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Small Wonders in St Helens

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
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5.0(6 parent reviews) ·Sutton Road, Peasley Cross, St Helens, WA9 3BN · St Helens
Number of places
110 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
St Helens

About this day nursery

Located in St Helens, Small Wonders, established in 2014, operates as a full day care nursery for children aged 0-4. The nursery provides a warm and supportive environment where children quickly settle and feel happy, with staff adept at understanding their individual interests and needs.

Children are encouraged to make choices about their play and develop a love of books, utilising them for various purposes and gaining new knowledge. The setting places a strong emphasis on healthy lifestyles, with children regularly engaged in activities like teeth cleaning and outdoor exercise using a range of physical equipment.

The dedicated team of 16 childcare staff, 12 of whom hold level 3 qualifications or above, work collaboratively with parents and other professionals to ensure a consistent approach to meeting each child's individual care and education needs, including comprehensive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled in the setting. Staff support children by understanding their interests, likes and dislikes. Children have positive attitudes to learning, and they actively make choices about the things they want to play with. This helps children to concentrate and be engaged in play for extended periods of time.

Supportive environmentFocus on literacyHealthy lifestylesIndividualised care

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7:30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Small Wonders

Last inspected 5 December 2022

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled in the setting. Staff support children by understanding their interests, likes and dislikes. Children have positive attitudes to learning, and they actively make choices about the things they want to play with. This helps children to concentrate and be engaged in play for extended periods of time.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled in the setting, and older children are able to talk about how they are feeling.
  • Staff use pictures and explanations to help children understand the rules of the setting and reinforce them during children's play.
  • Children make good progress in their learning and development.
  • Staff encourage children to develop a love of books.
  • Staff support children to develop their skills and knowledge related to early reading.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support.
  • Staff provide children with lots of praise and encouragement.
  • Children are learning about healthy lifestyles.
  • Children participate in a range of opportunities where they can exercise.

Areas to develop

  • 1Complete two-year progress checks for all children between two and three years by 18/12/2022.
  • 2Monitor staff's practice more closely to support their ongoing development, in order to raise the quality of education to the highest level.
Inspection #10265939 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support. The special educational needs coordinator works well with the key person, parents and other professionals. This helps to ensure that that there is a consistent approach to meeting children's individual care and education needs.

Outdoor space

Children participate in a range of opportunities where they can exercise. For instance, they play outdoors everyday using a range of physical equipment. This helps to have a positive impact on children's well-being.

Parent Reviews of Small Wonders

5.0
(6)
Kim Ellis
8 years ago

My niece came here for a couple of weeks. She absolutely loved it, staff really helped her to settle in and were very respectful. Would recommend this nursery to other people.

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Luke Moorcroft
8 years ago

Brilliant atmosphere, friendly staff and fantastic management team! Nothing is ever too much to help out!

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Inspection history

Date: November 2015

  • December 2022Good
  • May 2017Good
  • November 2015Good

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