Teapots Nursery

Stories, sensory play and everyday conversation shaped life at Teapots Nursery in January 2025. Based at Brooke House School on Croft Road in Cosby, it currently caters for children aged three to five. At its January 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective.

The strongest examples from January 2025 were simple and purposeful: familiar stories returned throughout the week, painting introduced shapes, and objects prompted conversations about unfamiliar words. These are useful foundations for children learning to express themselves.

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care. In January 2025, this meant building language through stories and rhymes, exploring shapes through painting and practising independence through handwashing.

In January 2025, communication and literacy shaped the activities. Staff repeated a rhyme and story across a week, giving children opportunities to remember and join in. Toys connected with story illustrations helped children recall what happened next. Painting with shaped sponges brought mathematical language into a creative activity.

A separate messy-play area gave children space to explore cereal and ice. Watching cereal fall between their fingers encouraged sensory exploration and imaginative conversation. Community walks introduced road safety, while outdoor games used traffic-light colours to explain how cars respond. Everyday experiences became material for learning.

In January 2025, staff comforted unsettled children with affection and reassurance. Children sat near adults for stories and readily shared their thoughts, including how cold their hands felt after handling ice. Those examples show the relationships behind the activities.

Communication with parents covered care routines, favourite activities and children's next learning steps. Staff also helped families continue familiar rhymes and support toileting at home. Younger children received physical guidance with handwashing; older children managed this independently. Nutritious meals and snacks were offered at that time.

The January 2025 inspection identified two priorities: adults needed to demonstrate activities more clearly for younger children, and children needed a stronger understanding of how healthy eating and oral care affect their bodies.

The address is Brooke House School, Croft Road, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1SE. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closure over Christmas and New Year. This gives families a broad weekday opening window.

In January 2025, the nursery provided funded early education for children from nine months upwards. That historical age range should be kept separate from its current three-to-five age range.

The nursery occupies a school site. Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place.

• Adult guidance. The January 2025 improvement priority concerned how staff demonstrated activities to younger children. Look for clear modelling when discussing the nursery's teaching.
• Understanding healthy habits. Meals were nutritious in January 2025, but explaining why healthy practices matter needed more attention. The distinction is between following a routine and understanding it.
• Your attendance plan. How would your preferred booking pattern and any funded hours work for a child in the current three-to-five age range?

Teapots suits families seeking weekday, year-round care for preschool children. In January 2025, language and learning through familiar experiences shaped its activities. Its January 2025 strengths included reassuring relationships, repeated stories and practical exploration. The two teaching priorities give parents concrete points to weigh alongside that Good judgement.