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The Mericourt Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
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5.0(10 parent reviews) ·Mericourt, Sandyforth Lane, Preston, PR4 0AL · Lancashire
Number of places
58 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

The Mericourt Nursery in Preston offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers. The nursery focuses on holistic care, providing opportunities for children to explore, have fun, and learn through a variety of individual and small group activities, both indoors and outdoors.

Experienced professionals manage the setting, with a strong emphasis on ensuring each child's personal, social, emotional, and physical needs are met. The nursery values diversity and works in partnership with parents and other organisations to support children's development.

They offer discounts for siblings, NHS employees, and armed forces staff, and also run holiday clubs during half-term and summer breaks. The curriculum is designed to develop skills and awareness across various areas, including numeracy, languages, science, geography, environmental understanding, healthy eating, and safety.

What it's like

Staff are welcoming and caring, helping babies to form secure attachments and all children to understand routines. The nursery focuses on diversity, offering children opportunities to experience different cultures. Children benefit from varied and exciting experiences, learning about rules, managing risks, and making good progress through a well-planned curriculum.

Holistic DevelopmentExperienced ProfessionalsIndoor and Outdoor ActivitiesSibling and Keyworker DiscountsHoliday Clubs

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Mon — Fri: 07:30 AM — 06.00 PM

Age range

0-5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Mericourt Nursery

Last inspected 24 July 2024

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 are welcoming and caring, helping babies to form secure attachments and all children to understand routines. The nursery focuses on diversity, offering children opportunities to experience different cultures. Children benefit from varied and exciting experiences, learning about rules, managing risks, and making good progress through a well-planned curriculum.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider is passionate about childcare and has a clear vision, continually evolving the nursery based on research and feedback from staff and parents.
  • Effective monitoring and assessment procedures enable staff to plan activities that capture children's interests and enthusiasm, supporting good progress.
  • Staff work closely with outside agencies to provide support for children with SEND and offer targeted support to parents.
  • Children's mathematical understanding is well supported through various opportunities to learn about shape, space, numbers, and counting.
  • Staff help children to build life skills, encouraging independence in self-care and fostering an understanding and respect for individual uniqueness and diverse family dynamics.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to promote children's communication and language skills with more focus, particularly the youngest children and those with SEND.
Inspection #10358161 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The provider has plans in place for further staff training to support younger children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in communication skills. However, these initiatives are still developing, meaning children with SEND and babies do not always benefit from the same rich opportunities to hear language and practise their communication skills. Staff work closely with outside agencies to provide appropriate support for children with SEND, complete training for specific physical and medical needs, and offer targeted support to parents when making educational choices. Children with SEND make progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy a campfire in forest school sessions, where they carefully follow rules and staff expectations. They grow fruits and vegetables in their allotment, learning about where food comes from, and enjoy eating meals outside with friends. Children develop stamina and large muscles through walks in the local area and by climbing on exciting play equipment in the outdoor areas at nursery. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed its impact on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of The Mericourt Nursery

5.0
(10)
Sarah M
10 months ago

My daughter attends mericourt nursery and absolutely loves it! She always tells me how much of a great day she's had and all the lovely things she's been doing. The staff always go above and beyond, updating us about her day, giving her cuddles when she arrives and making sure she's settled and happy. All the children are so happy when we drop off and pick up which is so nice to see! Definitely glad we chose Mericourt, every credit to the staff and thank you for looking after my girl 🩷🫶

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Sam Croxton
10 months ago

Highly recommend this nursery! Set in a quite location with lots of outside space for the children to run around. The staff are friendly, helpful and approachable. Nothing is too much trouble and they really do care about the children. Our daughter loves going in and they are always busy learning new things, especially the forest school with so much outside space for them to run and play.

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Ellie Mollart
11 months ago

My little boy started at Mericourt a couple of months ago and has settled in well and is happy. The staff are all really good, friendly & welcoming. You get updates and pictures throughout the day which is great. Would highly recommend this nursery :)

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Suzie Thomas
11 months ago

Mericourt Nursery welcomed our boy in September last year, at very short notice, after OFSTED had closed his previous one. We visited lots of local nurseries but the moment we visited Mericourt, we knew it was the right place for our boy. The staff are amazing, so loving, caring and nurturing. They all take the time to build relationships with the children and parents alike. They have done so much to support our child and we can't thank them enough. The opportunities at Mericourt are above and beyond those at other local nurseries- forest schools, gardening, trips, activity days, parent workshops are just a few to name! The setting itself is welcoming with plenty of outdoor space. We are gutted we didn't know about Mericourt any sooner as he is soon to leave ready for school but all staff have prepared him and continue to prepare him for his learning journey!

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Rebecca Atkinson
2 years ago

What a Wonderful Nursery. My 2 Year old attends there. The rooms are so bright, clean and spacious. There are plenty of resources to choose from and they are all at the children's height. The area is now and quiet and completely safe. When I go to pick her up, she is always smiling, jumping up and down. They have put my mind at ease. My daughter has Autism. They have already started working with other professionals to help my daughter. The staff are lovely, knowledgeable and kind. The management team are always on hand to help. I love the fact that the Nursery employ a Male Manager, which is very nice to see. Well done everybody at the Mericourt Nursery. I would recommend the nursery to anyone.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2024

  • August 2024Good
  • July 2024Good

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