Market Bosworth Day Nursery

A secret adventure trail, a musical stage and vegetables grown by children give Market Bosworth Day Nursery a recognisable outdoor character. This is a setting where the garden provides several different ways to play: balancing, making music and tending plants. Its capacity is 22 children, with a current early-years age range of 2 to 60 months.

At its 18 June 2024 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective. Language development, close relationships and purposeful outdoor activity were strengths of the day, alongside two practical improvements: giving children more opportunities to manage everyday tasks themselves and making adult-directed learning less overloaded.

Baby Room, Toddler Room and Pre-school Room provide different stages of care and learning. Full-time and part-time attendance are offered, alongside after-school care.

Rooms and Ages

Baby Room combines sensory exploration through singing, water and messy play with a separate area for sleep and facilities for changing nappies. That separation matters for families balancing an active nursery day with a baby's need to rest. Staff aim to tailor babies' experiences to their age and personality.

Toddler Room serves children aged 2 to 3, balancing activities directed by adults with time for children to choose their play. Pre-school Room spans ages 2 to 5, introducing numbers and letters through play while developing social skills. These age bands overlap, making the move between rooms a useful topic for a visit rather than something parents should assume happens on a particular birthday.

Learning and Activities

The EYFS framework guides children's learning, development and care: in everyday terms, play and planned experiences support growing communication, physical abilities and social understanding. The room activities give that framework practical expression, from babies exploring textures to preschool children encountering early number and letter ideas.

In June 2024, language ran through songs, stories and conversations. Babies practised words and pronunciation with staff, while older children built conversations into pretend aeroplane play. Simple signing offered another way to communicate. The useful distinction here is between merely hearing language and having repeated opportunities to use it.

Learning directed by adults needed greater precision in June 2024. Some preschool activities attempted to cover too much, making it harder for children to follow the intended learning and connect it with what they already understood. This is a specific caution for parents interested in early academic preparation: introducing more information does not necessarily make an activity more useful.

Outdoor and Community Life

The garden has a climbing frame, balance beams and a climbing rock face, with wooden bridges along the secret adventure trail. These provide different physical challenges within the same outdoor space. On the musical stage, children can explore percussion using bells and drums; the vegetable garden and herb garden bring growing plants into their day.

Children across the age groups are encouraged to use the garden. In June 2024, outdoor activity took place daily, and children discussed changes in their heartbeat after exercise. Gardening also held older children's attention as they planted.

Diwali activities in June 2024's account introduced food and traditional dress as part of learning about different cultural experiences. Families built dens with their children at a recent event for Father's Day. These were examples from that period, rather than a fixed annual events timetable.

Relationships and Communication

Each baby has a key worker who acts as the main contact for their family and takes particular responsibility for their care. Daily records cover feeding, sleep and nappy changes as well as activities. Staff aim to work with babies' home routines, so this arrangement connects the practical details of care with an ongoing relationship.

In June 2024, staff knew children's interests and individual needs and offered reassurance when children were unsettled. Families received conversations at collection, supplemented by an app carrying observations and accounts of children's experiences. That combination gave parents both immediate feedback and a record they could return to.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the June 2024 inspection, Ofsted found strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with visiting professionals working alongside staff to provide targeted help. The concrete mechanism matters: support involved collaboration with people already involved in children's care, rather than relying solely on general classroom activities.

In June 2024, staff encouraged children to manage coats and wellingtons before outdoor play, but opportunities to make choices and do things independently were less consistent at mealtimes. Recognition of kindness and consideration included a visual display that children took an interest in. Everyday routines therefore carried both social learning and opportunities for greater independence.

Meals and snacks are cooked on site each day, with a weekly menu displayed for families and eating recorded in daily sheets. The nursery aims to accommodate allergies and dietary needs; parents supply babies' milk feeds.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is 7 Barton Road, Market Bosworth, CV13 0LQ. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures on bank holidays and for one week at Christmas. These are opening hours rather than separate session windows.

Attendance can be full-time or part-time, and after-school care is also offered. The contact route is the enquiry form, telephone or email; important messages should go directly to the nursery rather than through the form. This distinction is useful for families separating an initial enquiry from information that staff need promptly.

Funding and Paid Extras

In June 2024, the nursery received funding for free education for children aged two, three and four. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation. Parents providing babies' milk feeds should factor that supply into the daily routine alongside the feeding information shared with their key worker.

Preparation for school in Pre-school Room includes encouraging independence and a positive attitude to learning. The emphasis is on helping children approach a change in their daily lives, with play-based activities developing foundations for later learning.

• Room transitions. Toddler Room covers ages 2 to 3 and Pre-school Room ages 2 to 5. During a visit, discuss how the nursery decides which room best fits a child within that overlap.
• Learning and independence. June 2024's improvement points concerned overloaded adult-directed activities and uneven opportunities for children to do everyday tasks themselves. Ask how preschool activities and mealtime routines now address those points.
• The childcare quotation. Full-time and part-time care offer different attendance possibilities. Request a written breakdown covering your intended pattern, funded hours and any meal or consumable charges.
• Dietary arrangements. The nursery aims to accommodate allergies and special diets, while families supply babies' milk feeds. Allergy-affected families should confirm current preparation and serving arrangements before joining.

Market Bosworth Day Nursery suits families considering either full-time or part-time early-years care, with after-school provision adding another attendance option. Its strongest practical details are the varied garden, separate baby sleep area and named key-worker arrangement. Each gives parents something concrete to weigh beyond a general promise of good care.

The June 2024 Good judgement provides a positive inspection position, balanced by clear improvements around independence and the precision of adult-directed learning. For parents who value outdoor exploration and close communication about a baby's routines, this is a setting with a useful combination of physical provision and everyday care arrangements.