Smiley Faces Day Nursery

About this day nursery

Smiley Faces Day Nursery Ltd, situated adjacent to Shortwood Primary School in Wellington, Telford, was registered in 2004 and offers full-day care. The nursery provides an inspirational environment where children are warmly greeted by enthusiastic staff and parents can discuss their child's routines with their key person, ensuring individualised care.

The dedicated team fosters a family ethos of love and mutual respect, which is evident throughout the nursery. Staff skilfully assess children's starting points to create personalised 'next steps,' helping children make excellent progress and become confident, independent learners.

The nursery's creative staff make excellent use of the local environment for enriching experiences, such as visits to a horse paddock to feed horses and trips by bus and train to local museums and parks, broadening children's world knowledge and teaching about equality and diversity. The manager champions imaginative play, offering drama workshops to enhance language, communication, and creativity.

The nursery is open Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, accommodating children aged 1 to 4 with a total capacity of 50 places and currently serving 47 children.

What it's like

Children enter this inspirational nursery with excitement and are warmly greeted by the enthusiastic staff. Parents are invited to walk their children into their appropriate rooms and discuss their children's experiences and routines with their key person. This provides staff with an excellent understanding of the children's needs for the day and allows them to support them with nurturing individual care. Children take part in stimulating multi-sensory activities, where they explore resources and experiment by mixing and pouring ingredients. They play cooperatively and share resources, managing their own learning and solving problems independently.