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The Island Little Herons Childcare

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
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3.0(2 Google reviews) ·Wootton Cp School, Church Road, RYDE, PO33 4PT · Isle of Wight
Number of places
40 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Isle of Wight

About this day nursery

The Island Little Herons Childcare is a nursery offering high-quality care for children from birth to five years old. With locations in Newport, Sandown, and Wootton, the day nursery aims to provide a welcoming and stimulating environment where children can learn and develop through play, both indoors and outdoors.

The dedicated and qualified staff focus on fostering a family-like atmosphere, encouraging respect, caring, and sharing among children. The curriculum is designed to promote imaginative and creative play, develop skills, and build self-awareness through engaging games and activities.

The day nursery prioritises meeting children's physical and emotional needs while providing an educationally stimulating setting that allows each child to progress at their own pace. The core mission is for children to enjoy their time, learn in a relaxed manner, and feel valued, with an approachable and supportive team available to parents and carers.

Our ethos

The Island Little Herons Childcare's philosophy centres on providing a welcoming and stimulating environment where children learn and develop through play, both indoors and outdoors. They focus on fostering a family-like atmosphere, encouraging respect, caring, and sharing. The curriculum promotes imaginative and creative play, skill development, and self-awareness, ensuring children enjoy their time, learn in a relaxed manner, and feel valued.

What it's like

Children are motivated and enthusiastic learners, forming strong bonds and confidently sharing ideas to solve problems. They engage in activities tailored to their interests and needs, fostering critical thinking and successful teamwork.

High-quality childcarePlay-based learningFamily atmosphereIndoor and outdoor playStimulating environment

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8:00 am to 5:30 pm (nursery day); Breakfast Club 8:00 am - 8:45 am; After School Club 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Age range

Birth to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Island Little Herons Childcare

Last inspected 29 June 2022 · Sonia Panchal

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 motivated and enthusiastic learners, forming strong bonds and confidently sharing ideas to solve problems. They engage in activities tailored to their interests and needs, fostering critical thinking and successful teamwork.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are motivated and enthusiastic learners.
  • The outdoor learning environment provides children with a multitude of exciting opportunities to explore.
  • Staff continually observe children to find out what they know and can do, teaching through carefully planned activities.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported, with adapted curriculum and partnership with outside specialists.
  • The curriculum has been adapted to address gaps in children's social skills, communication and language due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Areas to develop

  • 1make consistent use of opportunities to deepen and extend children's knowledge and understanding and take their learning to an even higher level
  • 2provide children with opportunities to celebrate and share with others, their home languages and cultural experiences, to make them feel even more valued and unique.
Inspection #10108790 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. The curriculum is adapted to meet their specific needs, using a signing programme to help children communicate. The setting works with outside specialists, such as speech and language therapists, to support children's language development, resulting in children with SEND showing equally good progress as their peers.

Outdoor space

The outdoor learning environment provides children with a multitude of exciting opportunities to explore. They experience physical activities that strengthen their small and large muscles, such as slicing small cucumbers, climbing on frames and whizzing down slides. Older children use their imaginations to build structures with wooden planks, while younger children weave in and out of trees, promoting their good health and well-being.

Google Reviews of The Island Little Herons Childcare

3.0
(2 Google reviews)
Khalid Elbalat
10 years ago

not very good at all.they dont look after the kids.they dont know what they are doing especially the management .if you dont want any trouble or hassle don't send your kids to this Nursery ,

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Inspection history

Date: February 2015

  • June 2022Good
  • February 2015Outstanding

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