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Starfish Children's Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
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4.0(8 parent reviews) ·Farnham College, Morley Road, Farnham, GU9 8LU · Surrey
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Starfish Childrens Day Nursery, located in Farnham, caters to children from six weeks old up to twelve years, providing a stimulating and secure environment. The nursery prioritises outdoor play with a large garden area situated away from busy roads and offers convenient parking for parents during drop-off and pick-up.

Nutritional needs are met through freshly prepared meals by an in-house chef in a 5-star rated kitchen. The facility ensures safety with a biometric fingerprint entry system and robust security protocols.

The nursery features beautifully themed rooms designed to offer a home-like atmosphere, tailored to different age groups from 'Jellyfish' for infants to 'Whales' for pre-schoolers and 'Dolphins' for older children in their holiday club.

What it's like

Staff provide a welcoming environment where children are happy and confidently engage in play, showing strong bonds with staff, discussing their emotions, and learning to self-regulate. Staff plan activities based on children's interests and next steps, focusing on communication, emotional well-being, and physical skills, supporting children's independence and good progress. Babies explore their environment and staff use repetition to enhance learning.

Large outdoor areaHealthy meals prepared in-houseSecure entry systemAccepts 15 & 30 hours funding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks a year. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm.

Age range

6 weeks to 12 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

Healthy meals prepared in-house

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Starfish Children's Day Nursery

Last inspected 19 August 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff provide a welcoming environment where children are happy and confidently engage in play, showing strong bonds with staff, discussing their emotions, and learning to self-regulate. Staff plan activities based on children's interests and next steps, focusing on communication, emotional well-being, and physical skills, supporting children's independence and good progress. Babies explore their environment and staff use repetition to enhance learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The management and staff team are working well together with a strong commitment to improving the provision, addressing previous recommendations effectively.
  • Staff know their key children well and plan activities to build on their skills, with support plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • All children, including babies, enjoy looking at books, and older children confidently engage with stories and make marks with pencils.
  • Children enjoy healthy lifestyles and have access to several outside areas for physical development, including riding trikes and digging for treasure.
  • Staff act as positive role models, encouraging kindness and respect, helping children develop good behaviour management skills and learn about different cultures.

Areas to develop

  • 1increase opportunities for children to independently explore a wide range of media and materials to express themselves, their creativity and imagination
  • 2review and improve the garden area for babies to enable them to build further on their learning and development outside
  • 3embed new information-sharing processes with parents to keep them better informed about their children's learning and development and promote a more cohesive approach to meeting their children's needs.
Inspection #10333959 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

There are support plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and these are overseen by the special educational needs coordinator.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy healthy lifestyles and have access to several outside areas to build on their physical skills and learning, including riding trikes and digging in the dirt. Babies can go outside each day, though their shared area with older children can restrict their opportunities for play and learning due to time spent minimising risks.

Parent Reviews of Starfish Children's Day Nursery

4.0
(8)
Abbie Wood
2 years ago

We joined Starfish in Jan 2023 and my little girl has been very happy there. The staff in her room were very supportive whilst she settled in and she now skips in each morning. Staff turnover is high but that’s a sector issue, not a starfish issue. There have been lots of improvements recently with clear structure and learning activities and I feel like her development is a priority. Overall, very happy with the kind care and attention and how hard the room team

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Jack Eder
2 years ago

Starfish is a fantastic nursery and we've loved it since day one! It is run by people who want to create the most supportive and welcoming space for families, and have worked hard to make each room imaginative and creative. I would highly recommend this nursery for anyone who wants their child to be safe, happy and nurtured by a wonderful team!

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Edward Rogers
10 months ago

A fantastic nursery. Very accommodating to our family's needs. Both my little ones are there and they come home each day with big smiles on their faces. Really caring team.

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Emily Benson
2 years ago

We have been nothing but delighted with Starfish over the past 3 years. Great staff, outside space, range of activities, nurturing environment. My children have a lot of fun and are really happy. I recommend

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Marina Ruby
2 years ago

The whole team at Starfish are very helpful and supportive, the nursery room are full of educational, fun toys and activities. I have only wonderful things to say about starfish!

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Inspection history

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