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Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2021)
·Frederick Nattrass centre, Swale Road, Stockton-On-Tees, TS20 1BY · Stockton-on-Tees
Number of places
70 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees

About this day nursery

Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass, established in 2018, operates from the grounds of Frederick Nattrass Primary School in Norton, Stockton-on-Tees. This "Good" rated nursery provides full day care for children from birth to 12 years, with a capacity for 70 children and a roll of 131.

It opens all year round, Monday to Friday, from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm. The dedicated team of 20 childcare staff includes a manager with qualified teacher status and a company manager with a level 4 childcare qualification, with the majority holding a relevant Level 3 qualification in childcare.

The nursery provides wrap-around care to local schools and effectively uses early years pupil premium funding and a dedicated sensory room to support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Staff promote a strong sense of community, encouraging children to participate in community events and charity work, fostering kindness, acceptance, and consideration for one another.

Parents are kept informed of their child's day through pictures of staff and menus displayed in the hallway, an innovation implemented since the COVID-19 pandemic.

What it's like

Children at Smiles Nursery develop resilience and a strong sense of community, being kind, accepting, and considerate towards each other. Staff consistently promote children's personal, social, and emotional development. Children enjoy taking part in community events, such as collecting for food hampers and going on charity walks to raise money, helping them understand differences in people and the world around them. Children are happy to attend the nursery.

Strong community focusEffective SEND supportDedicated staff teamGood progress in learningOutdoor learning opportunities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 6.30am until 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass

Last inspected 8 July 2021

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children at Smiles Nursery develop resilience and a strong sense of community, being kind, accepting, and considerate towards each other. Staff consistently promote children's personal, social, and emotional development. Children enjoy taking part in community events, such as collecting for food hampers and going on charity walks to raise money, helping them understand differences in people and the world around them. Children are happy to attend the nursery.

Inspector highlights

  • Children develop resilience and a strong sense of community, showing kindness, acceptance and consideration towards each other.
  • Staff promote children's personal, social and emotional development consistently.
  • Children enjoy taking part in community events, such as collecting for food hampers and going on charity walks.
  • Staff have high expectations for all children and work hard to provide them with many experiences.
  • Early years pupil premium funding is used effectively to close potential gaps in children's learning.
  • Children make good progress and use the skills they develop well.
  • Staff know their key children very well and build strong relationships with them.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Areas to develop

  • 1Provide support for staff to work with children during planned activities so they can maintain the highest levels of focus and concentration
  • 2Consider ways to enhance the overall experiences for children at lunchtime to help them further develop social skills and build on existing awareness of how to be healthy
Inspection #10194248 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with SEND are effectively supported. Staff who provide one-to-one support know their needs exceptionally well and develop effective partnerships with other professionals. This helps children to reach their full potential and promotes consistency. A sensory room has been developed to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Outdoor space

Children benefit from opportunities to learn and run around outdoors. Staff use one of the gardens to teach them about how to grow vegetables.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language (EAL) are supported through good quality interactions with staff who show excitement in activities and encourage language development.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

8 July 2021

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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