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Wellyboots Day Care

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·The Parish Rooms, Bough Beech Road, Four Elms, Edenbridge, TN8 6NE · Kent
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Wellyboots Day Care, located in Four Elms, Edenbridge, provides all-year childcare for children aged 2 to 8 years. Rated 'Good' by Ofsted in January 2023, children consistently arrive happy and eager to engage with the activities on offer.

The setting prides itself on fostering strong relationships between children and staff in a warm and welcoming environment. Children are encouraged to develop independence and self-help skills, making choices about their learning from a wide range of activities and resources, which prepares them well for school.

The dedicated and passionate management team has implemented significant improvements, including enhancements to the outdoor area and daily routines. Children benefit from ample opportunities to develop physical skills, spending a considerable part of their day outdoors.

Here, they run, balance, and ride bikes, developing core strength and agility while enjoying splashing in muddy puddles. The setting provides a language-rich environment where staff engage children in conversations, narrate play, and foster a love for books and reading, integrating literacy into daily routines.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good support from a vigilant special educational needs coordinator who collaborates closely with local schools and professionals, ensuring timely referrals and detailed individual care plans. Parents frequently commend the managers and staff for their nurturing care, highlighting how it helps children settle quickly and thrive.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and are very eager to explore the activities on offer. They develop strong relationships with staff and behave well, managing their own conflicts and taking turns. Children have a positive attitude to learning and show high levels of enjoyment and curiosity.

Nurturing careStrong parent partnershipsOutdoor play focusLanguage-rich environmentGood SEND supportIndependence skills

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Wellyboots Day Care

Last inspected 13 January 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happy and are very eager to explore the activities on offer. They develop strong relationships with staff and behave well, managing their own conflicts and taking turns. Children have a positive attitude to learning and show high levels of enjoyment and curiosity.

Inspector highlights

  • The passionate and dedicated management team have implemented several positive changes, including improvements to the outdoor area and routines.
  • Children's mathematical development is supported well, with staff using mathematical words to compare sizes.
  • Children benefit from a language-rich environment, with staff engaging them in conversations and supporting a love for books and reading.
  • Children have a wealth of opportunities to develop their independence and self-help skills.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong, and parents are highly complimentary about the nurturing care offered by managers and staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide further support to staff to help them understand how to consistently challenge children in their mathematical development
  • 2strengthen the use of supervision, support and focused training for all staff to further improve the quality and delivery of the curriculum.
Inspection #10221159 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are highly complimentary about the managers and staff.

They comment on the nurturing care they offer and how this supports their children to settle quickly.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. The special educational needs coordinator works closely with local schools and other professionals, is vigilant to signs of additional support needs, and makes timely referrals to outside agencies. Individual care plans are detailed and shared with all staff, and additional funding is used carefully to support children's individual needs, including their well-being and learning.

Outdoor space

Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills and learn to move in different ways. They spend a significant amount of their day outdoors and enjoy playing outside in the fresh air, developing core strength and agility as they run, balance, and ride bikes.

Parent Reviews of Wellyboots Day Care

5.0
(2)
Bosse Aden
a year ago

Wellyboots Daycare has been amazing! The staff, with their warm and friendly nature, made us feel welcome from day one. They took the time to get to know our son, and he quickly made friends and always looked forward to going to nursery. The teachers are fantastic! They understand each child and know how to make learning fun. Our son has grown so confident and loves coming home to tell us about his day. It's clear they've prepared him well for primary school because he's super excited about it. The convenience of being right next to the primary school(Four Elms Primary) is a huge bonus. It made our son's transition so easy, and he's already made friends in the nursery, which they also connected during his trial days in primary school. We can't thank Wellyboots enough for giving our son such a great start. If you're looking for a beautiful nursery, this is the place to go!

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Inspection history

Date: January 2022

  • February 2023Good
  • January 2023Good
  • February 2022Requires improvement
  • January 2022Requires improvement

Frequently asked about Wellyboots Day Care

About the setting

Wellyboots Day Care re-registered in 2021. It operates a pre-school session from 9am to 3pm, and an after-school club from 3pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. There are nine staff, with qualifications ranging from Level 3 to Level 6 and Qualified Teacher Status. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
2633653
Registered person
Wellyboots Day Care Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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