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All Saints Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
·Church Hall, Petersfield Road, WINCHESTER, SO23 0JD · Hampshire
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

All Saints Preschool Winchester is a welcoming, community-focused charity pre-school located in Highcliffe, offering term-time childcare for children aged 2-5 years. Situated in the All Saints Church Hall, adjacent to All Saints Primary School, the preschool is dedicated to providing a stimulating and nurturing environment where young children can flourish.

Guided by the Early Years Foundation Framework, the experienced team of educators delivers a diverse range of engaging activities, both indoors and outdoors. These include cookery sessions, themed weeks, nature walks to local wildlife spots, and interactive reading experiences with special guest caregivers.

The preschool also hosts termly "stay and play" events, inviting families to participate in the fun and observe their children's learning journey. With a commitment to early childhood education, All Saints Preschool strives to foster a supportive atmosphere that encourages growth and development in every child.

Our ethos

Guided by the Early Years Foundation Framework, All Saints Preschool provides a stimulating and nurturing environment. The experienced team delivers engaging indoor and outdoor activities, fostering growth and development in every child. The preschool is committed to early childhood education in a supportive atmosphere.

What it's like

Children feel safe and secure with attentive staff, engaging enthusiastically in planned activities and showing pride in their achievements. Staff effectively build children's self-esteem. Leaders and managers provide an interesting and varied curriculum, including for children with SEND, with high aspirations for all children to develop control using mark-making tools.

Community-ledTerm-time onlyCharity pre-school

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged on an hourly basis, with rates structured according to the child's age. The nursery operates an all-inclusive policy where no additional fees are charged for snacks or consumables.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • No additional costs are added for consumables or snacks.

Key facts

Opening hours

08.30am - 3.30pm Monday - Friday (term-time only)

Age range

2-5 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Morning, Afternoon, All Day

Established

2001

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for All Saints Preschool

Last inspected 13 May 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children feel safe and secure with attentive staff, engaging enthusiastically in planned activities and showing pride in their achievements. Staff effectively build children's self-esteem. Leaders and managers provide an interesting and varied curriculum, including for children with SEND, with high aspirations for all children to develop control using mark-making tools.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff understand how children learn and plan engaging activities.
  • Staff readily identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Children benefit from staff who are positive role models for speech, teaching new words and signs.
  • Staff are skilful in teaching early mathematical concepts.
  • Older children are positive role models, and staff encourage independence and good behaviour.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to enhance their teaching strategies to further extend children's learning
  • 2help staff to adapt adult-led activities that better support children's current stage of learning and meet their individual needs.
Inspection #10398154 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on the good communication from staff and the high confidence they have in the staff team to care for and support their children's learning.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and managers plan an interesting and varied curriculum for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to support their learning. Staff readily identify when children may need more support for their learning. They plan and deliver effective support for children with SEND. Staff work in partnership with parents and external professionals to help support continuity for children's care and learning. Leaders and managers use additional funding effectively to target support where children will benefit the most. This helps them to close gaps that children have in their learning.

Outdoor space

Staff teach children about staying safe, such as wearing a hat when outdoors in the sun. They encourage children to have regular drinks after being active.

Inspection history

Date: October 2014

  • May 2025Good
  • October 2019Good
  • October 2014Outstanding

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