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Wingfield Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2022)
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4.0(1 parent reviews)
·140 Westcotes Drive, Leicester, LE3 0QS · Leicester
Number of places
63 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2022
Local authority
Leicester

About this day nursery

Wingfield and Westleigh Nurseries strive to create a safe and nurturing environment where children can learn, grow, and explore. With two convenient locations, the nurseries are designed to offer a rich learning atmosphere that encourages engagement with the world.

They focus on celebrating each child's individuality and fostering their potential. The nurseries aim for excellence in all aspects of childcare, providing a bright, happy, and caring atmosphere where staff are deeply committed to meeting the individual developmental needs of all children.

They believe early childhood is a magical period for growth and exploration, offering a warm and welcoming setting that cultivates curiosity and creativity. The team is well-trained in childcare, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment.

Facilities, both indoors and outdoors, are carefully designed to provide opportunities for exploration, learning, socialisation, fostering independence, and fun. Each nursery has its own kitchen, where in-house chefs prepare nutritious and balanced meals daily, catering to various dietary requirements, as they believe healthy bodies fuel curious minds.

Ofsted reports highlight the nurseries as warm, welcoming, and inclusive, with staff creating a relaxing environment and fostering a sense of friendship and kindness among children.

Our ethos

At Wingfield and Westleigh Nurseries, we believe that early childhood is a magical time of growth and exploration. We are committed to providing a warm, welcoming environment where each child can develop their curiosity and creativity.

What it's like

Older children become deeply engaged and develop new skills as they use knives safely to chop fruit. Their communication and language skills are enhanced as staff support them to learn new words. Children follow routines that help them to feel secure and enjoy playing outdoors.

Nutritious meals prepared dailyFocus on individual developmentStimulating indoor and outdoor environments

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around full-time, full day, and half day sessions, with additional hours charged hourly. Funded hours are stretched over 51 weeks. Fully funded days incur a daily sundries charge covering lunch, tea, and consumables, which parents can opt out of by providing their own.

Good to know

  • Funding is stretched over 51 weeks, equating to 22.4 hours a week.
  • Fully funded days incur a sundries charge covering lunch, tea, and consumables.
  • Parents can opt out of paying for consumables by providing their own.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm.

Food

Nutritious and balanced meals are prepared daily by in-house chefs, catering to all dietary requirements.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1995

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Wingfield Nursery

Last inspected 22 February 2022 · Tina Garner

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

Older children become deeply engaged and develop new skills as they use knives safely to chop fruit. Their communication and language skills are enhanced as staff support them to learn new words. Children follow routines that help them to feel secure and enjoy playing outdoors.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff working with babies make good use of familiar rhymes to promote their development.
  • Children make good progress in their communication and language development.
  • Children are well behaved and display positive levels of confidence and self-esteem.
  • Children of all ages have many opportunities to use pencils and other small tools to make marks.
  • Staff know children well and accurately assess their learning, providing a curriculum that follows children's interests.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop ways to enhance younger children's communication and language to extend and increase their vocabulary and acquisition of new words
  • 2support staff to make a clear link between the intent and delivery of all planned activities, to enable them to shape those activities to the learning needs of children
  • 3clarify how group activities will be planned and managed to meet the needs of all children, particularly for those who are less confident.
Inspection #10213254 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents comment that they are extremely happy with the care their children receive.

They confirm that they are kept well informed about their children's progress.

Parents comment that staff are approachable and offer regular suggestions to further support children's learning at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children enjoy playing outdoors and have lots of opportunities to be physically active and energetic. They enjoy balancing and climbing outdoors, painting large boxes, and using chalks to draw roads for toy vehicles.

Parent Reviews of Wingfield Nursery

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Inspection history

Date: December 2007

  • March 2022Good
  • February 2022Good
  • May 2016Outstanding
  • April 2016Outstanding
  • April 2011Outstanding
  • February 2011Outstanding
  • December 2007Good

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