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Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2022)
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4.3(6 parent reviews) ·Link House Ninelands Lane, Garforth, LEEDS, LS25 1NT · Leeds
Number of places
123 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2022
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries Ltd, with locations in Garforth and Rothwell, offers

Our ethos

Children at Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries show excellent levels of motivation, curiosity, and creativity. They are encouraged to move freely in a rich, stimulating, and highly engaging child-oriented environment, which promotes high levels of independence and decision-making skills.

What it's like

Children are greeted warmly by staff and settle confidently into the nursery routine. Staff promote children's well-being through discussions and activities, teaching them to understand and share emotions. Children and babies explore their environment, gaining confidence and developing physical skills.

Family-ownedExceptional early years educationNutritious meals included

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.15pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries

Last inspected 7 February 2022 · Jo Clark

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

Children are greeted warmly by staff and settle confidently into the nursery routine. Staff promote children's well-being through discussions and activities, teaching them to understand and share emotions. Children and babies explore their environment, gaining confidence and developing physical skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are making good progress in their learning and development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Children benefit from a highly effective key-person system, with staff understanding individual learning styles and implementing targeted learning programmes.
  • Staff focus on children's early language and communication, using Makaton, singing, rhyming, and storytelling to build vocabulary and confidence in talking.
  • The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is experienced and knowledgeable, working closely with families and external agencies to provide targeted support.
  • Partnership with parents is wonderful, with parents commenting on the excellent feedback they receive and valuing that the nursery takes their views into account.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure that the environment provides independent exploration and challenge to extend learning further, particularly during children's free play
  • 2check staff's understanding of safeguarding training attended to ensure they can implement it in practice.
Inspection #10221170 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children are making good progress in their learning and development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The nursery's special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is very experienced and knowledgeable about children who require additional support. The SENCo works closely with families, key people and external agencies to ensure children receive the targeted support required to meet their development needs. Additional funding is used to support interventions and reduce any gaps in children's learning and development.

Outdoor space

Children and babies explore their environment, which offers them opportunities to crawl, climb and discover a variety of textures and objects. Babies practise filling and emptying buckets in the soil and make marks with their hands using paint. Older children ride bikes outside, taking turns with friends, and show enthusiasm as they dance and move to music.

Parent Reviews of Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries

4.3
(6)
Kerry B
2 years ago

My daughter attended sweetpeas until last September when she moved onto primary school. I was absloutley gutted that she had to leave. The staff are amazing and go above and beyond with the kids and their care. My daughter loved her time there. They had loads of lovley little events that parents could attend aswell. My daughter Came home with some beautiful gifts and crafts they created. At xmas the children came home with some lovely little keepsakes including a cute little bauble etc. Staff are really helpful if I ever needed extra days etc they always tried their hardest to accommodate aswell. If I ever have anymore children I will 100% send them here again. Really lovely day care.

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Ram Nijjar
a year ago

Disgusting service from this nursery and management have a serious issue. My nephew who has a disability attended this nursery. They should be qualified sufficiently to know that a routine is paramount for someone with autism. Instead, they constantly changed his schedule due to staff shortages. However, as all parents are paying customers, they prioritised the children who didn't have a disability. Shouldn't it be the other way round? To make it worse, I have been there myself to drop off my nephew, only to be told whilst waiting in reception that there is a mix up and today was not the day he should be in nursery (not what the emails said). They watched a 4 year old having a total meltdown in a tiny enclosed reception, banging on the door to be let in and they refused to let him in. No idea how they have Ofsted. Thank goodness my children are grown up and I never have to deal with a nursery like this! My own son is 15 years old with Autism and the system is so very broken. You don't realise until you are "that" parent 😞 P.s. nursery, you don't need a blaring sound ringing throughout the nursery, every time a parent rings the bell, find a solution! Your own staff have also confirmed the terrible treatment, in confidence....

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Holly Taylor
7 years ago

My daughter has been attending Sweet Peas for around 6 months - the staff are lovely and she obviously really loves them as goes willingly into their arms in the morning. They do loads of great activities and I get to see what she has been up to through the online portal. Would highly recommend.

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Tina Kirton
10 years ago

Since my daughter started here she has come on leaps and bounds. Her Social Skills have got so much better. As an only child she did seem to have an issue with sharing and getting along other children but since the staff here have been working with her she is absolutely great now and she has established lots of little friendships. I would highly recommend Sweet Peas.

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Rick Crossland
6 years ago

Outstanding and caring management and staff! Sweet Peas is committed to the care and development of your children!

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Inspection history

Date: November 2010

  • February 2022Good
  • June 2018Good
  • January 2014Outstanding
  • August 2013Outstanding
  • November 2010Good

Frequently asked about Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries

About the setting

Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries Ltd registered in 2010 and is located in Garforth near Leeds. The nursery employs 34 members of childcare staff, the majority of whom hold an early years qualification at level 3 or above, with two holding qualified teacher status and four holding a BA Honours Degree in Early Years. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, with sessions from 7.30am until 6.15pm. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY406850
Registered person
Sweet Peas Day Care & Teaching Nurseries Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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