Parents & Ofsted
Want to know what Ofsted thought about us?
Here are some quotes from our most recent inspection (August 2022)
Leaders apply a rigorous and effective recruitment procedure
“Leaders apply a rigorous and effective recruitment procedure to employ suitable staff. This system continues with regular suitability checks on all staff.”
Targeted support ensures that all children make progress
“The lead practitioner for teaching and learning has developed effective interventions across all three rooms in the nursery. Targeted support is given to individuals and small groups and ensures that all children make progress.”
Parents are very positive about the setting
“Partnerships and communication with parents are effective. Parents are very positive about the setting, commenting that their children love to come to nursery to learn new things”
Children are well-behaved and develop good relationships
“Children are well-behaved and develop good relationships with their friends… Staff support children’s behaviour by encouraging them to be respectful to each other.”
Engaging activities that the children enjoy exploring
“Staff plan engaging activities that the children enjoy exploring and manipulating, for example, a spiced mud kitchen activity for mark making and a paper ‘bridge’ cutting activity to learn how to use scissors”
Staff are patient, reassuring and supportive
“The staff are patient, reassuring and supportive. They offer words of praise when children finish a task they have been working on. Staff use and model respectful interactions and this has a positive influence on the children’s behaviour towards each other”
Staff are well supported
“Leaders plan an ambitious curriculum and ensure that all staff are aware of what they want the children to learn. Staff are well supported and are provided training which ensures they have access to good quality professional development.”
Children make good progress
“Children make good progress and staff celebrate their achievements. Key persons know their children well”
An inviting, friendly and welcoming nursery
“The setting is an inviting, friendly and welcoming nursery with well-planned, naturally lit, open spaces for children to explore. Muted colours in each room create a calm and relaxing atmosphere for the children to learn and develop.”
Please note that our reports and reviews reference both Horizon Childcare and Little Pearls due to the recent rebrand.
Consistently well rated
Here are some quotes from our 2017 Ofsted inspection
Children build good relationships
“Children build good relationships with key staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff have a good knowledge of children’s home routines, which helps them to meet their individual needs.”
Staff successfully teach children how to play together
“The manager and her staff team have effective systems in place to observe, assess and monitor children’s progress. They use their knowledge of each child and their interests to plan purposeful activities that suit their developmental needs well. Staff successfully teach children how to play together and develop their imaginations.”
Safeguarding is effective
“Safeguarding is effective. All staff are clear about the signs that would raise their concerns about a child’s welfare.”
Well-resourced play areas
“Children enjoy their time at Horizon Childcare. They have fun playing alongside each other in the well-resourced play areas.”
Staff are very caring
“Staff are very caring towards children. They are responsive to babies’ needs, for example, quickly recognising when they need a sleep or a cuddle. This helps children to feel settled and secure.”
Want to know what our current parents think about us?
Please note that our reports and reviews reference both Horizon Childcare and Little Pearls due to the recent rebrand.
I just think the whole team at Horizon is brilliant
“I just think the whole team at Horizon is brilliant. You run an amazing nursery and I love that I found you. I’ve had a lot of situations where I’ve had to leave my daughter longer or had to add a couple of extra days here and there and needed her to have more emotional support and you’ve all been brilliant at it. She’s coming on leaps and bounds with all she is learning and has formed some lovely friendships which I get to hear all about. The office team are always more than happy to help when I phone in and always ask how I’m doing and have a chat rather than just focusing on why I called which is lovely. The personal touch is what makes this nursery special. I love how much thought and attention goes into running the day to day too. It’s nice to see my daughter finally enjoying some variety in a nursery rather than the same old painting or drawing she used to do in her previous nursery. Thank you for all you do.”
