Rosie and Jim's Nursery and Pre-School

Digging, planting and an outdoor surface for different weather conditions give Rosie and Jim's Nursery and Pre-School an active character in Hillfields, Coventry. The Eagle Street East setting combines toddler and preschool rooms with a baby section, giving children different spaces as their needs change.

At its 24 August 2022 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective. The current age range is 8 to 60 months, with capacity for 46 children in total. Full-time and term-time childcare are offered, alongside a holiday club.

Rooms and Ages

The main room accommodates toddlers, the Pre-school room serves older children, and a baby section provides space for the youngest age group. These sit within a refurbished building with a bright indoor play space. Outdoors, a large garden combines planting and digging space with an all-weather surface, so physical play and exploration have different settings.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage brings learning, development and care together: play supports children's communication, physical skills and growing independence. In August 2022, children could choose materials from low storage and decide how to use them. That arrangement gave them a practical way to direct their play rather than wait for an adult to select everything.

Baking made early number work tangible in August 2022. Children followed recipes, recognised numerals and measured ingredients using scales before mixing and shaping their food. Print had a purpose, too: recipe cards connected written instructions with something children could make and eat. These were everyday tasks with learning built into them.

Sensory play that month included combining cornflour, water and colouring, then describing temperature and texture. Singing involved favourite songs, actions and changes of pace, with children taking turns to choose. Together, these examples show how language, listening and shared play featured in the nursery day at that time.

Outdoor and Community Life

In August 2022, a climbing wall, swing and climbing equipment gave children opportunities to practise balance and coordination. Choosing handholds and working out how to move through equipment required decisions as well as movement. The current garden's digging and planting space offers another kind of hands-on activity, alongside its all-weather surface.

Relationships and Communication

In August 2022, staff shared developmental assessments and suggestions for learning at home with parents. Electronic communication also let families access information beyond conversations at nursery. This connected the child's day with what parents could do afterwards, rather than limiting feedback to a brief account of activities.

The improvement point concerned parental contributions to the progress check for two-year-olds. Parents needed more opportunity to add their own observations. That matters because a child's communication, independence or interests at home may add something useful to the picture built at nursery.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the August 2022 inspection, Ofsted found that children learning English as an additional language were supported effectively through familiar home-language words and visual prompts. Staff gathered words from families, while picture cards helped explain what was happening during the day. Books and resources also represented different cultural backgrounds.

A SENDCO role forms part of the current Eagle Street team. This gives families a specific role through which to discuss additional needs, rather than treating support as an unnamed responsibility.

In August 2022, children practised independence through serving food and managing personal care, with adults helping younger children develop those skills. Minor injuries were handled sensitively, and written accident records were shared with parents. Meals were freshly prepared each day and adapted to children's dietary needs and preferences at that time.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is Eagle Street East, Hillfields, Coventry, CV1 4GY. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, with year-round operation apart from a week at Christmas; bank holidays are also closure days. Families can choose full-time or term-time childcare. Families can enquire directly with the nursery.

The holiday club accepts children from 8 months to 8 years. Children using it can access the nursery's indoor and outdoor areas, including the planting and digging space and all-weather surface. This extends the branch's offer beyond its usual early-years age range.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare of 15 or 30 hours is offered for eligible children aged 9 months, two years and three or four years. Eligibility remains a condition of the offer. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Parental input at age two. The August 2022 improvement point concerned families contributing to the developmental progress check. At a visit, ask how your observations now become part of that assessment.
• Choosing an attendance pattern. Full-time care, term-time care and a holiday club serve different routines. Which pattern would fit your child's week and the care needed during school holidays?
• Additional needs. The Eagle Street team includes a SENDCO role. How would that role work with your family to plan support for your child?

Rosie and Jim's suits families considering either full-time or term-time childcare, with a holiday club adding another attendance option. Its garden, separate toddler and preschool spaces, and baby section give the offer a concrete shape. The Good judgement dates to August 2022, when practical learning, independent choices and communication with families featured in daily life. Parental input into the two-year progress check remains the useful point to explore when weighing the nursery for your child.