The Rises Private Day Nursery

A library for shared stories and a pretend school for practising the next step give The Rises Private Day Nursery a recognisable character in its May 2022 account. This Shaw setting has capacity for 47 children, with an accepted age range of 3 to 59 months.

At its 25 May 2022 inspection, Ofsted judged the nursery Good overall and found safeguarding effective. That is a dated assessment: the daily experiences below describe May 2022 practice.

In May 2022, communication and language shaped the curriculum through songs, stories and opportunities to encounter unfamiliar words. The early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care; here, the account illustrates those areas through play, conversation and practical activities.

Dinosaur vocabulary included stegosaurus, giving children a specific new word to use alongside their interest in books. Songs and shared stories supplied further occasions to hear language and join in. The important distinction is between encountering a word and hearing it pronounced accurately: the May 2022 pronunciation concern matters because vocabulary was such a central part of the curriculum.

Mathematics took different forms for different ages. During that May 2022 visit, preschool children paired quantities of pasta tubes with numerals, toddlers sang counting songs, and babies explored putting objects into containers. These are concrete examples of learning woven into play rather than confined to a separate lesson.

The library gave preschool children somewhere to share books and help one another identify dinosaurs in May 2022. Outdoors, toddlers had space to run. Babies practised crawling, cruising and walking, while threading pasta into necklaces offered another hands-on activity.

Movement therefore featured alongside books and number play in that May 2022 picture. Babies explored getting around, while toddlers could exercise outdoors with staff supervising their play. These examples make the physical side of the day tangible: the library was one setting for learning, and outdoor movement was another.

In May 2022, most practitioners planned around children's next learning steps and introduced challenges intended to connect ideas. Some were less confident with the approach, leaving gaps in what children encountered. For parents, the distinction matters: an appealing activity gives only part of the picture; how staff adapt it to a child's next step also deserves attention.

In May 2022, staff coordinated babies' weaning with routines at home, and children ate freshly prepared meals and snacks. That connection between home and nursery mattered for babies making the transition to solid food.

Communication with parents used different methods in May 2022 so families could receive updates about development. Additional funding bought a turn-taking teddy to help children practise waiting, providing a specific example of support tailored to an individual learning need.

The teddy linked extra support to an everyday social task, rather than treating support as something separate from play. Waiting for a turn was the skill being practised. Alongside the development updates shared with parents, this gives a concrete picture of how an individual need could shape the resources staff used in May 2022.

School preparation also had a practical shape in May 2022. Children used a pretend school, looked at photographs of their future teachers and practised mark making on a whiteboard. Changing into school uniforms gave them another opportunity to rehearse self-care before moving on.

The address is Hill Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8PQ. The nursery opens from 7.30am to 6pm on weekdays throughout the year, closing for bank holidays and one week at Christmas.

In May 2022, funded early education was provided for children aged two, three and four. That describes participation at the time of the visit.

• Teaching consistency. At the May 2022 inspection, Ofsted identified uneven staff confidence in delivering the curriculum and missed opportunities to model correct pronunciation, and asked for further staff development and a more effective pronunciation approach. These points matter when weighing the Good judgement.
• Your child's daily pattern. During a visit, how would settling and the booking pattern work for your child's age and your family's routine within the weekday opening hours?

The Rises suits families seeking a Shaw nursery with year-round weekday opening. Its May 2022 account gives useful substance to the Good judgement: shared reading, age-specific mathematical play and practical preparation for school. The teaching-consistency concerns belong alongside those strengths when making a decision.