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The Avenues Nursery With Kids Club

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
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3.9(10 parent reviews) ·139 Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3HH · Kingston upon Hull
Number of places
100 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull

About this day nursery

The Avenues Nursery with Kids Club, established in 1997, offers childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 11 years. The nursery is composed of various rooms designed to cater to the developmental requirements of each child, with a strong focus on meeting individual needs.

They adhere to current government regulations and guidelines to provide high-quality care for children and their families. The nursery values parental involvement, encouraging participation through workshops and charity events, and maintaining regular communication via newsletters and Facebook.

Staff members are highly qualified, with a minimum of Level 3 Early Years childcare qualification and paediatric first aid training. The facilities boast bright and colourful rooms, age-appropriate toys, specially designed indoor and outdoor play areas, and iPads to support learning.

The nursery promotes a philosophy that children are naturally curious and aims to foster this through experiences that encourage investigation, social interaction, creativity, and development. They also provide a school pick-up and drop-off service and offer full or part-time day care during school holidays, details of which can be found in the Kids Club section.

The nursery is located a short distance from the city centre and offers free places for 3 and 4-year-olds.

Our ethos

To provide a high standard of quality childcare in a happy, safe, friendly and caring environment. The rights of individual children will always be respected and we aim to treat all children with equal concern for their overall needs

What it's like

Children settle easily into the nursery and show independence in their morning routines, engaging with activities and behaving well. They feel safe and secure, learning to express emotions and understanding expectations. Managers and staff provide an ambitious curriculum, fostering independence and preparing children for school.

Established since 1997Supports learning through iPadsHighly qualified staffComprehensive outdoor play area

Pricing & funding

Fees are negotiated with the nursery manager for children eligible for two, three, and four-year-old funding, including costs for additional hours. Parents can choose between providing a packed lunch or paying for nursery meals, with different rates applying to funded and non-funded sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Alternative fees apply for additional hours exceeding the 15 or 30 hours free entitlement.
  • Parents can choose to provide a packed lunch or opt for paid nursery meals.
  • Specific meal charges apply to children attending under the 15 or 30 hours free entitlement.

Key facts

Session types

Full Day, Full Time, AM Session, PM Session

Food

Parents have the option to pay for a cooked meal or provide a packed lunch.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm

Age range

6 weeks to 11 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1997

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Avenues Nursery With Kids Club

Last inspected 11 March 2024 · 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 settle easily into the nursery and show independence in their morning routines, engaging with activities and behaving well. They feel safe and secure, learning to express emotions and understanding expectations. Managers and staff provide an ambitious curriculum, fostering independence and preparing children for school.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff develop a curriculum that prepares children for the next stage in their development by gathering detailed information from parents and carers.
  • Children benefit from activities that support their communication and language skills, with staff introducing new words and asking questions to check understanding.
  • Children benefit from exciting activities that help them to develop good physical skills, both small-muscle and large-muscle.
  • The knowledgeable and passionate special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) knows children's needs well and quickly puts strategies in place to close developmental gaps.
  • Managers are passionate about the nursery, and all staff work effectively as a team, with regular meetings and training opportunities.
  • Staff feel well supported in their role and feel that their well-being is a priority.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider the impact on children's listening skills from background noise, to ensure that children can listen effectively and gain a greater understanding of vocabulary and its context
  • 2ensure that children's next steps are shared with parents to improve the continuity of children's learning at home.
Inspection #10311845 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The knowledgeable and passionate special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) knows children's needs well. Communication is effective within the team, ensuring concerns are brought to the attention of the SENCo and parents quickly. Staff have a wealth of knowledge and put strategies in place straight away to ensure that children's gaps in development close quickly. The SENCo has good links with outside agencies, who are invited into the nursery to support children and staff.

Outdoor space

Outdoors, children are thrilled to have opportunities to play in the large sandpit or mix and pour in the mud kitchen. Furthermore, children have ample opportunities to practise and build on their large-muscle skills and coordination, taking part in physical activities such as using bicycles and cars and role play on the garden stage.

Parent Reviews of The Avenues Nursery With Kids Club

3.9
(10)
Gordon McKenzie
11 months ago

I've had an excellent experience with all age groups and Kids Club, sending both of my children to Avenues Nursery over the years. All staff are very caring, professional and have good communication with parents. They've recently introduced a new parents app, that provides even more ease for communication and information sharing.

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Athina Sdr
a year ago

My child has attended the setting full time for almost 3 years now and we have been very pleased with the decision we've made. This is a supportive, loving and fun environment for little ones! We've always felt that we are leaving our child in good hands, as safety and safeguarding are top priorities for management and staff. The setting is absolutely beautiful, natural materials are preferred in all classrooms and the garden is vast and amazingly equipped so that children can benefit from playing outside no matter the weather. The staff are very caring and understanding and try their absolute best to meet each child's individual needs. They organise interesting age-appropriate activities for learning all sorts of things and do a lot of work to promote independence. There are 3-monthly "stay and play" sessions organised for parents to attend and find out more about how children spend their day at the setting. My child has loved going there on a daily basis and has developed and learnt so much. He adores his nursery teachers and has built beautiful relationships with them. They are doing an amazing job and they deserve to be recognised for it. We've appreciated also that the nursery is kept very clean. We definitely recommend this nursery :)

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Valentina Gheorghe
4 months ago

The best service nursery and nice personal!!!💗

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Michael Smith
3 years ago

Staff are friendly and attentive, supervisors/ managers however are aggressive, rude and confrontational. Not a good combination of qualities for looking after small children. I'd stay clear.

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Shane Lindsay
2 years ago

We have our kids in kids club after school - always have found the staff (including managers) very friendly and helpful.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2013

  • March 2024Good
  • April 2018Good
  • August 2017Good
  • March 2013Good

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