Young Little Stars Nursery

Bubble play, animal action songs and small acts of independence give Young Little Stars Nursery its character. Within the Butlins grounds in Skegness, it accepts children from birth to five years, with the youngest learning through movement and conversation and older children practising counting, listening and taking turns in May 2025.

At its 7 May 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good, judged safeguarding effective and found that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities received effective support through individual plans and specialist training.

In May 2025, very young children reached upwards to burst bubbles, while younger children moved to songs about animals. These were simple activities with a physical purpose: reaching and building strength. Staff repeated children's words and named play objects, giving early conversation a place alongside movement.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care, bringing play, communication and physical development into their day. In May 2025, older children practised matching numbers to quantities and recognising the date's number. Books, puppets and puzzles supported language and mathematical exploration.

Independence took different forms across the ages. In May 2025, the youngest chose their play, younger children cleared food scraps after meals and older children put on shoes for outdoor time. Outdoors, hopscotch gave older children practice in waiting for their turn. During group activities, children also chose how to celebrate achievements, including a rainbow clap made with sweeping hand movements.

In May 2025, staff knew their key children and their next learning steps, although that knowledge did not consistently reach colleagues. This mattered during play: another practitioner could miss the opportunity to extend a child's learning. More consistent communication between adults was therefore an improvement priority.

Parents joined their children for play on selected days in May 2025. Staff also shared home activities, including making sensory bottles and play dough, alongside reading together. That gave families concrete ways to connect nursery learning with home life.

Meals and drinks in May 2025 were accompanied by conversations about vegetables and healthy eating, making food part of learning as well as care.

The address is Nursery Dept, Butlins, Skegness, PE25 1NS. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures for bank holidays and Christmas.

In May 2025, the nursery provided funded early education from nine months onwards. This is a dated participation fact, rather than a promise of eligibility for an individual family.

• Stretch for older children. In May 2025, activities did not consistently extend the most able older children. Families with a child ready for greater challenge should ask how practitioners now adapt activities to their existing skills.
• Continuity between staff. Sharing children's next learning steps was a May 2025 improvement priority. During a visit, ask how those goals reach every adult working with your child.
• Attendance and charges. For care around work at Butlins or elsewhere in Skegness, ask which booking pattern fits your week and how the written quotation treats funded hours, meals and consumables.

Young Little Stars Nursery suits families seeking childcare in the Butlins grounds, with an emphasis on practical independence and early communication evident in May 2025. Its inspection examples give a clear picture of learning through everyday play. The decision points are equally concrete: sufficient challenge for older children and consistent understanding of learning goals across the staff team.