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Three Gables Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Mar 2022)
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4.4(13 parent reviews) ·2 Snowdon Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HL · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Number of places
62 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

About this day nursery

Three Gables Day Nursery, a family-operated establishment, provides a nurturing and engaging setting for children, aiming to deliver an optimal start to their early education. The facility fosters a stimulating and welcoming open-plan atmosphere, designed to feel like a home away from home.

The nursery is committed to collaborating with parents to inspire, challenge, and cherish each child, recognising the critical role that early years play in shaping their educational journey. Children engage in a blend of self-selected and planned activities, promoting independent learning while introducing them to novel concepts.

A typical day at Three Gables is dynamic and exciting, filled with diverse opportunities ranging from story time and messy play to gardening and baking. Children are encouraged to make their own choices in play, prepare snacks, and participate in activities like yoga and practical life skills development.

The nursery offers purposely designed facilities that cater to all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage, igniting curiosity and a love for learning. Three Gables Day Nursery is dedicated to making every day a special and adventurous experience for the children in its care.

They operate two branches, the Westbourne branch and the Ashley Cross branch, each with dedicated contact information.

Our ethos

Three Gables Day Nursery emphasises a holistic approach to early education, aiming to inspire, challenge, and cherish each child. Their philosophy is centred on fostering independent learning through a blend of child-led choices and planned activities, with a commitment to sparking curiosity and a love for learning by integrating practical life skills, creative exploration, and a connection to the Early Years Foundation Stage. They strive to create a nurturing, home-away-from-home environment that collaborates closely with parents.

What it's like

Staff provide an exceptionally calm and supportive environment in which all children thrive. They are extremely caring, nurturing and responsive to children's needs and know them all incredibly well. As a result, children are particularly happy, safe and secure. Staff support children to develop an excellent understanding of rules and boundaries, and children show high levels of self-regulation and build strong relationships.

Family-run nurseryStimulating open-plan environmentFocus on Early Years Foundation StageChild-led learning opportunities

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Three Gables Day Nursery

Last inspected 16 March 2022 · Lisa Large

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Staff provide an exceptionally calm and supportive environment in which all children thrive. They are extremely caring, nurturing and responsive to children's needs and know them all incredibly well. As a result, children are particularly happy, safe and secure. Staff support children to develop an excellent understanding of rules and boundaries, and children show high levels of self-regulation and build strong relationships.

Inspector highlights

  • The leadership and management team is exceptional. Staff are incredibly well supported and prepared for their roles and their well-being is prioritised.
  • Staff provide an ambitious and well-designed curriculum that keeps children wonderfully engaged and enthusiastic in their play and learning.
  • Leaders and managers are extremely reflective and work hard to continually improve the setting.
  • Children with special educational needs are incredibly well supported.
  • The setting has exceptionally strong partnerships for sharing information with parents.
Inspection #10125865 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say that staff are 'incredible'

they treat children as though they 'are part of their family'

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs are incredibly well supported. The special educational needs coordinator is extremely passionate, experienced and knowledgeable, working very closely with children's parents, other staff and external agencies to ensure children get the support they need.

Outdoor space

Children ably explore the garden on trikes and climb in the baby gym. Leaders and managers have added an all-weather polytunnel in the garden so children can harvest vegetables to eat at snack time.

Parent Reviews of Three Gables Day Nursery

4.4
(13)
Julio Martin
5 months ago

Very disappointing experience. Our child received poor care and no meaningful support. We paid for four months of one-to-one with zero progress, then were told he could no longer stay. Basic care was neglected (wet clothes, nappies not changed, accidents not reported). The facilities look nice, but children are not properly looked after. We do not recommend this nursery.

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Leigh Barton
9 months ago

I cannot put into words how amazing Three Gables have been. My daughter is due to start school in September and I am genuinely sad that she won’t be attending anymore! The staff are so kind and caring, my daughter speaks about so many different members of staff and calls them all her best friends so they must be doing something right! She started off quite anxious when she went but it didn’t take long for her to run in to play with her teachers and friends. The premises is immaculate and the garden is fantastic. I wholeheartedly recommend Three Gables to anyone wanting peace of mind whilst they put their trust into a nursery to care for their child.

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Daniel Shelton
9 months ago

The best nursery we could have wishes for. Has really supported our family and my children in every way possible. We honestly couldn’t be happier with Three Gables. Don’t hesitate and send your child here!! They both have made amazing friends, do so many activities every day from painting, to yoga, to being a fireman in the garden. Thank you so much three gables.

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Ekanna Kan
8 years ago

Lack of attention to kids, or at least to mine. Constantly found him crying alone in the corner for the first two weeks, fully dressed in outside clothes. Completely understand its not easy to build up new communication,however havent seen an effort at all, key worker was 18yearold girl!!!what does she knows????!!!!!!lack of professionalism I felt. I was paying for the job that wasnt done at all. Was stressful experience for myself and my child. Another nursery did better job gladly. And few friends mums did the same change after similar experience.

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Tara Wisely
2 years ago

Absolutely fabulous nursery, my son went to a previous nursery, didn't get anywhere with them, started here and thrived so much within a matter of weeks of being there, stayed till he started school. And still asks to go back to visit.

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Inspection history

Date: October 2010

  • March 2022Outstanding
  • June 2015Outstanding
  • September 2011Good
  • October 2010Inadequate

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