Loving and capable hands
“Thank you for all your help with settling the children in, they both love coming into nursery each week which helps me feel relaxed knowing they are in such loving and capable hands”
The personal touch is what makes this nursery special
“The children always seem to have a really good variety of activities everyday. Nothing is repetitive and always has a really great learning outcome. It’s lovely to see photos and descriptions of what they’ve been up to so I can continue the conversation at home. Flexibility around life events and pulling out the stops to support with childcare if this changes. I also think you can see definite love for the jobs you do and the great relationships you form with the children. I gather from my daughter than she has a good routine in Nursery too and she’s well looked after in terms of hydration and snacks and emotional well-being. I love not having to worry about sorting lunch pack ups out everyday! Hot meals have been a godsend for us and I think they’re great value and a great convenience. It’s lovely to have daily updates and photos of what the children have been up to all day so you can have conversations when you pick your child up about their day and answer questions they have. I just think the whole team at Horizon is brilliant. You run an amazing nursery and I love that I found you. I’ve had a lot of situations where I’ve had to leave my daughter longer or had to add a couple of extra days here and there and needed her to have more emotional support and you’ve all been brilliant at it. She’s coming on leaps and bounds with all she is learning and has formed some lovely friendships which I get to hear all about. The office team are always more than happy to help when I phone in and always ask how I’m doing and have a chat rather than just focusing on why I called which is lovely. The personal touch is what makes this nursery special. I love how much thought and attention goes into running the day to day too. It’s nice to see my daughter finally enjoying some variety in a nursery rather than the same old painting or drawing she used to do in her previous nursery. Thank you for all you do. 🙂
You’re all amazing
“Absolutely fantastic! They (staff) are so welcoming and make us feel like part of the family. I cannot speak more highly of them. Keep doing what you’re doing as you’re all amazing. Thank you for all of your love and care for our children and for us!”
My child thoroughly enjoys coming to Horizon
“All the staff are very personable and a pleasure to liaise with. They are very caring towards the children my child always seems to enjoy his time there with everyone. A very warm and caring staff team with good communication. The daily blogs are a great way of seeing photos of my child playing and learning. The nursery are always very accommodating of change and will endeavour to cater for needs of working parents. My child thoroughly enjoys coming to Horizon, and that’s the best feedback a nursery can get! Thank you”
Putting our son into the care of Horizon Childcare has been a hugely positive experience for the whole family.
My little one always leaves with a massive smile
Horizon Childcare is a fabulous nursery
“Horizon Childcare is a fabulous nursery. The staff make you feel at ease when your child starts nursery for the first time. The staff are absolutely brilliant at what they do, adding daily blogs and pictures to the app. This is great as you can follow your child’s journey while they are at nursery.”
We couldn’t have picked a better place
“We couldn’t have picked a better place. You really feel like the children are cared for and form a great relationship with the staff which as a parent is the best feeling when you have to leave them.”
Such a lovely environment
“From the first enquiry about the nursery, everyone has been so helpful and welcoming to my son. Everyone greets you like a friend when you arrive and my little boy has settled in so well. Just such a lovely environment“
In an anonymous survey 100% of parents who answered rated us Outstanding or Good (2022)
100% of parents also rated us Good or better in 2019
100% of parents would recommend us to a friend
Would Recommend
More comments from Parents
Amazing
“Amazing. And I have a unique perspective of having seen my children at another Nursery before this one so I know that Horizon Childcare is outstanding. Not only my child’s key worker but all of the staff have made him completely thrive.”
This nursery is friendly and family-like and is truly outstanding
“My 2 boys (aged 1 and 3) are thriving – we’ve seen so many improvements after only 3 weeks! I have been in tears of joy each week I have picked the boys up to see the massive improvements they’ve made and how happy they are. They’ve worked with us doing the best for our babies and giving helpful advice and support. You can tell how good it is by the smiles on the parent’s faces who are waiting outside because we all know our babies are getting the best care and support they possibly can. This nursery is friendly and family-like and is truly outstanding. I wish these boxes were bigger because I can’t fit in enough that could express how good this nursery is!”
