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Cedar House Nursery Rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted


Many parents have discovered Cedar House Day Nursery and realised what a fantastic environment for children it is, but now Ofsted have confirmed how wonderful it is by awarding OUTSTANDING in all areas.

Cedar House Day Nursery opened in September 2013: a 40 place day nursery for children from 0-5 housed in a beautiful building in an amazing woodland location in Ransom Wood Business Park.  Ofsted carry out a registration visit prior to opening a new setting and then will carry out a full inspection within the first 7 months of opening.  Everyone knows how tough Ofsted inspections are these days and many settings have been downgraded in recent inspections.  Ofsted actually say in their guidance that it is unlikely that a new setting will get outstanding: they state, It is unlikely that providers will be able to demonstrate rigorous self-evaluation, a sustained capacity for improvement or the progress children make over time at a post-registration inspection, and this will have an impact on the grades awarded. Unless the provision has had to re-register because of a change in its legal status, it is most unlikely that the provision will achieve an inspection grade of outstanding. Ofsted (2013) Conducting Early Years Inspections (page 25, para 93) Ofsted came to visit Cedar House Day Nursery on Monday 10 February 2014 and the inspection report was published on Friday 7 March. The nursery was graded  OUTSTANDING in all areas and the glowing report is testament to all the hard work and commitment  of  Steve, Christine, Michelle and the staff team.

The report is fabulous to read, but here are just a few highlights:

  • Staff have an excellent understanding of the educational programmes and how young children learn. This means they provide a rich, stimulating and extensive range of resources and activities to support and challenge all children’s learning.
  • Through accurate and precise observation, assessment and excellent communication with parents, staff work well with parents to meet individual children’s learning and care needs.
    • Staff form secure emotional attachments with children. Through high levels of engagement with staff and effective key person systems, children are extremely settled in the setting.
    • The designated outdoor learning environment provides an exceptionally inspiring natural learning environment where children are highly motivated and fully engaged in their play and learning.
  • Leadership is excellent and through successful and robust monitoring and evaluation processes, staff maintain high levels of achievement across all areas. High quality performance management means that a well-qualified workforce is working with the children.
    • Babies enjoy loving attention from highly skilled staff. Older children are sensitively introduced to early reading and writing as they develop their phonic skills through fun activities.

If you’d like to read the full report, please follow this link: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/EY466733

It has been a reahttp://www.ransomwood.co.uk/l success story from the outset. Towards the end of 2012, the Cannon family who own Ransomwood Estates invited Steve and Christine Doubtfire, owners of Smarties Day Nursery in Mansfield to discuss the possibility of setting up a day nursery within the grounds of their magnificent 70 acre woodland estate. Smarties Day Nursery, awarded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2011 is a popular oversubscribed nursery and Steve and Christine were looking for an opportunity to expand their business. When Steve and Christine looked round Cedar House they knew they could create a welcoming, homely environment in this beautiful building. Plans were developed and then Steve and Christine worked with the Ransomwood Estates team to refurbish the building to a very high specification.

They also created an amazing woodland play area for children with a covered canopy so that children can enjoy outside play in all weathers, a wigwam village, a fairy glen, a construction zone, a nature trail and a timber climbing frame. Aiming to be an outstanding setting from the outset, Steve and Christine recruited an excellent staff team. Led by Michelle Edge, the nursery manager, the staff have proved themselves to be a dedicated, well qualified team of caring professionals who share a commitment to the provision of excellent learning and development opportunities for children. “Steve and I are so proud of Michelle and our amazing team of staff who are doing such a fantastic job. It’s great to see their achievements being recognised in this way.” said Director, Christine Doubtfire. If you would like to know any more about Cedar House Day Nursery or would like to come and visit us to see what makes us so special, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Christine Doubtfire / Michelle Edge

cedarhousenursery@btinternet.com

01623 627035

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Google Reviews


  • PAUL EDWARDS

    19/09/2024

    Very well kept estate. Friendly staff beautiful surroundings lovely cafe.

  • clair meade

    19/12/2023

    Brilliant place. Nature. Trees. Bliss.

  • Dirk R De Boer

    26/10/2023

    The old hospital, now a business centre, lots of parking, great surroundings

  • Sarah Dean

    16/05/2023

    Beautiful peaceful location. A hidden gem!

  • Derek Scott

    08/05/2023

    Very busy. All types of business are there

  • Neil Holmes

    31/01/2023

    A great venue

  • Sarah Beaumont

    15/12/2022

    This is such a beautiful setting for an office. Lovely & peaceful and the Ransomwood team are excellent! The maintenance team are always around if needed, great internet facilities and a fabulous café onsite too. I would highly recommend this place if you are looking for premises in the area.

  • Susan Pagdin

    02/12/2022

  • Alan Benton

    28/11/2022

    Nice place for a business meeting

  • 1ndyskies

    15/09/2022

    I was on a speed awareness course at Ransom Hall, so not the ideal situation. The place however looked lovely. Very tranquil.

  • Ann Revill

    09/08/2022

    Lovely animals to watch and birds

  • Melvin Crofts

    30/05/2022

    Lovely place

  • Paul Gillon

    13/12/2021

    A well maintained business grounds with 100s of offices and a restaurant in the centre. Speed controlled and beautiful woodland surroundings, this place seems to be consistently upgrading.

  • Gareth Childs

    03/09/2021

    Great park to host a business

  • Dave Watts

    17/08/2021

    Love this place

  • Maxine Dillon

    15/07/2021

    We rent an office here and it’s just such a lovely place to drive into everyday

  • Chris Kho

    22/06/2021

    Still love to walk around. I used to live in the big house at the top of the drive, it was Oak House then and I nursed at Ransom Hospital , Byron Ward which was on the left side of Ransom Hall car park. Oak House used to be Sisters accommodation. I think the main chef lived upstairs when I lived there and just me downstairs mostly. I loved it but had to keep my kitchen door closed because of the squirrels. Loved looking down the drive out of my bedroom and lounge windows, beautiful in Autumn and when it snowed, I worked at Ransom Hospital until it closed in 1987. Wonder why Oak House was later named Ash House? Lovely dining at Forever Green in the grounds whilst I reminisce.

  • Tony Lewis

    20/05/2021

    Absolutely spot on as regards setting up a virtual office. Really friendly and helpful reception staff, with onsite meeting rooms available if needed. Very pleased.

  • Matthew Sheppard

    07/03/2021

    Beautiful

  • John Redfern

    20/07/2020

    Good food

  • David Draper

    25/02/2020

    Great place for taking pets a walk, lovely cafe with meeting rooms.

  • Pete Edwards

    08/02/2020

    A great place

  • Daryl Statham-waring

    20/11/2019

    Brilliant place, they have all sorts of businesses there. A cafe, hypnotherapy, hypnopuncture as well many others. Worth a drive up just to see what's there. Furthermore, it's in lovely surroundings.

  • Jo Harris

    13/10/2019

    Just go there and walk for miles! Beautiful views from strawberry hill too.

  • Philip Merry

    04/08/2018

    Go experience

  • victoria chandler

    28/06/2018

    Great place,hidden away

  • T Butler

    24/05/2018

    Set in beautiful woodland.. a very relaxing place to work.

  • Bec Ward

    12/03/2018

    Very tranquil here, feel at real ease could get lost in my own thoughts

  • S Curran

    17/01/2018

    Lots of meeting rooms. Follow signes not sat nav to find entrence as its moved. Plenty of parking.

  • Andy long

    03/12/2017

    Nice business offices and restaurant

  • Robert West

    05/02/2017

    Love it. Great setting, and reasonable rents.

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