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Spring Bishops Hull

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
·Bishops Hull Community Primary School, Bishops Hull Hill, TAUNTON, TA1 5EB · Somerset
Number of places
32 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Somerset

About this day nursery

Spring Bishops Hull operates from a portacabin on a school site in Bishops Hull, Somerset. Established in 2022, this childcare setting provides full-day care for children aged 1 to 3 years, open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

The nursery provides a broad curriculum that supports children in gaining confidence and a curiosity for learning through their play. Children respond easily to staff, who offer a caring and reassuring approach, helping them make good progress from their starting points.

Staff effectively encourage communication and language development, reinforcing words and phrases for children with English as an additional language, although they are working to further enhance opportunities for children to use their home languages. Outdoor play opportunities are provided daily, allowing children to enjoy activities such as crawling through a colourful pop-up tunnel and playing hide-and-seek in a wooden tepee, and older children learn about road safety while on ride-on toys.

The nursery focuses on supporting children's personal, social, and emotional well-being from a young age, and parents consistently comment positively on staff and communication.

What it's like

Children respond easily to staff who provide a caring and reassuring approach. Staff provide a broad curriculum that supports children to gain confidence and a curiosity to learn through their play. This helps children make good progress from their starting points.

Caring StaffBroad CurriculumGood ProgressMessy PlayOutdoor ExerciseStrong Communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Spring Bishops Hull

Last inspected 25 October 2024 · Mary Daniel

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children respond easily to staff who provide a caring and reassuring approach. Staff provide a broad curriculum that supports children to gain confidence and a curiosity to learn through their play. This helps children make good progress from their starting points.

Inspector highlights

  • Children respond easily to staff, who provide a caring and reassuring approach.
  • Children interact happily with their friends. Older children show kindness to their younger friends.
  • Staff provide a clear focus to supporting children's personal, social and emotional well-being from a young age.
  • Children enjoy their messy play.
  • The provider supports staff well to develop their practice.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the play experiences and variety of resources in the garden play areas to consistently support the interests of those children who learn best outdoors
  • 2strengthen the opportunities for children with English as an additional language to develop their speech and understanding
  • 3develop the organisation of activities to engage babies' involvement and support their concentration consistently well.
Inspection #10369145 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment positively about staff and say communication is very good.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

The range of outdoor play opportunities is sometimes limited and does not promote all areas of children's learning consistently well, such as in supporting those children who learn best outdoors. Children have opportunities for daily exercise, including crawling through a colourful pop-up tunnel and playing hide-and-seek in a wooden tepee. Older children develop good control of their ride-on toys, learning about road safety.

EAL / language support

Staff reinforce words and phrases for children with English as an additional language to encourage their speech. However, they have not fully considered providing opportunities for them to use key words from their home language to support them to develop their speech and understanding more effectively.

Inspection history

Date: October 2024

  • November 2024Good
  • October 2024Good

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