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St Michael's Family Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·St Michael's C of E Primary School, Saddlebow Road, King's Lynn, PE30 5BN · Norfolk
Number of places
65 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Norfolk

About this day nursery

St Michael's Family Centre, established in 2010 in King's Lynn, is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises that provides full day care for children aged 1 to 11. 30pm, 50 weeks a year.

With a total capacity of 65 children and 83 currently on roll, the setting employs a dedicated team of 14 childcare staff, 11 of whom hold Level 3 or above early years qualifications. The centre prides itself on fostering a happy and settled environment where staff focus on developing children's personal, social, and emotional skills, building strong foundations for future learning.

Families are warmly welcomed, with numerous visits offered before children start, and strong parent partnerships are evident through daily information sharing and inviting parents into the setting. This commitment to children's well-being and development is reflected in their 'Good' overall effectiveness rating from Ofsted's inspection on 30 June 2025, with individual ratings of 'Good' across all areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled at the setting. Staff focus their teaching on developing children's personal, social and emotional skills. They develop relationships, confidence and social interactions to build strong foundations for future learning. Families are welcomed in and numerous visits to the setting are provided before children start. Staff work closely with parents to gain information and support children well during the transition process.

Focus on social-emotional developmentStrong parent partnershipsGood EAL supportEffective safeguardingWell-qualified staff

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am until 5.30pm

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2010

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Michael's Family Centre

Last inspected 30 June 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled at the setting. Staff focus their teaching on developing children's personal, social and emotional skills. They develop relationships, confidence and social interactions to build strong foundations for future learning. Families are welcomed in and numerous visits to the setting are provided before children start. Staff work closely with parents to gain information and support children well during the transition process.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled at the setting, with staff focusing on developing their personal, social, and emotional skills to build strong foundations for future learning.
  • Families are welcomed into the setting with numerous visits provided before children start, and staff work closely with parents during transitions.
  • Staff invite parents into the setting daily to share information and display photos of families to help children feel valued and develop confidence.
  • Children behave well, listen to staff, follow instructions, and play together, with staff intervening quickly during disagreements.
  • The management team has a robust safer recruitment procedure and carries out regular staff supervisions to reflect on practice and discuss progress.
  • Children who speak English as an additional language make excellent progress through supportive opportunities.
  • Outdoor activities offer a range of physical exploration, including balancing, climbing, digging, and practicing throwing and kicking.
  • Staff know children well, track progress closely, and plan clear next steps to help them learn new skills.
  • Children's speech and language development is well supported through singing, reading, modelling clear words, Makaton, and two-way conversations.
  • Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with an open and positive culture that puts children's interests first.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen the organisation of activities and staff deployment to ensure a high standard of learning is provided for all children.
Inspection #10398559 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide a high standard of support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, valuing guidance from other professionals to ensure children and families receive the support they need.

Outdoor space

Outdoors, staff provide a range of physical opportunities for children to explore, such as balancing across wooden beams, climbing steps, digging in sand, and using various equipment for throwing, catching and kicking skills.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language make excellent progress. Staff provide opportunities that support children's learning well, developing their understanding and spoken English language, and children demonstrate good English speaking skills.

Parent Reviews of St Michael's Family Centre

5.0
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Inspection history

Date: May 2011

  • June 2025Good
  • October 2019Outstanding
  • February 2016Outstanding
  • May 2011Good

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