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Wise Owl Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2023)
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3.7(3 parent reviews) ·143 Ash Bank Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 9DX · Staffordshire
Number of places
75 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2023
Local authority
Staffordshire

About this day nursery

Wise Owl Nursery, situated on Ash Bank Road in Stoke-on-Trent, cultivates a warm, supportive, and stimulating space where children are encouraged to learn, grow, and prosper. The nursery is dedicated to ensuring each child progresses from their individual starting point, fostering confidence, independence, and resilience.

Emphasising high-quality learning through play, the nursery aims to ignite curiosity and creativity, preparing children for their future transitions, whether it be to a new room within the nursery or starting school. Wise Owl Nursery collaborates closely with families to establish a strong, supportive foundation, empowering every child to strive, achieve, and realise their full potential in a secure and caring environment.

Our ethos

Wise Owl Nursery is dedicated to fostering confidence, independence, and resilience by emphasising high-quality learning through play. They aim to ignite children's curiosity and creativity, preparing them for future transitions in a warm, supportive, and stimulating environment. The nursery also collaborates closely with families to build a strong, supportive foundation for each child to realise their full potential.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and are greeted warmly by the friendly and professional staff. They develop close bonds with their key person and other staff, which makes them feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff genuinely care about the children and swiftly attend to their individual needs, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well supported and make good progress.

High-quality learning through playFocus on individual progressNurturing and stimulating environmentStrong family partnerships

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday-Friday: 7:00a.m -5:45pm

Age range

0-5 Years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Wise Owl Nursery

Last inspected 4 April 2023 · Angela Hulme

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 arrive happy and are greeted warmly by the friendly and professional staff. They develop close bonds with their key person and other staff, which makes them feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff genuinely care about the children and swiftly attend to their individual needs, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well supported and make good progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Children develop close bonds with staff and feel safe and emotionally secure.
  • The manager and provider have high expectations and strive for excellence, with a broad and sequenced curriculum.
  • The manager and staff work in close partnership with other professionals to support children with SEND.
  • Parent partnerships are strong, and staff keep parents well-informed.
  • Staff encourage children's independence and help them develop a love of books from an early age.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the arrangements for mentoring and coaching so that minor inconsistencies in practice are swiftly identified and addressed to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high standard
  • 2continue to improve the outdoor area to provide a rich environment that encompasses all areas of learning.
Inspection #10280547 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

their children love being at the nursery

they value the support and information staff share with them

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are supported well and make good progress. The manager and staff work in close partnership with other professionals to ensure that children with SEND receive targeted and individualised support to help close the gaps in their learning.

Outdoor space

The manager and provider have recently developed the outdoor area and introduced more resources. Children enjoy spending time in the fresh air, developing their physical skills by riding on balance bicycles and tricycles and skilfully navigating climbing apparatus. They also use their imagination, dressing up as pirates and climbing on a wooden pirate ship.

Parent Reviews of Wise Owl Nursery

3.7
(3)
Olivia Mansell
2 years ago

Went out for food today.. absolutely awful due to this.. the children were non stop screaming their heads off.. the staff just sat there , sometimes laughing at them ... I always go this place for food and Its normally a nice quiet chilled experience.. but not today . My head is still pounding due to the wise owl nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: December 2013

  • April 2023Good
  • August 2017Good
  • June 2015Good
  • June 2014Requires improvement
  • December 2013Requires improvement

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