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Barleylands Farm Day Nursery And Pre-School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Barleylands Farm Park & The Village, Billericay, CM11 2UD

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

86 children

Key details

Capacity

86 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Barleylands Farm Day Nursery And Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 27 February 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are warmly welcomed into the new, exciting, well-designed, purpose-built nursery. Great care has been taken to ensure the environment is fully inclusive and calming, and it sparks children's interest to explore the activities on offer. Quality resources are readily available for children to self-select and initiate their own learning."

Key strengths

  • Children positively relish their trips to the farm.
  • While children are offered a broad curriculum, where there is a strong focus on supporting children's personal and emotional development and promoting the…
  • Happy, welcoming staff greet parents and children as they arrive.
  • Parents spoke of their 'heartfelt gratitude' to the amazing staff and say their children 'thrive in the nurturing environment'.
  • Babies are cared for by caring and attentive staff.

Areas for improvement

  • plan more opportunities within the curriculum to challenge children's thinking to consistently build on what they already know and can do
  • use effective questioning techniques to challenge and extend children's language, help them to think critically and solve problems independently.
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Location

Barleylands Farm Park & The Village, Billericay, CM11 2UD

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