recommend this school.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2023

  • April 2023Good
  • March 2023Good

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