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The Co-operative Childcare Walcot

Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2023)
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4.4(8 parent reviews) ·Shrewsbury Road, Walcot, Swindon, SN3 3AH · Swindon
Number of places
63 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Swindon

About this day nursery

The Co-operative Childcare Walcot, located in Swindon, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children. The nursery boasts spacious indoor areas and an adventure garden, providing ample opportunities for exploration and play.

The dedicated staff encourages outdoor learning, incorporating activities like fruit picking and imaginative play in the dinosaur area. The nursery focuses on supporting children's development through its "Pioneering Pathway" approach, which includes a "Head Start" journey to ease transitions, a "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies" programme promoting well-being, and initiatives that foster social responsibility and safety awareness.

They aim to cultivate independent, resilient learners and "Little Cooperators" who are encouraged to express themselves and embrace diversity. The nursery is part of Your Co-op Little Pioneers and provides flexible, funded spaces.

Our ethos

The Co-operative Childcare Walcot nurtures children through its "Pioneering Pathway" approach, aiming to develop independent, resilient learners and "Little Cooperators." This includes a "Head Start" transition programme, a "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies" well-being initiative, and efforts to foster social responsibility, self-expression, and diversity.

What it's like

Children flourish in this diverse nursery and eagerly take part in an exciting range of carefully planned activities. They form extremely close bonds with staff and demonstrate how safe they feel, moving around with great confidence and making independent choices about their play. Children play exceptionally well together, sharing, taking turns, and respecting each other's personal space.

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am-6:30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2004

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Co-operative Childcare Walcot

Last inspected 16 May 2023 · Catherine Sample

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

What it's like to attend

Children flourish in this diverse nursery and eagerly take part in an exciting range of carefully planned activities. They form extremely close bonds with staff and demonstrate how safe they feel, moving around with great confidence and making independent choices about their play. Children play exceptionally well together, sharing, taking turns, and respecting each other's personal space.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have an excellent understanding of the curriculum and skilfully extend children's learning through varied and exciting activities.
  • Exceptional support is provided for children with identified special needs and/or disabilities, with carefully considered individual plans and effective strategies.
  • Parents describe strong relationships with key persons who keep them fully informed and provide personalised advice to support learning and behaviour at home.
  • Children have excellent opportunities to learn about their emotions and how to regulate them, with staff using lanyards and a 'feelings station'.
  • Leaders prioritise staff well-being and professional development, ensuring happy and confident staff who are eager to share their knowledge.
Inspection #10291360 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide exceptional support for children who have identified special needs and/or disabilities and those who need additional help. They seek professional advice and specialist training, draw up carefully considered individual plans, and make highly effective use of strategies such as signing and visual cards to help children communicate.

Outdoor space

Babies relish playing outside, choosing whether to look at books with a member of staff, confidently using the slide or spraying the plants they are growing. The nursery's golden values are displayed throughout the setting, including outdoors, so that staff can refer children back to them.

Parent Reviews of The Co-operative Childcare Walcot

4.4
(8)
Sayo Fajana
10 months ago

If your child has additional needs, avoid this nursery. They ended my 4-year-old’s placement, citing staff “well-being,” despite knowing our situation and having 1:1 agency support in place. Their lack of collaboration led to the agency leaving, and delays in applying for his EHCP have left him without a school placement. Extremely disappointing experience.

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Naomi Ellis
2 years ago

Our little boy has been here since he was 11 months old. He has thrived, grown in confidence and meeting developmental milestones. All staff are kind, empathetic and go the extra mile. They take an interest in his likes and create activities around them (along with those of the other children). They have also been quick to put in some intervention to support his speech which has also been fantastic.

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Harpreet sandhu
a year ago

One of the best nursery in the swindon. The care and attention to each child is brilliant they really take an interest in every child. My daughter loves this nursery, she wants to go to nursery everyday even if she is ill.

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ELAINE LONERGAN
6 years ago

The best child care service in town by far.

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Inspection history

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