Opening hours
7.30am until 7.30pm
Tootsies Private Day Nursery in Bordon
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Hampshire
About this day nursery
Tootsies Private Day Nursery Ltd, which has been operating since 2016, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. 30pm, the nursery was rated as 'Good' in its latest Ofsted inspection on 27 June 2024.
The management and staff are commended for implementing a clear and ambitious curriculum. Children confidently enter the nursery and happily engage with the enticing environments created for them.
For babies, staff provide numerous sensory experiences to develop their physical and communication skills, building nurturing relationships with sensitive interactions. As children progress through the nursery, this nurturing approach continues, with staff tailoring activities to children's interests, such as exploring toy insects in ice cubes or creating prints with dough.
Older toddlers further develop their vocabulary and physical skills through activities like drawing on paper plates and playing matching games. Pre-school children engage in imaginative play, recreating body outlines outside and discussing what they have learned about their bodies.
The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with parents, professional services, and local authority advisers. Individual educational plans are routinely implemented and kept up to date by the special educational needs coordinator, ensuring children thrive and succeed.
The nursery also places a strong emphasis on children's emotional development, with sessions like yoga and mindfulness helping them to express emotions and build communication skills. Parents appreciate the increased information sharing from the nursery, which helps them support their children's learning at home.
What it's like
Management and staff implement a clear and ambitious curriculum. Children confidently enter the nursery and happily leave their parents to go to staff. They eagerly explore and play in the enticing environments that staff create for them.
Ambitious curriculumNurturing environmentStrong SEND supportEmotional developmentEffective parent partnershipPositive role models
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2016
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Tootsies Private Day Nursery
Last inspected 27 June 2024 · Anne Nicholson
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Management and staff implement a clear and ambitious curriculum. Children confidently enter the nursery and happily leave their parents to go to staff. They eagerly explore and play in the enticing environments that staff create for them.
Inspector highlights
- Management and staff have worked through the actions from the previous inspection and reflected on their knowledge, skills and practice.
- Good use of observations and tracking is made to monitor the progress of all children.
- Children receive good support to learn to express their emotions and build on their communication.
- Management and staff provide good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- Staff act as positive role models and support children to understand how to play safely and keep their friends safe.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to implement the precise learning intentions of activities more effectively, so that they are all clear about what skills and knowledge they want children to gain.
Inspection #10337107 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents say that they appreciate this and it helps them to continue their children's learning at home.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Management and staff provide good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They build effective partnerships with parents, other professional services and local authority advisers to ensure that children thrive and succeed. Staff routinely implement individual educational plans, and the special educational needs coordinator ensures that these are kept up to date to meet children's needs.
Outdoor space
Pre-school children enjoy talking about their sports day activities. Outside, children enjoy lying down on the patio and drawing around each other, or staff, to make a body outline.
Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2024
Date: February 2019
- June 2024Good
- February 2024Inadequate
- February 2019Good
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