Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8am until 6pm
Sparklers Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
Number of places
40 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Barnet
About this day nursery
Sparklers Nursery, established in September 2008, operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, offering a mixed term-time schedule. This full day care provision, catering to children aged 1 to 4 years, received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 8th November 2022.
Children here learn and play in a positive and nurturing setting, greeted by warm and caring staff who form strong attachments to help them settle and build confidence. The curriculum is well-sequenced and challenging, ensuring that all children make good progress across the seven areas of learning.
The nursery places a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, with opportunities for children to explore a mud kitchen, engage in planting and gardening, and learn about nature by caring for mini beasts. Managers and leaders provide excellent support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, working closely with parents and professionals to ensure every child makes good progress.
Children develop good independence skills, from serving their own food to dressing themselves, and are taught about healthy choices and lifestyles. Staff are dedicated to ongoing training and development, which positively impacts children's learning, particularly in communication.
The nursery fosters strong relationships with parents, who receive regular updates on their child's progress and daily feedback.
What it's like
Children play and learn in a positive and nurturing environment. They are greeted by warm and caring staff who know them well. Staff form positive attachments with children, helping them to settle in and develop confidence to explore resources and activities.
Good independence skillsHealthy lifestyle educationStrong SEND supportExcellent outdoor provisionPositive and nurturing environmentGood behaviour
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
Mixed
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Sparklers Nursery
Last inspected 8 November 2022
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 play and learn in a positive and nurturing environment. They are greeted by warm and caring staff who know them well. Staff form positive attachments with children, helping them to settle in and develop confidence to explore resources and activities.
Inspector highlights
- Children gain good independence skills, serving themselves food and dressing themselves.
- Staff successfully teach children about making healthy choices and leading healthy lifestyles.
- All children are making good progress across the seven areas of learning, with appropriate support for any gaps.
- Managers and leaders support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language well.
- Leaders have worked hard to address weaknesses from the last inspection, and the manager supports staff training and development.
Areas to develop
- 1create an environment that supports children's ability to concentrate and focus on their chosen activity, with specific regard to managing noise levels
- 2support staff's knowledge to make better use of questions during activities to promote thinking.
Inspection #10218126 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Managers and leaders support children with special educational needs and or/ disabilities (SEND) well. They work with parents and other professionals and use strategies recommended for them to support children with SEND, ensuring every child makes good progress.
Outdoor space
Children have lots of opportunities to play indoors and outdoors. Children learn about nature through exploring the setting's mud kitchen, and they enjoy planting and gardening.
Parent Reviews of Sparklers Nursery
4.0
(8)
Manzi Mali
4 months ago
Such a great nursery with lovely staff my son absolutely loves going to nursery to see his friends and staff his confidence has really come through since starting
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Cynthia Idemudia
2 years ago
Sparklers is a good and child friendly nursery. Your child will learn,mingle and grow in a safe, multicultural educative environment. The staff are very dedicated, especially Martina. Your kids will love it here and bring out imaginations and positive personality traits.
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Alexandra Pavel
2 years ago
Sparklers Nursery has an exceptional team of helpful staff who contribute to a clean and welcoming environment. Their support made my son's settling-in process smooth and easy. Their dedication to creating a comfortable atmosphere for children is commendable, ensuring a positive experience for both kids and parents. Highly recommende!!
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A M
2 years ago
This is not a good nursery. I do not recommend you send your child there. There are a handful of staff that are competent but the rest lack training and accountability. They don't take on constructive feedback and they try to cut corners. Even emails that are sent to parents/guardian are not proof read before they are sent out. Absolute trash!!!!
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K
8 years ago
Good Nurssery iam really happy with the teachers the are good and best manager mrs Amanda she is very helpful and trying her best to help you with everything and encourage ur child .thank you everyone for doing your best and helping my child 😃 I recommend it
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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2022
Date: October 2012
- November 2022Good
- December 2021Requires improvement
- July 2018Good
- April 2018Inadequate
- September 2017Good
- February 2014Good
- October 2012Good
Frequently asked about Sparklers Nursery
About the setting
Sparklers Nursery registered in September 2008. The nursery operates from a community centre located in the London Borough of Barnet. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 48 weeks of the year. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year old children and employs 16 members of childcare staff, with nine holding appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 4.
- URN
- EY375063
- Registered person
- First Meditation Enterprise Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Requires improvement
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