Clever Clogs Day Nursery

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Staff put the needs of children at the heart of everything they do. They are professional and knowledgeable, and support all children to make exceptional progress. This is because of the skilful way they plan the ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum. For instance, staff support babies to develop their walking skills quickly as they cruise from one piece of well-placed furniture to another. They encourage toddlers to balance on wooden beams and step through tyres as they practise their balancing skills.

Staff foster excellent relationships with children. They have created a highly enabling environment, which presents a rich variety of experiences for children. As a result, children have an excellent attitude to their learning and are adventurous and curious in their play. For example, staff provide foam for babies to explore. Babies squeal with delight as they clap their hands while handling the foam. They then watch in awe and wonder as the foam splats over staff and themselves.

Staff provide a tray of soil for toddlers to eagerly explore. Toddlers are delighted to find plastic insects and wiggly 'worms'. They giggle as they try on spectacles and look at themselves in the mirror. Older children develop their imaginative and social skills, such as they independently play together in the home corner. They delight in making pretend 'breakfast soup' to share with their friends, inspired by the real food items which staff provide.