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Westfield Centre Children's Day Care

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
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4.4(29 Google reviews) ·Westfield Centre, Westfield Lane, Pontefract, WF9 2PU · Wakefield
Number of places
39 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Wakefield

About this day nursery

Westfield Centre Children's Day Care is a nursery in Pontefract, Wakefield, for children aged from birth to four years. It operates all year round from Monday to Friday, between 8am and 6pm, closing for bank holidays and two weeks at Christmas. Ofsted inspected the day nursery in April 2024 and gave it an overall rating of Good. The report noted that children are happy, enjoy purposeful play, and that caring staff build strong relationships with them, paying close attention to individual needs and promoting emotional well-being.

Children have access to an outdoor area in all weathers, where they listen to stories under a pergola, search for creatures, and splash in puddles. Staff have completed courses to support early language development. According to Ofsted, the deputy manager, who is also the special educational needs coordinator, leads this role with passion and expertise. The inspector recorded that parents have seen a dramatic change in their children's non-verbal communication skills since attending the day nursery.

What it's like

Children are happy and enjoy purposeful play that builds on what they already know. Staff help children develop skills they need for school, fostering emotional regulation and understanding of diverse behavioural needs to prepare them for an inclusive society.

Experienced staffInclusive care for children with special needsFull and half-day sessions available

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around full day and half day sessions. Additional separate daily charges apply for snacks and lunch.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 07:30 to 18:00

Age range

1 month to 4 years 11 months

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Westfield Centre Children's Day Care

Last inspected 22 April 2024

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 are happy and enjoy purposeful play that builds on what they already know. Staff help children develop skills they need for school, fostering emotional regulation and understanding of diverse behavioural needs to prepare them for an inclusive society.

Inspector highlights

  • Since the last inspection, the experienced manager has made vast and improved changes to policies, procedures and practice, including secure recruitment and induction.
  • The deputy manager, also the SENCo, leads this role with passion and expertise, organising play for children on the pathway to diagnosis to encourage participation.
  • Staff are aware of low attainment levels for children's communication and language skills in the area and have completed courses to support early language development.
  • Children enjoy play outside, listening to stories under the pergola, searching for creatures, and splashing in puddles in all weather.
  • Caring staff build strong relationships with children, paying close attention to individual needs and promoting emotional well-being.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to monitor the quality of practice to enhance the teaching of the curriculum
  • 2support staff to give children time to answer questions to allow them to think and make connections in their learning
  • 3consider the curriculum for understanding the world to give children a rich set of experiences beyond their own
Inspection #10320640 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report that they have seen a dramatic change in their children's non-verbal communication skills.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The deputy manager is also the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo). She leads this role with passion and expertise. The SENCo organises play for children on the pathway to diagnosis to encourage participation. Parents report that they have seen a dramatic change in their children's non-verbal communication skills. The SENCo supports children very well to close gaps in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy play outside. They sit under the pergola and listen to stories. Staff encourage children to feel different material in the book as they read to them. Children enjoy searching for creatures that may be hiding under logs. Staff take children outside in all weathers. Children wear suitable waterproof clothing and shoes. They enjoy splashing in puddles before they return indoors.

Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2024

Date: January 2018

  • April 2024Good
  • October 2023Inadequate
  • March 2023Requires improvement
  • January 2018Good

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