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The Marmalade Cat Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
·Old School House, Gammel Terrace, Tring, HP23 4JH · Hertfordshire
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Hertfordshire

About this day nursery

The Marmalade Cat Day Nursery, situated on the outskirts of Tring, is a warm and inviting environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nursery focuses on fostering confidence and helping children reach their full potential through stimulating learning and play.

The dedicated team prioritises building strong relationships with both children and their families, ensuring open communication and a partnership in each child's development journey. Each child is assigned a key worker who supports their individual growth.

The nursery offers various session types, including half-day, school hours, full-day, and term-time care, with a minimum attendance of two full days per week. They also provide wrap-around care.

The Marmalade Cat Day Nursery embraces outdoor play across all seasons, featuring a nature garden for exploration and learning about plants and mini-beasts. The nursery is structured with three rooms: Kittens for babies, Cats for toddlers, and Tigers for preschool-aged children, each designed and equipped to support age-appropriate learning and developmental milestones.

They utilise the interactive FAMLY app to keep parents updated on their child's journey and nursery events.

What it's like

Staff provide a calm and friendly, home-from-home setting, where children demonstrate that they feel happy and relaxed. Staff support children who are new to the nursery to settle quickly. As a result, children form secure and affectionate bonds with staff.

Learning through playIndividualised key worker supportOutdoor nature gardenInteractive parent appFlexible session options

Pricing & funding

Charges are structured around daily, half-day, and school-day session rates, with set monthly packages depending on the number of days attended per week. Standard fees are all-inclusive of meals, snacks, and activities, while funded places are subject to additional daily or individual meal charges.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Standard fees include all meals, snacks, drinks, and daily activities.
  • Additional meal charges apply for children using funded hours.
  • A minimum attendance of 2 full days is required.
  • A 5% sibling discount is available.
  • A registration fee is required.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Thursday: 8am - 6pm, Friday: 9am - 3pm (Closed on bank holidays and for one week over Christmas). Early morning or late pick-up options available for an additional charge.

Session types

Half day, 9-3 day, Full day, Term time care, Wrap-around care

Food

All meals, snacks, and drinks included in fees, with separate charges for funded hours.

Age range

3 months to rising 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2011

Waitlist

Unknown

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Marmalade Cat Day Nursery

Last inspected 20 December 2022

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

Staff provide a calm and friendly, home-from-home setting, where children demonstrate that they feel happy and relaxed. Staff support children who are new to the nursery to settle quickly. As a result, children form secure and affectionate bonds with staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are enthusiastic story tellers, adapting their voices to keep children engaged.
  • Children behave well, are polite, and take turns with resources.
  • Meals are freshly prepared, nutritious, and inviting; staff ensure good hygiene practices.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make rapid progress due to good systems for swift and targeted support.
  • Parent partnership is effective, with strong communication and regular meetings to discuss children's progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1encourage and support children to try and complete more tasks for themselves and develop their independence skills even further.
Inspection #10235491 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make rapid progress at the setting. There are good systems in place to ensure children receive swift and targeted support. Staff use Makaton signing and visual aids during conversations and play, to ensure that all children can communicate.

Outdoor space

In the garden, children play with rubber balls and guttering tubes. Children calculate which ones will fit in the tube and will travel down. They shout, 'whee,' as they place balls in the guttering, then laugh in delight as the ball travels quickly down and out of the bottom into a tray of water.

Inspection history

Date: November 2011

  • December 2022Good
  • March 2017Good
  • November 2013Good
  • November 2011Good

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