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Sunbeams Nursery in Bridgwater

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
·Sunbeams Day Care Nursery, Parkway House, BRIDGWATER, TA6 4PT · Somerset
Number of places
29 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Somerset

About this day nursery

Sunbeams Nursery, located in Bridgwater and established in 2013, provides a warm and friendly environment for children aged 1 to 4. 30 pm, offering consistency for families.

The nursery prides itself on an ambitious curriculum that successfully engages and challenges children, preparing them well for school and fostering independence. The dedicated team of nine childcare staff, including the owner/manager, are highly qualified, with two holding Level 4 and seven holding Level 3 qualifications.

They are attentive, kind, and caring, ensuring children feel supported and encouraged, leading to high levels of self-esteem and confidence. The setting also prioritises strong partnerships with parents, regularly sharing information on topics such as healthy eating and oral health to support children's learning at home.

Children benefit from daily outdoor play, developing good physical skills, and staff focus on supporting language development, contributing to good progress across all areas of learning.

What it's like

Children thrive at this very welcoming and friendly nursery. Staff are attentive, kind, and caring, interacting warmly with children and knowing them well. Children are happy and confident, showing high levels of self-esteem.

Welcoming and friendlyAmbitious curriculumStrong parent partnershipsGood physical developmentEffective safeguarding

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5.30pm

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sunbeams Nursery

Last inspected 11 June 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children thrive at this very welcoming and friendly nursery. Staff are attentive, kind, and caring, interacting warmly with children and knowing them well. Children are happy and confident, showing high levels of self-esteem.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thrive in a very welcoming and friendly nursery, where staff are attentive and interact warmly.
  • Staff plan an ambitious curriculum that successfully interests and challenges children.
  • Children develop good communication and language skills, with staff carefully positioned to extend learning.
  • Children develop a love of books and stories, with opportunities for literacy development.
  • Children have ample opportunities for daily outdoor play, developing good physical skills.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong, ensuring parents are well-informed about their children's progress and supported in their learning at home.
  • The provider ensures that all staff's views are included when evaluating and adapting the provision to meet children's needs.
  • Staff are encouraged to develop their knowledge and are provided with good opportunities for training, including a targeted programme to boost children's language skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1Provide more opportunities for older children to link sounds to letters.
  • 2Develop further strategies to encourage quieter or less confident children to contribute more to large-group times to support their communication and language further.
Inspection #10348979 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have completed a targeted programme to help boost children's language skills. This helps them focus on supporting children not achieving expected levels of progress in language development, narrowing the gap between them and their peers.

Outdoor space

Children have many opportunities for daily outdoor play, where they have space to run, balance and climb. During the inspection, they enthusiastically joined in a movement session. Staff provide a variety of activities to develop children's fine motor skills.

Inspection history

Date: April 2014

  • June 2024Good
  • July 2021Good
  • March 2017Good
  • April 2014Good

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