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St Joseph's School and Nursery

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·St. Josephs School, 33 Derby Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 5AW · Nottingham
Number of places
97 places
Age range
Up to 5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2008
Local authority
Nottingham

About this day nursery

St Joseph's School and Nursery, located in Nottingham, offers a nurturing educational environment for children from 9 months to 4 years old in the nursery, and continues through to primary school. The institution prides itself on its intimate setting, with class sizes of fewer than 20 children, ensuring personalised attention.

Committed to fostering lifelong learners, St Joseph's maintains high academic standards, delivering an extensive curriculum that includes specialised instruction in art, music, and languages, alongside core subjects. The school also provides diverse extracurricular activities in sports, such as tennis, squash, and ice-skating, as well as various arts and music events throughout the year.

Rooted in a Christian ethos, the school promotes values of love, respect, and understanding among its students, encouraging them to appreciate themselves, others, and the wider multi-faith world. The school has experienced positive changes in leadership and boasts a supportive parent community.

What it's like

Children are confident, stimulated, and motivated by activities and resources. A key worker system ensures effective monitoring of children's welfare and development, fostering strong relationships with staff. Children benefit from familiar, well-organised routines.

Small class sizesChristian ethosSpecialist subject teachingWide range of extracurriculars

Pricing & funding

Charges are flat-rate based on session type for children aged 9 months to 4 years. Options include full-time weekly care, individual full days, half-day sessions, and an hourly rate. Fees include lunch or tea depending on the session.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Open 51 weeks a year.
  • Full day, full time, and morning sessions include lunch.
  • Afternoon sessions include tea.

Key facts

Opening hours

08:00 to 18:00 for 51 weeks of the year

Age range

9 months to 4 years (nursery)

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Joseph's School and Nursery

Last inspected 6 March 2008 · Jean Otter

What it's like to attend

Children are confident, stimulated, and motivated by activities and resources. A key worker system ensures effective monitoring of children's welfare and development, fostering strong relationships with staff. Children benefit from familiar, well-organised routines.

Inspector highlights

  • Children learn the importance of good personal hygiene through well-planned routines and activities.
  • Children are cared for in an environment where risks are limited through very good safety and security procedures.
  • Children are confident within the setting, they are stimulated and motivated by activities and resources that they enjoy and are well presented.
  • A particular strength of the setting is the commitment by staff to engage the children in many and varied outings.
  • Children are cared for in a supportive and caring environment, their self-esteem is developed well by staff who value their contributions.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure cross contamination is minimised with regard to wearing used protective aprons and gloves in inappropriate areas
  • 2ensure the complaints procedure reflects the requirement to respond in writing to a formal complaint within the allocated timescale.
  • 3develop children's independence skills at meal times (also applies to childcare).
Inspection #254641 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities are welcomed into the setting and staff are committed to the full inclusion of all children.

Outdoor space

All children have access to an outdoor area, where an extensive range of equipment is available. During good weather, children have the opportunity for 'free flow', choosing to play indoors or outside, with a further range of activities offered outdoors at these times.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

15 April 2008

Good

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

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