Kidz Day Nursery Ingleton

A former school building gives Kidz Day Nursery Ingleton its physical character: the nursery uses indoor and outdoor spaces at the former Ingleton Middle School, with learning through play and growing independence central to its day. It has capacity for 55 children, accepting babies from three months through to five years. That whole-setting figure is a capacity, rather than a measure of the group a child joins.

Ofsted rated the nursery Good on 15 July 2022. The practical offer includes full-time and part-time attendance, giving families different ways to use the setting. Its strongest inspection-era details are everyday ones: preparing fruit, growing produce and using stories as starting points for play.

Learning and Activities

The Early Years Foundation Stage shapes the nursery's learning, development and care, with play supporting communication, physical skills, literacy and number work. Phonics is included alongside these areas. For parents, this means early learning reaches beyond a single organised activity: talking, moving and exploring all have a place in the nursery day.

In July 2022, staff combined activities chosen by children with those led by adults, using observations to plan what each child would tackle next. Mealtimes became opportunities to practise independence. Children prepared fruit and poured drinks, bringing manageable responsibilities into an ordinary part of the day.

Storytelling had a practical follow-through in July 2022. Younger children recreated parts of The Three Little Pigs in their play, while older children discussed possible developments in stories. This connects listening with imagination and gives children a reason to use new words. Number work also moved into play: younger children counted, and older children used a pretend shop to explore payment and change.

Outdoor and Community Life

Indoor and outdoor play spaces are part of the setting's offer. Their practical value is the opportunity to explore in different surroundings, rather than having every activity take place in one room.

In July 2022, the mud kitchen gave children opportunities to coordinate their movements and solve practical problems while making pretend cakes. Children also tended fruit and vegetables grown at nursery. Looking after plants linked daily responsibility with learning where food originates. These are concrete examples of how outdoor play and everyday tasks contributed to learning at that time.

Relationships and Communication

In July 2022, children formed close relationships with practitioners and separated confidently from their parents. Staff knew children well and understood their next learning steps, allowing adult guidance to connect with the play children chose for themselves. For a family choosing care, that attention to the individual child matters alongside the activities on offer.

Home learning packs formed part of communication with families in July 2022. They gave parents something practical to use beyond the nursery day. Staff also received supervision and training, with managers observing practice and colleagues observing one another. This provided opportunities to discuss how adults worked with children.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At its July 2022 inspection, Ofsted found that safeguarding arrangements were effective and that observations and assessments helped staff identify developmental gaps and plan individual learning support. Those are dated findings about practice.

School preparation in July 2022 included inviting teachers into nursery and accompanying children on school visits. Familiarity with the adults and setting could make that next step easier to understand. However, information-sharing with other childcare settings needed strengthening, and younger children did not consistently receive help to understand how their behaviour affected others. Both points matter to the continuity and social side of care.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is The I Centre, Back Gate, Carnforth, LA6 3BT, in Ingleton. Opening hours are 7am to 6pm from Monday to Friday. The nursery operates across the year, closing on bank holidays.

Full-time and part-time sessions provide different attendance patterns. Opening hours describe the nursery's operating window; families choosing part-time care should weigh the arrangement against the days their child will attend. The Ingleton enquiry number is 01524 241903, and the contact form includes an Ingleton option.

Funding and Paid Extras

In July 2022, the nursery offered funded early education for eligible two-, three- and four-year-olds. This is a dated funding position. Families should use the nursery's current written quotation for prices.

• Care across settings. In July 2022, information-sharing with other settings needed strengthening. If your child will attend another provider too, ask how learning and care information now travels between them.
• Support for younger children's behaviour. Consistent help with understanding the effect of actions on others was an improvement point in July 2022. On a visit, ask how practitioners explain these moments to toddlers.
• Your attendance and funding arrangement. Full-time and part-time sessions serve different routines. Ask for a written outline covering your chosen attendance, funded hours, food and non-food consumables together.

Kidz Day Nursery Ingleton suits families seeking either full-time attendance or part-time sessions in a setting with indoor and outdoor play. The July 2022 Good judgement provides a clear inspection position, while fruit preparation, growing produce and story-based play make the account of daily learning tangible. Families combining providers, or choosing care for younger children, should give the two dated improvement points proper weight when discussing how care works now.