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The Nursery of Narnia and out of school club (Moredon)

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
·Moredon Community Centre, The Street, Swindon, SN25 3ER · Swindon
Number of places
81 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Swindon

About this day nursery

The Nursery of Narnia and out of school club (Moredon) is an inclusive setting located in Moredon Community Centre, Swindon, catering for children aged 1 to 4 years old. The nursery operates from 7 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

The overall effectiveness of the nursery is rated as Good by Ofsted. The curriculum focuses on developing children's independence and confidence, with staff actively encouraging children to undertake tasks themselves, such as setting tables and peeling fruit.

This approach fosters a positive 'can-do' attitude. Staff build strong, nurturing relationships with children and families, providing reassurance and support, which helps children feel safe and secure and readily engage in play within the stimulating environment.

Children at The Nursery of Narnia benefit from dedicated staff who know them well, monitor their progress, and plan activities based on termly themes and individual learning needs. The nursery effectively uses early years pupil premium funding to support vulnerable children, ensuring all children make good progress from their starting points.

Furthermore, leaders and staff are deeply committed to meeting the needs of vulnerable families in their care and the wider community, working with local businesses to provide essential resources. Parents receive detailed feedback on their child's learning and development and value the comprehensive advice and support provided by the dedicated staff, fostering a strong sense of community and trust.

Our ethos

The nursery focuses on developing children's independence and confidence by encouraging them to undertake tasks themselves, fostering a positive 'can-do' attitude. They build strong, nurturing relationships, ensuring children feel safe and secure to engage in play within a stimulating environment. Staff plan activities based on individual learning needs and are committed to supporting vulnerable children, families, and the wider community.

What it's like

This inclusive nursery warmly welcomes children, who are eager to engage with peers and the stimulating environment. Staff build strong, nurturing relationships, providing cuddles and reassurance. Children feel safe and secure, freely exploring and quickly immersing themselves in play.

Focus on independenceNurturing environmentGood progress for allStrong community linksEffective safeguardingStimulating play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

April 2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Nursery of Narnia and out of school club (Moredon)

Last inspected 26 September 2024 · Louise Phillips

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

This inclusive nursery warmly welcomes children, who are eager to engage with peers and the stimulating environment. Staff build strong, nurturing relationships, providing cuddles and reassurance. Children feel safe and secure, freely exploring and quickly immersing themselves in play.

Inspector highlights

  • Children enjoy participating in physical play and race around in plastic cars. Babies and young children use climbing equipment and take turns on the slide.
  • Staff know the children in their care well and monitor their progress, quickly identifying any gaps in learning. All children make good progress from their starting points.
  • Children love listening to familiar stories and nursery rhymes, joining in with key phrases and actions. Staff encourage discussion about characters and events.
  • Leaders and staff are passionate about meeting the needs of vulnerable families in their care and the local community. They work with local businesses to provide food and resources.
  • Staff are dedicated to their role and to improving the provision. They attend regular supervision meetings and have access to a wide range of online training.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure staff's interactions always help children hear clear pronunciations of words and enhance children's vocabulary and language development further
  • 2support staff to apply consistent approaches for managing behaviour to ensure all children understand the impact their behaviours have on others.
Inspection #10350726 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders use early years pupil premium funding to provide better outcomes for vulnerable children and to provide any additional resources they need.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy participating in physical play. They happily race around in plastic cars, saying, 'Ready, steady, go!' Babies and young children pull themselves up on the climbing equipment. They take turns going down the slide. This strengthens their core muscles.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

27 August 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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