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St Peter's Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
·Pinkerton Road, South Ham, Basingstoke, RG22 6RH · Hampshire
Number of places
46 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

St Peter's Day Nursery, located in South Ham, Basingstoke, provides a nurturing and engaging environment for children from birth to four years. Registered in 2018 and operated by Timbers and Lychpit Ltd, the nursery has consistently achieved a 'Good' Ofsted rating, with its most recent inspection on 4th November 2024 affirming this high standard across all areas of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership.

The dedicated staff, numbering 16 with 14 holding early years qualifications at level 2 or above, ensure children are warmly greeted and confidently settle into nursery life. They excel at developing children's emotional well-being, fostering a rich language environment, and encouraging independence, from babies learning to feed themselves to older children mastering putting on their own coats.

The nursery offers a clean, welcoming, and safe space with diverse toys and resources, and provides daily outdoor play opportunities where children happily engage in activities like balancing beams and imaginative games. Parents frequently commend the staff's kindness and the supportive, nurturing atmosphere, as well as the regular updates and lending resources that aid home learning.

St Peter's Day Nursery is open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, excluding bank holidays and a week at Christmas, and offers funded early education for two, three, and four-year-olds.

What it's like

Children are warmly greeted by caring staff and confidently separate from their parents or carers. They demonstrate happiness and feel safe in the nursery. Staff develop children's awareness of their emotional well-being effectively and provide a rich language environment, which supports their communication and speaking skills. Children have access to a good variety of toys and resources, benefiting from a curriculum designed to provide them with the knowledge they need to succeed in life. All children, including those in receipt of additional funding, demonstrate good progress.

Warm and caring staffRich language environmentSupports independencePositive behaviour strategiesEngaging outdoor play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Peter's Day Nursery

Last inspected 4 November 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are warmly greeted by caring staff and confidently separate from their parents or carers. They demonstrate happiness and feel safe in the nursery. Staff develop children's awareness of their emotional well-being effectively and provide a rich language environment, which supports their communication and speaking skills. Children have access to a good variety of toys and resources, benefiting from a curriculum designed to provide them with the knowledge they need to succeed in life. All children, including those in receipt of additional funding, demonstrate good progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are warmly greeted by caring staff and confidently separate from their parents or carers.
  • Staff effectively develop children's awareness of their emotional well-being.
  • A rich language environment supports children's communication and speaking skills.
  • Babies and young children are encouraged to feed themselves and progress to chairs, while older children learn to put on their own coats.
  • Management and staff work well together, supported by a kind and compassionate team.
  • Adult-to-child ratios are well maintained, and staff are appropriately deployed.
  • Staff are kind, respectful, and good role models, using positive strategies for behaviour management.
  • Children's health and well-being are maintained with balanced meals.
  • Staff understand the importance of supporting children's language skills and model speech effectively.
  • The management team has appropriate policies and procedures to ensure children's health is maintained.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen the implementation of the curriculum and tailor teaching more precisely to ensure intended learning is supported to help extend children's knowledge and skills further.
Inspection #10366844 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Staff provide daily opportunities for all children to play outside. Children are seen to have fun as they explore on the balancing beams, create pictures using chalks and paints, and play imaginatively as they take a ride on a boat to Spain.

Inspection history

Date: November 2021

  • November 2024Good
  • November 2021Good

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