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Woodlands Day Nursery & Family Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2023)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·119 Moorside Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 0LB · Salford
Number of places
48 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
Salford

About this day nursery

Woodlands Day Nursery & Family Centre is a welcoming and intimate setting, offering childcare for children from birth to 11 years old. The nursery focuses on an "in the moment" teaching and learning strategy, observing children closely and building strong key worker relationships to create personalised learning experiences based on individual interests.

The curriculum is delivered through effective teaching methods, promoting child-led learning and play to develop independence and decision-making skills. The nursery also offers a holiday club for children aged 3 to 11, providing a range of engaging indoor and outdoor activities.

Woodlands prides itself on a highly experienced leadership team with extensive teaching backgrounds in both private and primary school environments. They believe in fostering a love for learning and enabling every child to reach their full potential within a safe, inclusive, and natural holistic play-based setting.

The nursery has dedicated rooms for babies, 2 and 3-year-olds, and a preschool room led by a qualified early years teacher.

Our ethos

Woodlands Day Nursery & Preschool believes children develop best through facilitated child-led learning, and learning through play. We promote individual skills and decision-making, and give children access to facilities and equipment at all times, under the care and guidance of our specialist staff. At the Woodlands we believe in a natural holistic play based approach to learning. This enables staff to enhance the child’s learning and not interrupt their play but to support them in their play. This allows ownership of learning as they become independent learners.

What it's like

Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive at this nursery. They succeed in their learning because leaders have established a carefully thought out curriculum, taught by knowledgeable staff. Children feel happy, safe and included because staff notice, nourish and support their individual needs and interests.

In the moment learningChild-led playQualified early years teacherHoliday club

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 7:30-18:00

Age range

Birth - 11 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day, Term time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Woodlands Day Nursery & Family Centre

Last inspected 2 August 2023 · Andrea Vaughan

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, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive at this nursery. They succeed in their learning because leaders have established a carefully thought out curriculum, taught by knowledgeable staff. Children feel happy, safe and included because staff notice, nourish and support their individual needs and interests.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have identified the important knowledge that they want children to learn and remember.
  • Staff make sure that children spend time each day engaging in energetic play outdoors.
  • Staff read aloud often with children and encourage even the youngest to think and predict during story time.
  • Leaders and staff place high value on back-and-forth conversation with children, teaching them meaningful words in context.
  • Leaders check regularly on the quality of staff's work with children and provide helpful guidance and support.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to model words clearly and correctly for children, to support their growing vocabulary
  • 2strengthen staff's knowledge of how to help children to develop independence, particularly for those soon moving to primary school.
Inspection #10303253 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that their children have made lots of progress in, for example, their confidence and social skills.

Parents say that communication from staff is a strength of the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive at this nursery. Staff keep a close eye on the needs and development of children with SEND and link effectively with other agencies and parents when children need extra support. Children's learning needs are met.

Outdoor space

Staff make sure that children spend time each day engaging in energetic play outdoors. They help children to practise and refine their physical abilities, for example, by supporting them to use climbing, sliding and balancing equipment.

Parent Reviews of Woodlands Day Nursery & Family Centre

5.0
(4)
Ioana Irwin
a year ago

My daughter thrived at Woodlands, she was non verbal when she went in at 2 year old. Her speech and communication improved massively, she speaks now in full sentences, can read and count to 20; she grew to be a bright confident little girl. I'm so grateful we found Woodlands the staff are all brilliant, knowledgeable and caring, including the SENCo and the management team.

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Inspection history

Date: August 2023

  • September 2023Good
  • August 2023Good

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