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Castle Nursery and Preschool in Guildford (GU1 4QJ)

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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4.3(4 parent reviews) ·Old School Close, Off Markenfield Road, GUILDFORD, GU1 4QJ · Surrey
Number of places
72 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Castle Nurseries & Pre-Schools has been a provider of quality childcare since 1995, focusing on creating a supportive and secure

Our ethos

Castle Nurseries & Pre-Schools believes that the early years are fundamental in shaping a child's future. The nursery's ethos is

What it's like

Children excitedly enter the nursery and separate easily from their parents. Staff know the children well and provide a broad curriculum and inviting environment. They support children's learning through imaginative play and sensory activities, fostering a strong sense of belonging and communication skills.

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)Forest SchoolHome-cooked mealsChild-led playExperienced educators

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
  • Registration Fee£100.00 / session

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6.15pm, for 51 weeks of the year.

Food

Healthy, home-cooked meals prepared daily.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Castle Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 8 May 2024

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 excitedly enter the nursery and separate easily from their parents. Staff know the children well and provide a broad curriculum and inviting environment. They support children's learning through imaginative play and sensory activities, fostering a strong sense of belonging and communication skills.

Inspector highlights

  • The leadership team manages the nursery well, with staff reporting good well-being and feeling supported.
  • Staff provide a curriculum based on children's developmental needs and interests, including off-site forest school provision.
  • Children enjoy freshly prepared meals and engage in activities that promote good hygiene and healthy lifestyles.
  • Children show high levels of concentration and perseverance in their play, collaborating to achieve goals.
  • The settling-in process is smooth with staff finding out about children's needs and interests from parents.
  • The leadership team uses additional funding effectively to support children's needs and enhance the outdoor area.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop staff knowledge of questioning skills to allow children time to answer questions and think for themselves
  • 2strengthen the arrangements to share information with all parents to help develop children's learning and development at home.
Inspection #10344200 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents are complimentary about the nursery. They report that all staff know their children's names, even if they are not in their key/room group."

"Parents say that staff provide a variety of challenging activities for the children to do each day."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their starting points. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Older children enjoy experimenting in the mud kitchen outside, creating their own "chocolate ice cream" and "birthday cake". Children explore inside and outside freely, riding on bikes and balancing on stepping stones, which helps develop their physical skills and coordination. Older children access fresh air and exercise in the outside area, and extra resources have been purchased to enhance this area where children spend much of their time.

Parent Reviews of Castle Nursery and Preschool

4.3
(4)
Tracey Rooney
8 years ago

So happy with my daughter’s new nursery. The manager Leanne and her lovely team have made her transition from being cared for at home by me full time to being in full time childcare such a smooth one. She is full of beans when I pick her up and so happy and smiley and hugs the staff goodbye before she leaves. I couldn’t be happier with how she’s settled in and it’s one less thing for me to worry about whilst I’m a work. Huge thanks the Team at Castle Hill, Markenfield.

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gulsen Ozturk
13 years ago

i love castle nursery ,my daughter is very well looked after ,and i would love to recommend them to all parents,eveyone in there are just great and smiley from managers to the girls in the rooms,to the people in the kitchen ,everyone ,just so great,we just had a baby and my girl wasnt happy about it ,they still do help a lot about it.it is a very good chose for first time mothers and new to the nurseries then u ll always stay with them.i wish to send my son to there to when he gets little bit older.all the best to nice ladies...

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Inspection history

Date: January 2010

  • May 2024Good
  • June 2018Good
  • November 2015Good
  • January 2010Good

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