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Stanley's at Ridgeway # Stanley's at Ridgeway Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2024) · Ridgeway Family hub, Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB · South Tyneside Number of places 20 places Age range 2–3 yrs Last inspected Nov 2024 Local authority South Tyneside About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Stanley's at Ridgeway is an outstanding childcare setting in South Shields, registered in 2014, providing a caring and friendly environment where children thrive. The dedicated staff offer excellent care and support, ensuring children settle quickly and thoroughly enjoy their time, demonstrating this through their swift engagement in activities upon arrival. The nursery places a high priority on children's safety, with secure doors and vigilant staff. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, with staff carefully planning learning objectives and incorporating them into engaging activities like sand play to develop vocabulary. Children display superb attitudes to learning and behave exceptionally well for their age, learning to share and take turns. Leaders effectively use funding to promote children's progress, particularly in communication and language, and invest in professional development for staff to further enhance the quality of teaching and learning, including physical development activities. The nursery opens Monday to Friday during term time, with sessions from 9am to midday and 12:45pm to 3:45pm, and offers government-funded childcare places. Parental involvement is highly valued, with staff working tirelessly to provide advice and support, and parents appreciating the workshops and tips on various aspects of child development. What it's like Children thrive in this caring and friendly nursery. Staff are highly dedicated to providing the best possible care and support to children. Children settle quickly when they first start and thoroughly enjoy their time in the nursery. They demonstrate this as they arrive in the nursery and swiftly choose activities to play with. Staff place a high priority on keeping children safe. Doors into the nursery are secure. Staff are vigilant and mop up any spilt water or sand. Children know they must sit at the table to eat. The curriculum is ambitious and exceptionally well structured. Staff have thought carefully about the skills they want children to learn and the order in which they will learn them. Staff have a very clear focus on the intended learning, and this is embedded into their teaching. For example, they plan the individual words they want children to learn and incorporate this into sand play. Children behave exceptionally well for their age. They listen to instructions carefully. Staff use a range of strategies, such as distraction, to ensure children remain focused and listen intently. They teach children how to share and take turns, initially with adults and then reinforcing with children. This means that when minor disagreements occur, children respond swiftly when staff remind them that their friend needs a turn. Caring environment Ambitious curriculum Superb attitudes Effective funding utilisation Parental involvement ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Stanley's at Ridgeway Inspection date Nov 2024 Inspection no. 10368343 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50264533)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY481484) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Phone not yet listed Ridgeway Family hub, Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB [© Mapbox](https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps) [© OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/) [Improve this map](https://apps.mapbox.com/feedback/?owner=bettersearch&id=cmr0xkm3n001m01shcu7igkjr&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYmV0dGVyc2VhcmNoIiwiYSI6ImNtcjB4NzVvNDA0ZTkycHF5Z3g3aWNtZWcifQ.h8Ni35tijJSAoESKsGArhg#/-1.4146/54.96902/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near South Shields - [Day nurseries in South Shields](/search?q=South+Shields) - [Day nurseries in North East](/search?q=North+East) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=stanley-s-at-ridgeway-ne34-8ab-ey481484) ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until midday and from 12.45pm until 3.45pm. Term time / All Year Term\_time\_only Established 2014 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Stanley's at Ridgeway Last inspected 13 November 2024 Overall effectiveness Outstanding What it's like to attend Children thrive in this caring and friendly nursery. Staff are highly dedicated to providing the best possible care and support to children. Children settle quickly when they first start and thoroughly enjoy their time in the nursery. They demonstrate this as they arrive in the nursery and swiftly choose activities to play with. Staff place a high priority on keeping children safe. Doors into the nursery are secure. Staff are vigilant and mop up any spilt water or sand. Children know they must sit at the table to eat. The curriculum is ambitious and exceptionally well structured. Staff have thought carefully about the skills they want children to learn and the order in which they will learn them. Staff have a very clear focus on the intended learning, and this is embedded into their teaching. For example, they plan the individual words they want children to learn and incorporate this into sand play. Children behave exceptionally well for their age. They listen to instructions carefully. Staff use a range of strategies, such as distraction, to ensure children remain focused and listen intently. They teach children how to share and take turns, initially with adults and then reinforcing with children. This means that when minor disagreements occur, children respond swiftly when staff remind them that their friend needs a turn. Inspector highlights - Leaders use funding exceptionally well to help children make the best possible progress. - Training for staff in communication and language has helped children to make excellent progress in this area. - Professional development is clearly focused on raising the quality of teaching and learning to an even higher level. - Children develop superb attitudes to learning. Staff plan activities to excite and enthuse children. - Children are highly engaged as they learn how to manipulate pencils to make large circular and up and down movements. - Staff place a high priority on developing children's communication and language. - Children develop their independence. Staff teach children how to do things for themselves. - Leaders and staff work exceptionally well with parents. From the moment they meet children and their families, staff work tirelessly to provide advice and support to parents. - All children make excellent progress. - Managers support staff exceptionally well. Staff talk about the support they receive on a personal and professional level. Inspection #10368343 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50264533) Inspection history Date: February 2016 - November 2024 Outstanding - March 2019 Outstanding - February 2016 Good ## Frequently asked about Stanley's at Ridgeway ### What is the address of Stanley's at Ridgeway? ### When is Stanley's at Ridgeway open? ### What stands out about Stanley's at Ridgeway? ### Which funded childcare offers are accepted? ## Nearby day nurseries in South Shields Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Stanley's at Ridgeway. - [ Ofsted: Outstanding 0.2 mi ### The Bungalow Pre-school South Shields · NE34 8PS ](/nursery/the-bungalow-pre-school-ne34-8ps-ey464742) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.3 mi ### Harton Village Kindergarten South Shields · NE34 6AS 4.0(5 reviews) ](/nursery/harton-village-kindergarten-ne34-6as-ey537004) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.6 mi ### Ashfield Nursery & ELC Harton Lane, South Shields · NE34 0PL ](/nursery/ashfield-nursery-elc-ne34-0pl-ey242765) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.7 mi ### Cleadon Tower Nursery South Shields · NE34 8ED ](/nursery/cleadon-tower-nursery-ne34-8ed-ey482606) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.0 mi ### Ashfield Nursery & ELC South Shields · NE33 4RT ](/nursery/ashfield-nursery-elc-ne33-4rt-ey217674) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.0 mi ### Stanley's at All Saints South Shields · NE33 4SU 4.2(5 reviews) ](/nursery/stanley-s-at-all-saints-ne33-4su-ey272351) [See all nurseries in South Shields →](/search?q=South+Shields) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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