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Wem Playmates Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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5.0(2 Google reviews) ·Unit 1, Wem Business Park, SHREWSBURY, SY4 5JX · Shropshire
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Shropshire

About this day nursery

Wem Playmates Nursery, located in Wem Business Park, provides a nurturing and secure environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The day nursery aims to help children develop character and confidence, building a strong foundation for their future learning.

With a focus on allowing children to relax and express themselves, the day nursery encourages them to reach their full potential. They offer extensive facilities, including four classrooms (Crawling Caterpillars, Busy Beehive, Penguin Paradise, and Lion's Den), a sensory room, and a children's library.

Outdoors, there are two play areas and a large Forest School within walking distance. The nursery actively engages with the local community, organising trips on the local bus, visits to residential homes for Christmas carols, and theatre outings.

All staff members are qualified to Level 2 or 3 in childcare or hold Qualified Teacher Status, and all have Enhanced DBS disclosures. Wem Playmates Nursery also serves as a preferred provider for children with special educational needs within the local authority, ensuring close supervision and a password system for child collection to maintain safety.

What it's like

The manager makes full use of the outdoors to deliver their curriculum, and children enjoy play experiences both within the nursery outdoor premises and the woodland play area. Staff plan purposeful activities based on children's interests, leading to high levels of motivation, particularly during outdoor play. Children have strong attachments to staff and feel happy, safe, and secure, with rigorous risk assessments ensuring their safety on outings.

Forest SchoolSpecial Educational Needs (SEN) support

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am until 6pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Wem Playmates Nursery

Last inspected 20 May 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

The manager makes full use of the outdoors to deliver their curriculum, and children enjoy play experiences both within the nursery outdoor premises and the woodland play area. Staff plan purposeful activities based on children's interests, leading to high levels of motivation, particularly during outdoor play. Children have strong attachments to staff and feel happy, safe, and secure, with rigorous risk assessments ensuring their safety on outings.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager is committed to making ongoing improvements to benefit children, including plans to enhance outdoor learning.
  • The manager provides ongoing professional development for staff, who complete frequent training in safeguarding and first aid.
  • An effective key person system ensures children's needs are met, with dedicated key persons liaising with families and understanding children's development requirements.
  • The manager and staff are proactive in identifying when children need additional support and work closely with outside agencies for children with SEND.
  • Staff promote children's critical thinking and reasoning skills, adjusting questioning to encourage problem-solving and skilfully weaving mathematical exploration into teaching.

Areas to develop

  • 1revise the curriculum so that this precisely identifies the knowledge and skills the children need to gain as they progress
  • 2increase the monitoring of the quality of teaching and learning to ensure that staff provide children with the highest quality of education throughout the nursery.
Inspection #10347049 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are pleased with the progress their children make and the support that staff provide.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The manager and staff are proactive in identifying when children are not meeting their development milestones and need additional support. They work closely with outside agencies so that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive the support they need. Staff are skilled in implementing children's targeted support plans and use a variety of effective strategies that support children's ability to communicate their needs and wishes.

Outdoor space

The manager makes full use of the outdoors to deliver their curriculum. Children relish the opportunities for play experiences within the nursery outdoor premises and their woodland play area, showing high levels of motivation particularly while they play outdoors. The manager provides children with a wide range of opportunities to be physically active and to develop their muscle strength, with activities like climbing in the sand pit for babies and swimming/dance for pre-school children.

Google Reviews of Wem Playmates Nursery

5.0
(2 Google reviews)
Shropshire Legal & Mediation Solutions
6 months ago

Our baby daughter, soon toddler, really seems to enjoy her time at Play Mates. She is always happily playing when we come to collect her. Thank you so much to all the staff. Steve Matthews.

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Inspection history

Date: May 2013

  • May 2024Good
  • July 2016Good
  • December 2015Inadequate
  • July 2013Requires improvement
  • May 2013Good

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