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Spring - Harlequin

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Spa Road, Witham, CM8 1NA · Essex
Number of places
37 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Spring - Harlequin, located in Witham, CM8 1NA, is a stimulating childcare setting registered in 2016. The nursery operates year-round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, offering full-day care for children aged 1 to 4.

With a strong focus on fostering a welcoming and supportive atmosphere, children are encouraged to build close relationships with the nurturing staff. The dedicated manager, who is also the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, provides clear leadership and works alongside a committed team of 10 staff members, eight of whom hold qualifications at Level 2 and above.

This ensures high-quality care and learning experiences for the 58 children currently on roll. The nursery benefits from additional funding to support children's individual needs, complementing their well-sequenced and challenging curriculum.

Children regularly engage in a wide range of activities, both indoors and outdoors, designed to promote personal development, independent choices, and the development of language and communication skills.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled in this welcoming environment, where they develop close relationships with the kind and nurturing staff, helping them to feel safe and secure. They are active learners who enjoy exploring the environment and a range of activities. Children benefit from plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills and make choices that support their independence.

Welcoming environmentNurturing staffStrong leadershipDedicated staffEffective communication supportExcellent physical development

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Spring - Harlequin

Last inspected 25 January 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled in this welcoming environment, where they develop close relationships with the kind and nurturing staff, helping them to feel safe and secure. They are active learners who enjoy exploring the environment and a range of activities. Children benefit from plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills and make choices that support their independence.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled in this welcoming environment, developing close relationships with kind and nurturing staff.
  • Staff know and follow children's care routines well, ensuring individual needs are met.
  • Children are active learners and enjoy exploring the environment and a range of activities.
  • Children benefit from plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills.
  • The dedicated manager has a clear vision for the nursery and works closely with her committed staff team.
  • Staff use the nursery's 'golden rules' to help children understand behaviour expectations, promoting their confidence and self-esteem.
  • Staff support children's communication and language skills effectively.
  • Children of all ages enjoy books, with staff encouraging engagement and supporting emerging literacy skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1Promote further development of staff's teaching skills to extend children's learning as far as possible.
  • 2Support staff to focus more precisely on what children need to learn next when they plan activities, to help them make the best possible progress.
Inspection #10316839 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. The manager, as the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, works closely with parents and professionals to ensure children receive the additional help they need, including through additional funding for resources and one-to-one support, helping them make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy exploring the outdoor environment, engaging in activities such as digging in mud and sand, making mud pies, and finding worms. They also have opportunities to develop their physical skills by pedalling tricycles, playing on the slide, and balancing on tyres.

EAL / language support

Staff support children's communication and language skills effectively, responding to babies' babbling with words and gestures, and introducing new vocabulary to older children during activities, helping all children make good progress in this area.

Parent Reviews of Spring - Harlequin

5.0
(4)
Daniela Pelizzari
3 years ago

Lovely staff, they are very organized and the quality of the nursery is amazing! My little one loves going there. I highly recomended

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S G
7 years ago

Came here for messy play, my 1 year old loved it, we will be back for sure

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Inspection history

Date: May 2018

  • January 2024Good
  • May 2018Good

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