KiddieCare Nursery Hayes

Home-language support, stories about feelings and active garden play shaped KiddieCare Nursery Hayes's November 2023 inspection account. At this Church Road setting, practical communication support sat alongside opportunities for children to take part in everyday tasks. At its November 2023 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and judged safeguarding effective.

Based at Hayes Conservative Club, 141 Church Road, Hayes, UB3 2LE, it has 88 places in total and accepts children aged 24 to 59 months. That capacity describes the whole nursery, rather than the size of a child's daily group. Morning and afternoon attendance are both catered for.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage is the framework for children's learning, development and care: learning activities sit alongside communication, physical development and everyday routines. The most useful examples here show how small tasks can serve those purposes.

In November 2023, children picked up coloured resources with tweezers, exercising the muscles in their fingers through an engaging practical activity. Staff assessed children's learning and planned tasks with specific intentions. They also completed development checks for children between two and three years old, giving learning and assessment a connection to individual children rather than treating activities as ends in themselves.

The Colour Monster, a story used to explore feelings, prompted conversations about happiness and sadness in November 2023. That gives an abstract subject a concrete starting point: children can talk about a character before discussing their own emotions. The learning was not confined to handling objects or listening to stories.

There was an important limitation. In November 2023, parts of the planning did not identify children's next learning steps precisely enough. Families should weigh the appealing activity examples alongside that concern: an enjoyable task matters, but so does how it fits the child's developing knowledge.

Outdoor and Community Life

In November 2023, children used the outdoor space daily, practising balance and moving actively with friends. The garden also served as a place to learn social language, with adults demonstrating ways to invite other children into play. Physical activity and conversation therefore shared the same space.

Everyday independence was visible too. Children helped put toys away and joined the table for meals in November 2023. These are modest tasks with practical value, giving children opportunities to participate in the routines around them.

Relationships provided the starting point for settling in November 2023. Staff used children's home languages as well as English, and supported understanding through gestures and signs when children needed extra help. For a child still developing spoken communication, those methods make the next part of the day easier to understand.

At the November 2023 inspection, Ofsted found that the special educational needs coordinator worked effectively with outside professionals and that communication support generally matched children’s individual needs, while identifying inconsistent guidance on boundaries, including for children with SEND. The concern deserves attention alongside the support mechanisms.

In November 2023, songs helped children recognise tidy-up time and movement between the nursery and garden. Adults demonstrated polite behaviour, but expectations were not reinforced consistently across the team. Some children consequently received mixed messages about what was expected of them.

Parent communication combined personal conversations with an online app in November 2023. Staff shared development information, offered ideas for activities at home and helped parents access online training. That gives families ways to continue a child's learning beyond nursery hours, rather than receiving updates alone.

At mealtimes in November 2023, staff discussed healthy food with children and worked with parents on balanced diets. Meals were part of the conversation about wellbeing as well as a daily routine.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Morning and afternoon attendance can be requested through the Hayes viewing form, which also accommodates requests for both parts of the day; the nursery operates during term time and closes for school holidays.

The Church Road branch can be contacted on 02088136000 or at churchroadhayes@kiddiecarenurseries.co.uk. This provides a direct enquiry route for families planning attendance at this setting.

Getting There

Parents have free parking, and nearby bus routes include 195, H98 and 268. Those options make the Church Road location workable for families travelling by car or bus.

Funding and Paid Extras

The nursery offers 15/30 hours funded childcare alongside paid childcare. Funding and additional paid attendance are separate parts of the offer; families should obtain a current written quotation for their chosen arrangement.

• Learning steps. In November 2023, planning needed a clearer sequence for each child's learning. During a visit, ask how staff now decide what your child should learn next and connect that to activities.
• Consistent boundaries. The November 2023 concern included how expectations were explained to children with SEND. Ask how practitioners agree their responses and adapt them to a child's understanding.
• Term-time attendance. School holidays are closure periods. Families needing care beyond term time should factor that calendar into their decision.
• Funding costs. Funded and paid attendance are both offered. What would meals, snacks and non-food consumables cost or require you to supply under your chosen funded arrangement?

KiddieCare Nursery Hayes suits families seeking morning or afternoon attendance during term time, with funded or paid childcare options. Its November 2023 examples give substance to the offer: home-language communication, The Colour Monster and garden play connected everyday experiences with learning and relationships.

The two improvement priorities remain useful tests for a visit: individual learning sequences and consistent boundaries. Families whose needs fit the term-time calendar have a clear basis for assessing the nursery against their child's communication and support needs.