Scribbles Day Nursery Beacon Park

Bluebell Woods gives Scribbles Day Nursery Beacon Park a clear outdoor identity: woodland next door, a garden for active play and baby transport that brings younger children into the exploration. Indoors, separate spaces for sleep and changing sit alongside play areas. These practical details matter as much as the activities themselves when choosing care for a very young child.

Ofsted rated the nursery Good at its June 2021 inspection. The setting has capacity for 102 children aged three months to five years, although that whole-setting figure is separate from the number of children sharing an individual room. Jelly Babies and Jelly Tots organise the youngest children's day around their different stages of development.

Rooms and Ages

Jelly Babies accommodates children from three months to two years across two baby rooms, combining sensory activities, music and treasure baskets with a dedicated area containing cots and separate changing facilities. Play and rest both have a place. A baby bus enables outings to the neighbouring woodland, so exploration extends beyond indoor resources.

For children aged two to three, Jelly Tots combines communication and growing independence with arts, movement and exploratory play, supported by spaces for eating, sleeping and potty training. Its home corner, construction area and book corner give children different starting points for play. The arrangement allows a toddler to choose between making, pretending and looking at books rather than spending the whole day on one kind of activity.

Learning and Activities

The EYFS provides the framework for children's learning through play and their development. Here, the baby activities include sensory exploration and handling objects, while toddler experiences bring together communication, movement and creative work. That makes the framework concrete: children can explore materials, practise movements and develop ways to express themselves through everyday play.

Jofli the Bear is a group-wide activity offered here: a travelling bear accompanies family outings and holidays, with a diary and backpack to record his adventures. Those experiences can then be shared with other children. It provides a connection between family life and nursery conversations, rather than being another activity confined to the room.

Outdoor and Community Life

Bluebell Woods is next door, giving woodland outings a specific local destination. Baby buggies support younger children's participation. The garden adds opportunities for climbing, cycling and water play, with direct outdoor access and activities across different weather conditions. Together, these spaces give children both equipment-based physical play and a natural environment to explore.

Room changes involve a planned transition routine and parents take part in the process. This gives families a role when their child moves beyond Jelly Babies, rather than treating the change as a purely internal nursery arrangement. The practical question is how that routine will work for the individual child, especially when sleep, familiarity and confidence need time.

Tapestry and Nursery in a Box are group-wide systems used here to share children's daily experiences through a parent administration page. They give parents a way to follow what happens during the day and a starting point for conversations about their child's experiences. Communication therefore extends beyond what a young child can explain at home.

Rest facilities are part of both age groups' arrangements. Babies have cots in a dedicated sleeping area; Jelly Tots has its own space for sleep alongside eating and changing facilities. For families managing daytime naps or beginning potty training, those physical arrangements are useful details to weigh alongside the play offer.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery operates for 51 weeks each year, with a week-long closure around Christmas and New Year, and also closes on bank holidays. The annual pattern matters for families whose work continues through school holidays: the Christmas closure needs to fit their care arrangements.

Getting There

The address is Unit 15 Wellington Park, Excalibur Way, Beacon Park, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7BB. Enquiries can be made on 01493 653217 or by email to beaconpark@scribblesdaynurserygroup.com.

Bus routes serve Excalibur Road and the nearby James Paget University Hospital. This gives families using public transport named destinations to consider when planning their regular journey.

Nutribom, a local catering service, prepares meals from fresh ingredients, and the nursery uses a fortnightly menu. Special-event meals can replace the scheduled dish, so the food routine includes occasional changes as well as the rotating menu.

• Later regulatory record. Ofsted's records list a complaint dated 3 March 2025; its outcome is not published, so families may want to ask the nursery about it.
• Booking and costs. With opening hours extending from early morning into the evening, what attendance pattern, funded-hours arrangement and separate food or consumables costs would apply to your child's booking?
• Room transitions. Parents participate in the move between rooms. During a showaround, ask how that process would accommodate your child's sleep routine and readiness for change.

Beacon Park suits families who value woodland outings, practical rest spaces and play organised around babies' and toddlers' development. Bluebell Woods, the baby bus and the garden give the outdoor offer substance; room transitions and digital communication provide useful connections with home. Its Good judgement dates to June 2021, and the later complaint record is a separate point for families to discuss before deciding.