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Deerlands Day Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Ferry Road, North Fambridge, Chelmsford, CM3 6LS

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

50 children

Key details

Capacity

50 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Deerlands Day Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 7 March 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children feel safe and secure, as they skip confidently into the nursery that they are incredibly proud of attending. Children's well-being is promoted with tailored settling-in processes. A robust key-person system is in place, ensuring children build strong and nurturing attachments with staff from the start."

Key strengths

  • Staff follow children's lead and interests to support their development.
  • The dedicated management team plays an active and integral role in all aspects of the day-to-day running of the nursery.
  • Parents applaud the professionalism and support given by the management team and staff.
  • Consideration is made by staff to incorporate all languages used by families in their homes.
  • Children's artwork and pictures of themselves are beautifully displayed on the walls, giving them an enormous sense of belonging.

Areas for improvement

  • support staff to develop their already good teaching and interactions so that children consistently receive higher levels of challenge in their learning
  • help staff develop the use of questioning to support children's thinking skills and help them to recall and use new vocabulary meaningfully.
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Location

Ferry Road, North Fambridge, Chelmsford, CM3 6LS

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