ChildcareHub

Messyhands Childcare

Nursery

Great Orton Primary School, Great Orton, CARLISLE, CA5 6NA

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

24 children

Key details

Capacity

24 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Messyhands Childcare was inspected by Ofsted on 18 September 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Staff place children's needs at the centre of this home-from-home provision. They offer multiple settling-in sessions to really understand children's individual needs and support them to settle. Staff nurture children's needs very well."

Key strengths

  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported very well.
  • Children access a wide range of activities to support their learning and development throughout the day.
  • A key strength of the setting is the outdoors provision.
  • Overall, partnerships with parents are good.
  • Partnerships with other professionals are meaningful.

Areas for improvement

  • revise routines throughout the day and give consistent messages to children, so that they can understand expectations
  • strengthen partnerships with parents further to promote consistent ways of supporting children's learning at home.
Read full Ofsted report

This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.

Location

Great Orton Primary School, Great Orton, CARLISLE, CA5 6NA

Open in Google Maps

Is this your nursery?

Claim this listing to manage your information and connect with parents searching in your area.

Claim this listing

Nearby nurseries