Down On The Farm
Norton Brook Farm, Grafton, HEREFORD, HR2 8ED
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
17 children
Key details
Capacity
17 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Down On The Farm was inspected by Ofsted on 19 September 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "The nursery is located on a working farm, providing children with rich opportunities to explore the natural world and take part in daily farm life. Children arrive happy and eager to begin their play. They develop secure relationships with the caring and attentive staff team, which knows them and their families well."
Key strengths
- Staff gather a range of information from parents about children's care needs and development when they first begin to attend.
- Staff plan daily activities, such as circle time, to support children's understanding of the days of the week, numbers and counting.
- The key-person system supports children's well-being and development effectively.
- Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the caring staff team.
- Staff create a language-rich environment that supports children's early communication and literacy skills.
Areas for improvement
- enhance partnerships with parents to regularly gather up-to-date information about children's interests and development, and use this to better inform planning…
- strengthen the planning and delivery of group activities to ensure that they are developmentally appropriate and effectively meet the needs of all children.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
Norton Brook Farm, Grafton, HEREFORD, HR2 8ED
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