My daughter simply loves nursery
“My daughter started the nursery in January after being a Covid baby. We have been fully supported by the nursery in transition from a very strange maternity leave back into a regular routine. They have offered me extra support with settle sessions and the time needed to discuss anything that I was worried about as she settled. They offer great advice and are always happy to follow my prompts with our own personal choices, i.e. allow sleep, no cry it out etc.
All the staff have been very friendly, and my daughter simply loves nursery. It’s such a pleasure to watch her go off in the mornings so happy and ready for the day.”
You’re true superheros!
“Horizon have been fantastic, they’ve done everything in their power to help settle my son…Thank you for everything you all do, I can’t thank you all enough. You’re true superheros!”
My son is so happy to go to every day
“The staff dedication, friendliness and the activities have contributed to my son’s health, development and well-being. We feel so lucky to have found a nursery where my son is so happy to go to every day. Thank you Horizon Childcare”
A brilliant nursery
“A brilliant nursery my son has been attending since he was 4 months old He’s now 3 and is learning so much there when I pick him up he is so happy and the staff there are so lovely.”
Homely atmosphere and welcoming feeling
“…What we liked most about Horizon Childcare when we first visited it was the homely atmosphere and welcoming feeling. To this day, no matter how much in a rush you are or how grim the weather is, you are always greeted with a smile and you are always sent off with a well wish for the day ahead. Both my husband and I have always appreciated the constant friendliness of the staff…”
Staff members go above and beyond
“Horizon and their lovely staff members go above and beyond! They are so caring towards the children and are a wonderful bunch of women. My child has allergies and they have made sure that his needs are completely met… I highly recommend them to all my friends and family and wouldn’t look anywhere else.”
Nursery offers hourly bookings
“The team is very dedicated and they all seem to enjoy working with children. They are always open and willing to discuss with the parents, always ready to help. The layout of the rooms is very pleasant and cosy. I feel like it invites children into a world of discovery and learning. The fact that the nursery offers hourly bookings is another important strength.”
I get to choose the hours my child attends
“The staff are all lovely and really care about the children, I get to choose the hours my child attends which fits in with my working hours without having to pay for a long day of childcare”
This nursery just exceeds every expectation
“This nursery just exceeds every expectation. Coming from a childcare background this is truly the most professional, caring, most creative setting I have ever seen. The resourcefulness, creativity, patience and fondness the staff have for the children is admirable. They actively promote the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of the children which is so rare nowadays in a world where business means revenue.”
The staff are lovely, helpful, gentle, loving and kind
“My son is just so happy here, the staff are lovely, helpful, gentle, loving and kind. I am just so thankful we have found a place and people our son loves so much.”
A clean environment where all the children have smiles
“A very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. A clean environment where all the children have smiles on their faces. Always there to answer any questions I may have”
Friendly, approachable and professional
“The quality of your staff. Without exception all of the nursery staff have shown great care and kindness to my son. They have been friendly, approachable and professional.”
By far the best I’ve experienced
“Horizon is an amazing nursery. My son is 18 months old and is my third child I’ve placed in a nursery. Horizon is by far the best I’ve experienced. Every member of staff goes above and beyond for my son, not just his keyworker, who is amazing and my son adores her. They all make an effort to ensure he has a brilliant day, every day, and I love to find out what fun things he has been up to each day.”
My son runs to the door when we arrive
“My son started with Horizon when he was 7 months old (he’s now 18 months) and I immediately felt at ease! The staff were amazing and made me feel really confident with my choice of nursery. My son runs to the door when we arrive and always leaves looking like he’s had an amazing day. Could not thank the girls enough! 5*”
Would recommend to anyone
“My daughter absolutely loves it here and always leaves with a big smile. Staff are lovely and welcoming, would recommend to anyone.”
Amazing staff
“Amazing staff, very friendly and easy to talk to. They have the children’s best interests at heart and this is reflected in the children’s work and progress.”
I can honestly say he’s HAPPY
“He loves it there. The team are fantastic! I can honestly say he’s HAPPY to spend the day with them.”
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