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Wings Nursery Norton

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jan 2023)
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5.0(4 parent reviews)
·Wildwinds Barn, London Road, Sittingbourne, ME9 9JY · Kent
Number of places
45 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Kent

About this day nursery

Wings Nursery Norton is a highly acclaimed early years setting in Sittingbourne, Kent, that received an "Outstanding" rating across all areas from Ofsted in January 2023. Dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged two to five years, the nursery operates with qualified teachers and a comprehensive curriculum designed to foster development.

They offer flexible attendance options, including full days, standard days, longer days, and various morning and afternoon sessions, accommodating diverse family needs. The nursery also supports families in utilising government-funded childcare schemes, including the 15 hours universal and FF2 funding, as well as the 30 hours funding.

With a commitment to open communication, Wings Nursery Norton strives to work with parents to make these funding options as accessible and beneficial as possible. The nursery is open daily from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM for 50 weeks of the year, providing consistent and reliable childcare.

What it's like

Children arrive at this exceptionally warm and welcoming nursery with enthusiasm. The staff treat them and their parents like their own family and have the same high expectations for them. Children have an excellent balance of adult- and child-led activities throughout the day, including exploring orchards and seeing farm animals and birds of prey.

Ofsted Outstanding 2023Flexible session optionsGovernment funding supportedRun by qualified teachers

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around highly flexible session options, including full-day, school-day, morning, and afternoon slots. Prices are determined by the specific session length and times selected, with breakfast and lunch options available.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • A 5% discount is available for children attending five days a week from 7.30am/8.30am to 5.30pm.
  • Breakfast is included in the Breakfast session (7.30am-9.00am).

Key facts

Session types

Full Day, Standard Day, Longer Day, Morning session, Standard Morning Session, Longer Morning Session, Longer Morning and Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch Hour, Standard Afternoon Session, Longer Afternoon Session, Lunch and Afternoon Session, Afternoon Session

Opening hours

7:30am-5:30pm daily for 50 weeks a year

Age range

2-5 year olds

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Wings Nursery Norton

Last inspected 12 January 2023 · Kay Beckwith

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at this exceptionally warm and welcoming nursery with enthusiasm. The staff treat them and their parents like their own family and have the same high expectations for them. Children have an excellent balance of adult- and child-led activities throughout the day, including exploring orchards and seeing farm animals and birds of prey.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's experiences over time are consistently and coherently planned to build knowledge and skills for their future learning.
  • Staff make wonderful use of story time as an opportunity to develop children's memory skills.
  • Children's behaviour is exemplary; they share and take turns exceptionally well and without any prompting.
  • There are continuous and consistent support systems in place for children to become independent.
  • Leaders scrutinise their nursery regularly to ensure that all aspects of the provision are highly effective.
Inspection #10262998 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say that it reassures them that their children are learning, safe and having fun.

They call it a family and home from home.

their children have made fantastic progress since being at the nursery.

this nursery is 'perfect', 'amazing' and 'life changing.'

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is exceptional, due to the outstanding work of the SENCo and the teamwork of the senior leadership staff. The SENCo works tirelessly to ensure that children's needs are met immediately, supporting parents and ensuring children's targets and reasonable adjustments are in place so they can thrive.

Outdoor space

Children relish exploring orchards and seeing farm animals and birds of prey. The report does not provide further details on how children use outdoor space or engage in physical play.

Parent Reviews of Wings Nursery Norton

5.0
(4)
D D
5 years ago

We love Wings Nursery Norton. The staff are super friendly and helpful and my children love going here - they talk positively about their nursery teachers and always run straight in when they arrive! They have a good online observations system that they use, so you can see what your little ones have been doing on that day with photos, and the fun activity sheets they supply for home time, if you wish, are a bonus!

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Amy Halford
5 years ago

Such a lovely welcoming and professional team of staff my daughter has been attending since she was 2 and I've never had a day when she doesn't want to go! She always comes out happy and says she has had lots of fun I completely recommend wings nursery Norton.

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Amie Perkins
3 years ago

I looked at a few nursery's local to me when I was putting my 3 year old daughter in . As soon as I met Natalie and looked round the nursery I knew that it was perfect for my daughter . The timings were much more flexible for me dropping my daughter earlier to then get my son to school . My daughter has now left wings as she will be going to big school . But the impact all the staff had on Rainn has been amazing . I loved the morning chats with Katie on drop off , the feed back at pick up sometimes not always good lol. Natalie and the team were always there with questions or advise needed . Rainn has made some lovely memories . Thank you Natalie, chloe ,penny, kay and Katie . Wings will always be 1st in my list to recommend x

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Lindsay Bolton
5 years ago

My little boy who’s 3 attends this nursery and they are amazing .. very caring and considerate of not just the child’s needs but the parents, staff are friendly and welcoming and accommodate times and days very well! He loves coming to wings where he plays with his friend and does lots of different activities and he can’t wait to go back the next day... anyone looking for a nursery I would highly recommend wings @ Norton

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Inspection history

Date: January 2023

  • February 2023Outstanding
  • January 2023Outstanding

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