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Little Waves Community Nursery

Good Ofsted grading all areas March 2022. Ofsted said "the quality of care and education children recieve remains high"

"The curriculum is geared well to children's individual needs and interests. Staff support all children's learning and development well and all children make good progress during their time at nursery."

Little Waves Community Nursery is situated in the grounds of Windwhistle Primary School. It is part of the South Weston Children’s Centre and operates from a purpose built premises. Children access three playrooms and a secure enclosed outside area.

 

Staff

The nursery employs highly skilled, motivated and qualified staff to work directly with the children.

All Early Years practitioners have a qualification at Level 3 or above, including the manager who has Early Years Professional Status and two additional staff who have their BA Hons in Early Years and a number of staff who are working towards their Foundation Degree in Early Years. We support apprentices and students to train.

Staff know children well, they are good role models and provide all children with opportunities to celebrate what makes them unique.

All staff have statutory qualifications/training in relation to safeguarding and child protection. They all have a paediatric first aid certificate and a food hygiene certificate.

The nursery and its staff have a strong commitment to professional development with strong links to the 'North Somerset Early Years Team'. 

 

Environment

The nursery playrooms are equipped with high quality resources with a strong focus on natural materials.

Staff set up provocations and activities in order to inspire and nurture children’s interests, creativity and curiosity, in all areas of learning and development.

Within the rooms we have provision for books, storytelling and poetry basket, small world, construction, expressive arts and design, early maths and literacy. The nursery is a member of the North Somerset 'World of Stuff and Story' and we use these resources to extend children's learning and development. 

The nursery garden has a mud kitchen, playhouse, sandpit, wooden stage, willow den, a water table with pump attached and a variety of other resources. This natural environment is enhanced by the flowers, herbs and willow tree to enable children to connect to their natural world. The nursery garden provides opportunities for children to develop physically as well as supporting other areas of learning. 

Children have access to a well equipped kitchen for participating in snack and cooking activities.  We access the local community regularly, visiting nearby parks, allotments and the library as much as possible.

Ofsted said that "the nursery environments both indoors and outdoors are well maintained, safe and clean, well planned out, inviting and stimulating to children and children are motivated to learn."

 

What we offer

Each child is allocated a member of staff to be their key person to support our Nurturing approach 'Five to Thrive'. 

The nursery team plan and implement an enriching and exciting curriculum across the educational programmes to support individuals’ progress.

The key person completes a learning diary for each child celebrating their achievements and working in partnership with parents and carers.

"Children form strong bonds with their key person from the outset. They are happy at nursery eager to join  and engage on the activities."

At every session children are offered a healthy snack and drink with water available throughout the sessions.

The nursery has a strong vision “To be the best we can be". 

Who to contact

Contact Name
Lucy Thie
Contact Position
Nursery Manager
Telephone
01934 427 450
E-mail
LittleWaves.Nursery@n-somerset.gov.uk

Where to go

Name
Little Waves Community Nursery
Address
Kingsley Road
Weston-Super-Mare
Postcode
BS23 3TZ

Other details

Costs

Table of costs
Table of costs
AmountCost Type
£6.00 3-5 years per hour
£6.40 2-3 years per hour
Details
Please contact the nursery for further details and a visit if you would like one.
Related Links
Ofsted Report

Inclusion Information

Wheelchair Access

Has Provision
Yes
Details
Easy one level access and accessible toilet.

Special Needs

Has Provision
Yes
Experience with
Communication and Interaction
Deafness
Physical and Sensory Impairment
Downs syndrome
Physical impairment
Dyslexia
Serious allergy
Eczema
Severe dietary needs
Social development impairment
Emotional needs
Speech, language & Communication delay
Asthma
Hearing impairment
Behaviour, Social and Emotional Development
Learning difficulties
Cerebral palsy
Challenging Behaviour
Cognition and Learning
Details
We work alongside a number of professionals including Springboard, speech and language therapists, Educational Psychologists in order to meet the needs of each unique child. Staff access regular training to support children with SEND and our Inclusion Co-ordinator leads on all aspects of the SEND framework.

Dietary Needs

Has Provision
Yes
Experience with
Yes

Cultural Provisions

Has Provision
Yes
Experience with
Yes

Childcare Information

Vacancies

Immediate vacancies
Yes
Details
Contact Little Waves for further information about the vacancies.

Funded Places

Registered to receive Funded Places (15 Hours)
Yes
2 year old funding
Yes

30 Hours Extended Entitlements

Are you intending to provide 30 Hours?
No
Are you registered for Tax Free Childcare?
Yes
30 Hour Partner Summary
In partnership with Windwhistle Primary School.

Opening Times & Facilities

Opening Times
Opening Times
DayOpening TimeClosing Time
Monday 08:40 15:30
Tuesday 08:40 15:30
Wednesday 08:40 15:30
Thursday 08:40 15:30
Friday 08:40 15:30
Other Availability
We are a term time only setting and offer families a choice of 5 morning sessions for this academic year. We are hoping to offer both morning and afternoon sessions from Sept 2024.

School Pickups

Offers pickups
No

Ofsted Information

Ofsted URN
EY332399
Link to latest ofsted inspection report 
Inspection history
Inspection History
Inspection DateInspection typeInspection Outcome
07/06/2006IntegratedGood
26/01/2007IntegratedGood
15/10/2008Inspection (Early Years Register)Good
04/08/2014Inspection (Early Years Register)Outstanding
08/03/2022Inspection (Early Years Register)Good

Local offer

Description

Please see above under heading 'Inclusion'

At Little Waves we will work with all outside agencies and professionals to cater for and support each individual child and their families with any SEND.

Contact Name
Lucy Thie
Contact Telephone
01934 427 450
Contact Email
LittleWaves.Nursery@n-somerset.gov.uk
Local Offer Age Bands
Early Years
SEN Provision Type
Universal
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