Opening hours
7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays
St Mary's Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2023)
Number of places
49 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Northumberland
About this day nursery
St Marys Nursery, registered in 2000 and located in Hexham, Northumberland, offers a warm and welcoming environment where children are happy and thrive. The nursery, which is independently run and employs 16 dedicated staff members, focuses on providing a safe and home-from-home atmosphere where children feel valued and settled.
Managers and staff are committed to a curriculum that helps children be ready for school, ensuring they make independent choices and have their views listened to. The nursery operates all year round, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays, and provides funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children.
Staff are keen to support children's development, with a particular focus on speech and language, and physical skills. They also encourage an understanding of the local community and healthy eating habits.
Parents speak positively about the staff and support provided, highlighting the children's happiness at the nursery. The setting is inclusive, providing support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with managers making referrals to external professionals as needed.
What it's like
Children at St Marys Nursery are extremely happy in the setting. Staff dedicate time to listening to children's views and opinions, helping them to feel valued and settled. Children are enthusiastic about their learning and confident in trying new activities. They enjoy opportunities for outdoor play daily and develop good physical skills both indoors and outside.
Safe environmentHappy childrenGood behaviourSpeech and language focusPhysical developmentInclusive setting
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2000
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for St Mary's Nursery
Last inspected 3 November 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children at St Marys Nursery are extremely happy in the setting. Staff dedicate time to listening to children's views and opinions, helping them to feel valued and settled. Children are enthusiastic about their learning and confident in trying new activities. They enjoy opportunities for outdoor play daily and develop good physical skills both indoors and outside.
Inspector highlights
- Managers want to provide children with a safe and home-from-home environment to play and learn in and know what children need to achieve.
- Staff provide a curriculum which helps children to be ready for school.
- Children are extremely happy, and staff plan the environment to enable children to make independent choices about what they play with.
- Children's behaviour is excellent, and staff teach them to take turns, share, and listen to instructions.
- Staff place a focus on developing children's speech and language, exposing them to stories and singing daily.
- Staff encourage children's mathematical development during all activities.
- Staff offer children healthy and home-cooked meals and snacks, and children learn to feed themselves.
- Staff plan many activities to develop children's physical skills.
- Parents are positive about staff and the support they provide, appreciating the service and children's happiness.
Areas to develop
- 1Support all staff to have a greater understanding of what individual children need to learn next and share this information more consistently with parents.
- 2Enhance staff's knowledge of how to help children who need extra support to catch up in their language development.
- 3Focus professional development on extending staff's practice and the quality of education to a higher level.
Inspection #10311766 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The nursery is inclusive and staff work hard to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff use additional funding to support children, such as by providing additional sessions or resources. Managers make referrals to external professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to provide children with specialist support.
Outdoor space
Children are given regular opportunities to play outdoors in the fresh air each day. Outside, toddlers enjoy creating obstacle courses with crates and balancing carefully on them.
Inspection history
Date: June 2011
- November 2023Good
- April 2018Good
- June 2015Good
- June 2011Good
Frequently asked about St Mary's Nursery
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