Kingston Nursery
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hull for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2016, with 39 places.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HU5 1ANWhat 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.
- 22 November 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children leave their parents and carers with ease. Staff greet them warmly.
Children show great independence in the morning routines, such as they take of their coats and hang them up. Children settle straight down to activities that interest and engage them. They have positive attitudes to their learning and behave well during their time at the nursery. For example, when staff request help at tidy-up time, children are eager to help and respond positively to staff's instructions. Overall, the curriculum is sequenced to ensure that children build on what they already know and can do. As part of the curriculum, staff support children to become independent in their self-care skills, such as serving their own food, pouring their own drinks and putting on their coats.
Staff encourage children to build on their skills as they transition into the next room and, eventually, on to school. The nursery has a high focus on developing children's communication and language skills. For example, staff encourage children to repeat single words as they play the 'magic box' where children remove an object of interest from a box and repeat its name. Staff are enthusiastic for children to do well and praise them when they pronounce words correctly. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language make good progress. Staff break down next steps into small achievable tasks. This provides all children with the support they need to succeed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to practise counting and mathematical concepts - develop further the implementation of the curriculum, to strengthen children's engagement in their learning.
- 6 June 2024Good
- 22 January 2024Inadequate
- 17 July 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kingston Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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