Penguin Day Care Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hull for babies from a few weeks old 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 April 2024. Open since 1999, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government-funded childcare is available from the term after your child turns 9 months, subject to the Government’s eligibility criteria.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HU5 2DWWhat 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, 17 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff place a key focus on providing high-quality care and learning for all children in the nursery. Managers work with staff to embed a varied and well-sequenced curriculum that supports children to develop their skills and knowledge. Staff currently have a focus on children's communication and language development, emotions and independence. Children are keen to explore the wide range of activities on offer inside and outside. They enjoy spending time engaging with staff.
For example, babies excitedly splash in the water tray and toddlers race around in toy cars, asking staff to chase them. Older children hunt for hidden caterpillars in the garden. Staff play alongside children and allow them to take the lead and follow their direction. They take a keen interest in learning about children and what they do outside of nursery, to develop an understanding of children's home lives and interests.
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery and behave well. They form close attachments with staff, who provide caring and nurturing care. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children are sociable and form friendships. Older children confidently tell visitors what they like doing and why they like coming to the nursery. The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is particularly good. Staff provide an inclusive and enabling environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the organisation of lunchtime routines so that staff are fully prepared and children do not have to wait unnecessarily n review the organisation of group activities to ensure that all children are engaged in their learning at their level of understanding.
- 17 April 2024Good
- 27 June 2018Good
- 10 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Penguin Day Care Nursery
- What it costs
- 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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