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Webber Independent School Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
·The Webber Independent School, Soskin Drive, Milton Keynes, MK14 6DP · Milton Keynes
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Milton Keynes

About this day nursery

The Webber Independent School Nursery, also known as Little Webber, offers a vibrant and nurturing environment tailored for children aged 6 months to 5 years. The nursery focuses on fostering curiosity, inspiring a love for learning, and preparing children for a smooth transition to school.

With a child-centred approach, the dedicated team of qualified and experienced teachers provides specialised instruction in key areas such as numeracy, literacy, physical education, and yoga. The curriculum is guided by children's interests and developmental milestones, encouraging exploration, self-confidence, and social connections through engaging activities, imaginative play, and hands-on experiences.

Little Webber emphasises a holistic approach to development, covering academic, emotional, and social growth. The nursery also provides wrap-around care for 51 weeks a year, operating from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm.

Prospective families are encouraged to book a personalised tour or attend Stay and Play events to experience the nursery firsthand.

Our ethos

The nursery employs a child-centred approach, guided by children's interests and developmental milestones. They focus on fostering curiosity, a love for learning, and holistic development (academic, emotional, and social) through engaging activities, imaginative play, and hands-on experiences. Their goal is to prepare children for school and encourage self-confidence and social connections.

What it's like

Children feel safe and secure in the nursery. They develop positive attitudes to their learning, concentrating and persevering in activities. Overall, children behave well and make good progress in preparation for their future learning.

Child-centred approachSpecialised instruction in key areasWrap-around care availableOpen 51 weeks a year

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am — 6:00pm, 51 weeks a year

Age range

6 months – 5 years

Session types

wrap around care

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Webber Independent School Nursery

Last inspected 7 June 2022

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 feel safe and secure in the nursery. They develop positive attitudes to their learning, concentrating and persevering in activities. Overall, children behave well and make good progress in preparation for their future learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have developed new ways to maintain positive communication with parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, including virtual tours and 'stay-and-play' sessions.
  • Staff use available resources well to support the curriculum, such as pond visits to observe tadpoles and outings to local woods.
  • Leaders place great importance on preparing children for their transition to school, initiating communication with teachers and sharing information promptly.
  • Staff are prompt to seek advice from external professionals to support children with additional needs, referring to specialists and implementing strategies.
  • The manager ensures the nursery provision is inclusive, finding out about children's home languages and using 'survival words' to support them.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to help them deliver the correct knowledge to children for their future learning, with particular relation to the teaching of letter sounds
  • 2strengthen the organisation of group and routine times to ensure that staff's expectations are suitable for children's age and stage of development and help children understand what is expected of them.
Inspection #10239204 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff are prompt to seek advice from external professionals to support children with additional needs. For instance, they refer children to specialists, such as the paediatrician and physiotherapist. They implement strategies in the nursery to support children to make expected progress.

Outdoor space

As children play outside, they recognise the need to put on their sun hats and re-hydrate themselves with drinks of water. Children benefit from outings to the local woods where they learn about the world around them.

Inspection history

Date: June 2022

  • July 2022Good
  • June 2022Good

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