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The Octagon Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2022)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·The Octagon, Walker Street, Hull, HU3 2RA · Kingston upon Hull
Number of places
46 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2022
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull

About this day nursery

The Octagon Family Hub in Hull serves as a welcoming community space, offering a variety of services to support children, young people, and their families. Their dedicated team provides midwifery clinics, engaging play and stay sessions, healthy lifestyle activities, and parenting support programmes, alongside youth provisions.

The hub collaborates with Fenchurch Family Hub to enhance its outreach and impact. Families are encouraged to visit and explore the facilities and extensive support available.

Registration is required to access their services. They also host a range of activities, some of which require a small voluntary contribution, and others are free.

These activities include messy and sensory play for babies and toddlers, baby sensory sessions, breastfeeding support, nature-inspired creative play, and art, music, and movement sessions for pre-schoolers. Most sessions run during term-time, and updates on local events and offers are shared via their Facebook page.

What it's like

Children happily arrive at the nursery and are welcomed by caring staff who make them feel safe and secure. They quickly settle into the routine of the day and know what is expected of them, resulting in very good behaviour and manners. Children's communication and language development is highly prioritised, with staff building on their existing vocabulary and consistently modelling good language, leading to good progress in speaking and listening, including for those who speak English as an additional language.

Community HubFamily Support ProgrammesPlay and Stay SessionsMidwifery ClinicsParenting Support

Pricing & funding

Charges are structured as small voluntary contributions per family for specific activity sessions. Breastfeeding support and play sessions are provided free of charge.

Good to know

  • Voluntary contributions are requested per family.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm, Closed weekends

Session types

Play and Stay sessions, Baby Time Sensory, Breastfeeding support, Explore and More, Play Herd

Age range

0-4 years (based on activity schedule)

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2005

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Octagon Nursery

Last inspected 14 January 2022 · Jo Clark

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 happily arrive at the nursery and are welcomed by caring staff who make them feel safe and secure. They quickly settle into the routine of the day and know what is expected of them, resulting in very good behaviour and manners. Children's communication and language development is highly prioritised, with staff building on their existing vocabulary and consistently modelling good language, leading to good progress in speaking and listening, including for those who speak English as an additional language.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's communication and language development is given extremely high priority.
  • Staff consistently model good language, and children are making good progress in their speaking and listening.
  • Children of many different nationalities are building friendships and learning about what makes them unique and about different cultures.
  • There is a clear curriculum to support children's learning and development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Staff provide a range of opportunities for children to be active and develop their physical skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure staff consider the learning that can take place in daily routines, such as snack time
  • 2implement more effective ways to share information with parents, particularly those who speak English as an additional language.
Inspection #10219505 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

There is a clear curriculum to support children's learning and development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff understand the needs of individual children extremely well, enabling them to adapt and introduce new activities. The nursery special educational needs coordinator is experienced and knowledgeable, working closely with key persons and families to ensure timely interventions and targeted support, with additional funding used to support interventions and reduce learning gaps.

Outdoor space

Staff provide a range of opportunities for children to be active and develop their physical skills. For example, children learn to balance on the see-saw, wooden beams and bikes, and show good physical control as they dig and sieve in the large sand pit. Staff talk to children about keeping safe outdoors.

Parent Reviews of The Octagon Nursery

5.0
(1)
fa amudi
3 years ago

Great changes. We are very happy with the care for our child.Staff are excellent, positive and caring .100%recommended.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2012

  • January 2022Good
  • February 2018Good
  • April 2014Good
  • September 2013Inadequate
  • March 2012Outstanding

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