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YMCA Redland Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2021)
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4.0(4 parent reviews) ·Redland Community School, Brook Street, Chippenham, SN14 0JE · Wiltshire
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2021
Local authority
Wiltshire

About this day nursery

YMCA Redland Nursery, situated within the grounds of Redland County Primary School in Chippenham, Wiltshire, provides childcare for children aged 0-5 years. The nursery operates 51 weeks a year and is registered for 56 children.

It features three spacious rooms, each with direct access to a private, enclosed garden, encouraging free-flow play. The dedicated staff team fosters a warm, friendly, and enthusiastic environment where children learn through engaging and stimulating activities.

A strong emphasis is placed on outdoor play, with children encouraged to explore the garden in all weather conditions, and access to the adjacent school field's woodland area for imaginative play and development. The nursery prioritises close collaboration with parents, utilising online learning journals (Tapestry) to share updates on children's progress and allow parents to contribute special moments from home.

Our ethos

The nursery fosters a warm, friendly, and enthusiastic environment where children learn through engaging and stimulating activities. There is a strong emphasis on outdoor play, with children encouraged to explore the garden in all weather conditions, and access to the adjacent school field's woodland area for imaginative play and development. They also prioritise close collaboration with parents, using online learning journals to share updates and involve parents.

What it's like

Children are well behaved, content and settle well. Staff form strong relationships with children and work closely with parents to tailor settling-in procedures and identify starting points. The curriculum is geared to the children's interests and staff use assessments skilfully to plan for what children need to learn next.

Located within school groundsOutdoor-focused playOnline learning journals

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

51 weeks a year

Age range

0-5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for YMCA Redland Nursery

Last inspected 2 November 2021

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 are well behaved, content and settle well. Staff form strong relationships with children and work closely with parents to tailor settling-in procedures and identify starting points. The curriculum is geared to the children's interests and staff use assessments skilfully to plan for what children need to learn next.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make particularly good progress in personal, social and emotional development.
  • Staff recognise the impact of national lockdowns and work closely with parents to aid children's return to nursery.
  • Staff communicate effectively with children, helping to extend their ever-growing vocabulary, including those children who are learning to speak English as an additional language.
  • Staff support children's learning well and all children, including those in receipt of early years pupil premium funding, make good progress.
  • Staff promote children's independence very well in everyday activities, helping children to manage their own self care.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance opportunities for pre-school children to develop their interests outdoors
  • 2organise changeover times in the pre-school room more effectively, so that children remain interested and focused.
Inspection #10209407 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children benefit from daily outdoor play and physical activities that enhance their large-muscle skills. Children have time to be active, which contributes well to their health. However, in the pre-school outdoor play area, activities do not always meet all children's interests, particularly those who are more reluctant to spend time outdoors.

Parent Reviews of YMCA Redland Nursery

4.0
(4)
Rob Pocock
2 years ago

Excellent nursery!!! Our twin daughters have spent almost four years at Redlands before recently moving onto school. They absolutely loved their time there and the staff are fantastic, teaching them so much over the years. Our son is there now and enjoying the experience equally as much as the girls. Thank you

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Kim Selley
2 years ago

I would give them more stars as I thought they were a really good nursery but they have treated me and my son like crap these last 2 weeks and accused me of something I didn't even do.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2021

  • December 2021Good
  • November 2021Good

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