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Woodlands Day Nursery in Thatcham

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·Weber Road, 106 Greenham Business Park, Thatcham, RG19 6HW · West Berkshire
Number of places
102 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
West Berkshire

About this day nursery

Woodlands Day Nursery, located in Thatcham, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year.

Rated as 'Good' by Ofsted following its inspection on 28 November 2022, the nursery excels in establishing strong and affectionate bonds with every child, ensuring both children and parents are very happy. The nursery prides itself on an ethos that encourages children to get messy and experience things they might not do at home, preparing them for their next steps in life.

This is evident in activities such as babies digging in soil, toddlers playing with flour, and older children making their own play dough. Staff are relaxed and supportive, which enhances children's enjoyment and encourages them to explore different materials and use their senses to learn.

The nursery has thoughtfully developed its outdoor area to include a vegetable garden and a 'mini woodlands', where children engage in activities like hammering golf tees into pumpkins and building with real bricks, alongside becoming engrossed in water play. The nursery has successfully adopted 'in the moment planning', allowing staff to focus more effectively on children's interests, and parents speak positively about the good communication and breadth of activities offered.

Children across the nursery demonstrate that they feel settled and secure, and learn the importance of good health and hygiene through daily routines and activities, including handwashing and tooth brushing after lunch.

What it's like

Children and their parents are very happy at this nursery, as staff establish strong and affectionate bonds with every child. The nursery ethos of enabling children to get messy, experience things that they may not do at home, and become ready for their next steps in life, is embedded in staff practice. All children are benefiting from the newly adopted 'in the moment planning', as staff focus on children's interests more effectively.

Strong bonds with childrenMessy play ethosDeveloped outdoor areaIn the moment planningGood communication with parentsPromotes good hygiene

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Woodlands Day Nursery

Last inspected 28 November 2022

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 and their parents are very happy at this nursery, as staff establish strong and affectionate bonds with every child. The nursery ethos of enabling children to get messy, experience things that they may not do at home, and become ready for their next steps in life, is embedded in staff practice. All children are benefiting from the newly adopted 'in the moment planning', as staff focus on children's interests more effectively.

Inspector highlights

  • The managers and staff have worked hard to make positive improvements since the last inspection.
  • Staff implement activities well overall, and confidently explain what they want children to achieve.
  • Children learn the importance of good health and hygiene through activities and everyday routines.
  • Children across the nursery demonstrate that they feel settled and secure.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the consistency with which staff across the nursery gather information about children's backgrounds, cultures and experiences, to enable staff to have the fullest possible picture about each child and enhance their cultural capital
  • 2strengthen information-sharing with other settings that children attend to promote more continuity in their learning and development.
Inspection #10218187 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak positively about the nursery and staff. They comment on the good communication, breadth of activities, and how every staff member makes an effort to know all the children.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Staff have put a lot of thought into developing the outside area, which includes the vegetable garden and 'mini woodlands', where children can have fun hammering golf tees into pumpkins and building with real bricks. Young children become engrossed in water play, transporting water from one container to another, and they repeat this over and over again.

Parent Reviews of Woodlands Day Nursery

5.0
(3)
Madeleine Grant-Jones
9 years ago

Excellent caring staff, lots of different activities for children to do.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2022

Date: July 2011

  • November 2022Good
  • December 2021Requires improvement
  • December 2018Good
  • July 2015Good
  • July 2011Good

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