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Unity Stars

Ofsted: Needs attention·
5.0(1 Google review) ·Coupals Primary Academy, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LB · Suffolk
Number of places
25 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Suffolk

About this day nursery

Unity Stars is a day nursery in Haverhill for children aged from one to three years. It is open from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays, all year round. According to Ofsted, a key-person system and tailored settling-in processes help children to form secure attachments with staff. Children are confident with the staff team, enjoy healthy meals, and develop their independence skills with the support of their parents, who receive advice on toilet training and school readiness.

Children have opportunities for indoor and outdoor play, developing their physical skills through activities like climbing and playing in puddles. The Ofsted inspector found that while children form trusting bonds with staff, inconsistent curriculum implementation means some do not always reach their full potential. The report highlighted a need to improve support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and to develop the monitoring of staff practice to ensure all children receive consistent learning experiences.

Our ethos

Unity Stars Nurseries believe in fostering secure and respectful relationships while providing enriching learning experiences. They emphasise a balanced approach to learning and play, guided by evidence-led structures and a research-focused curriculum. The nursery prioritises holistic well-being through nutritious meals, active movement, and sensory balance.

What it's like

Children at this setting are greeted by warm and nurturing staff, benefiting from tailored and gradual settling-in processes. They enjoy playing cooperatively with peers, looking forward to outdoor play, and delight in splashing in puddles. However, due to inconsistent implementation of the curriculum and strategies, some children, particularly older ones and those with SEND, may not always reach their full potential or have their needs met effectively.

Warm settling-inMathematical languageOutdoor play

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Food

Nourishing young children with nutritious food

Opening hours

7:30am – 6:00pm, 49 weeks of the year

Age range

0-4 years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Needs attention

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Needs attention

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
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Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesNeeds attention
Children's welfare and wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Age range
1 to 3
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Unity Stars

Last inspected 19 March 2026

Actions the provider must take

  • Improve the effectiveness of staff supervisions to ensure they have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities and receive training, support and coaching to improve their personal effectiveness by 19/04/2026.
  • Improve the monitoring of staff practice to develop their knowledge and understanding of how children learn, so that all children benefit from consistently good-quality learning experiences by 19/04/2026.
  • Take all reasonable steps to ensure all children are not exposed to risks and demonstrate how these risks will be managed to ensure children's welfare and wellbeing at all times by 26/04/2026.
  • Improve arrangements for identifying and supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to ensure they receive appropriate support that helps them to make the best possible progress by 19/04/2026.
  • Ensure staff are responsible for supporting, understanding and managing children's behaviour in an appropriate way by 02/04/2026.

What it's like to attend

Children at this setting are greeted by warm and nurturing staff, benefiting from tailored and gradual settling-in processes. They enjoy playing cooperatively with peers, looking forward to outdoor play, and delight in splashing in puddles. However, due to inconsistent implementation of the curriculum and strategies, some children, particularly older ones and those with SEND, may not always reach their full potential or have their needs met effectively.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
  • Children are generally learning independence skills needed for their future learning and progression to their next stage of education.
  • Staff work in partnership with parents, gathering in-depth information before children start and creating familiar routines from home.
  • Children enjoy healthy meals that are nutritionally balanced, and staff sit with them at mealtimes, assuring their safety.
  • The key-person system and tailored settling-in processes help babies and young children to form secure attachments with staff.
  • Children initiate cuddles with staff and confidently ask them for help when required, showing the trusting and caring attachments they make.
  • Children enjoy a mixture of indoor and outdoor learning and make plenty of progress in their physical development.
  • Staff model mathematical language well, and children's confidence in and use of mathematical vocabulary is evident.
  • Leaders are reflective on staff wellbeing and take action to ensure that staff feel valued and workload is manageable.
  • Parents appreciate the support they receive from leaders, including advice on preparing older children for school and younger children for toilet training and safer eating.

Areas to develop

  • 1Improve the effectiveness of staff supervisions to ensure they have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities and receive training, support and coaching to improve their personal effectiveness.
  • 2Improve the monitoring of staff practice to develop their knowledge and understanding of how children learn, so that all children benefit from consistently good-quality learning experiences.
  • 3Take all reasonable steps to ensure all children are not exposed to risks and demonstrate how these risks will be managed to ensure children's welfare and wellbeing at all times.
  • 4Improve arrangements for identifying and supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to ensure they receive appropriate support that helps them to make the best possible progress.
  • 5Ensure staff are responsible for supporting, understanding and managing children's behaviour in an appropriate way.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), or those who face other barriers to their learning, are not always provided with the right level of support swiftly enough, and often lack the same opportunities to develop good hygiene routines. Visual aids like 'now and next' boards are not consistently used to help them with self-care routines or prepare for structured events, which can lead to frustration and hinder their learning.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy a mixture of indoor and outdoor learning, making good progress in their physical development. Toddlers enjoy climbing over indoor playground equipment, strengthening their core, legs and arm muscles for walking, running and playing. Children also love playing outdoors, splashing in puddles and making patterns on the floor.

EAL / language support

Some children who face barriers to learning, such as speaking English as an additional language, are not always positioned to sit at the front of the group during story time, affecting their opportunity to build confidence and ability to practise speaking in front of others and engage with peers.

Google Reviews of Unity Stars

5.0
(1 Google review)
Bekki Larkin
a year ago

Amazing Nursery with lovely outside secure setting amongst trees. Staff are very friendly and welcoming and most importantly seem to care for the children. The nursery is very well equipped, my child always has an amazing day. Highly recommend

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

19 March 2026

Needs attention

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

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