With hundreds of pupils moving up a year group in September, many little ones will have their first taste of a learning setting when they set foot into nursery for the first time.
Deciding what nursery to send your two-year-old child to is a big decision so the Chronicle & Echo has rounded up all the nurseries that have been inspected by Ofsted this year to give you the most up to date outcomes.
Out of 13 Northampton nurseries inspected this year, two have been graded ‘inadequate’, nine have been graded ‘good’ and two have been graded ‘outstanding.’
Here are the Ofsted outcomes for every Northampton nursery that has been inspected in 2023 as of July 6:
13. Kings Preschool
Kings Preschool at All Saints Church of England Primary School in Boughton Green Road was graded good in all areas after a March inspection. Photo: Google
14. Whiz Kids Day Nursery
Whiz Kids Dallington, in Gladstone Road, was graded inadequate in all areas following an inspection in May. Director, Liz Debenham, said: "Ofsted reports are a snapshot of the few hours the inspectors are on site, and they are only able to report what they see on the day. Whilst we can see the idea behind this, we do feel this approach is fundamentally flawed with the inability to be able to accurately reflect the true standard of a setting, the big picture." The nursery says it has “no option” but to close its doors for good in July due to rising costs and “inadequate funding levels." Photo: Whiz Kids