Alphabet Day Nursery (Kingsthorpe)

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Alphabet Day Nursery (Kingsthorpe) opened in 1994 and is one of two family run nurseries. It is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The nursery operates from a two-storey building in the village of Kingsthorpe.

There is no lift access to the first floor and entrance to the nursery is via a sloping pathway. The nursery serves the local and surrounding areas. Children attend for a variety of sessions and share access to an enclosed outdoor play area.

The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm.

Children attend for a variety of sessions. There are currently 65 c...hildren on roll who are in the early years age group. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

There are 13 members of childcare staff; all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including one with an early years degree. The nursery receives support from the local authority. What the setting needs to do to improve further To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should: enrich children's already excellent understanding of healthy eating, for example, through encouraging discussions at meal times.

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