Puss 'n' Boots Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Poole for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2003, with 40 places.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BH13 6ARWhat 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, 18 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children blossom in this outstanding nursery. All children make excellent progress in all areas of their learning and development. Highly skilled staff ensure that children's individual needs are thoroughly met from the moment they start. Staff take time to get to know children and their families with a thorough settling-in programme and home visits. Children arrive happy and separate from their parents with ease. They form strong relationships with the caring and knowledgeable staff.
Children enjoy playing and learning in all areas of the spacious, well-resourced and effectively planned environment. They show high levels of confidence when in their rooms and when exploring outside. Babies enjoy dancing to music and copying their key persons. They show enjoyment and focus during story time and join in with familiar phrases. Staff expertly promote babies' physical development and early walking. Babies benefit greatly from daily opportunities to explore the different surfaces, gradients and natural resources in the garden. Older children demonstrate high levels of confidence and independence as a result of the outstanding interactions and teaching. Staff expertly support children's learning and curiosity in the garden, which offers motivating and challenging experiences and an area where they can safely take risks. Children's early literacy skills are successfully promoted through regular mark-making activities, early phonics activities and access to a wide range of books in an enticing quiet space. Staff sensitively support children's social and emotional development. They have high behavioural expectations and children's behaviour is exceptional.
- 18 August 2022Outstanding
- 26 October 2016Good
- 22 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Puss 'n' Boots Day 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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