Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley Centre
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stanley for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2018, with 46 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Providing FREE childcare for 9mth, 2, 3 & 4 year olds up to 30 hours per week, subject to eligibility.
Worth knowing. Subject to eligibility.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
DH9 0ABWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 3 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff place children's learning at the heart of everything they do.
The curriculum has a clear focus, particularly on children's speech and language development, and is sequenced well, overall. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their learning. Staff plan a wealth of experiences to support children's communication skills, including one-to-one sessions for children who require them. For example, staff use a song bag with animal puppets and encourage children to join in with associated rhymes and songs. Children nod their heads in response to the singing and concentrate well throughout. Staff use effective strategies, such as counting up to three, so that children know when the singing will begin.
Children develop a very strong understanding of the expectations and boundaries in the nursery. Staff use imaginative activities to help children to learn and understand the 'golden rules'. This is illustrated when staff use 'the manager
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff knowledge further of all the developmental stages children go through before they are ready to hold a pencil with a correct grip
- ensure group-time activities are planned appropriately to engage all children and enhance their learning further.
- 3 July 2024Good
- 13 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley Centre
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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