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Dragonfly Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
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4.6(16 parent reviews) ·1ST Staines Scout Hut, Parkside Place, Staines, TW18 2QZ · Surrey
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Dragonfly Preschool in Staines offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged two to five, fostering their development through play-based learning. The preschool emphasises building confidence, nurturing friendships, and acquiring early skills in a warm and supportive setting.

Their commitment to care and nurture means prioritising each child's wellbeing, ensuring a safe and inspiring space for growth. They value curiosity, creativity, and independence, aiming to instil a lifelong love for learning.

Dragonfly Preschool actively involves parents and the wider community, believing this partnership is crucial for giving every child the best possible start. Located at the 1st Staines Scout Hut, the preschool provides an accessible and friendly atmosphere, guiding families through a seamless admissions process from initial visits to comfortable settling-in periods, ensuring each child thrives.

Our ethos

Dragonfly Preschool frames its approach as play-based learning, prioritising child wellbeing, and fostering curiosity, creativity, and independence. They aim to instil a lifelong love for learning through a nurturing and stimulating environment, further enriched by strong partnerships with parents and the community.

What it's like

Children arrive at the pre-school eager and ready to learn, becoming familiar with the daily routine and enjoying learning about different celebrations. Staff monitor children during snack and mealtimes, encouraging independence in readiness for 'big school'.

Play-based learningCommunity focusedAges 2+

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Age range

2 to 5 years old

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Dragonfly Preschool

Last inspected 24 January 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 arrive at the pre-school eager and ready to learn, becoming familiar with the daily routine and enjoying learning about different celebrations. Staff monitor children during snack and mealtimes, encouraging independence in readiness for 'big school'.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are enthusiastic and enjoy learning about different celebrations.
  • Staff provide a range of activities, toys and books to enable children to value each other and the wider community.
  • Leaders and managers are highly motivated and extremely passionate about their pre-school, ensuring an inclusive, safe, secure and nurturing environment.
  • The key-person system is effective, and staff know and understand the needs of all children.
  • Partnership with parents is strong, and the staff team provides holistic care and support to the family.

Areas to develop

  • 1enable staff to take more ownership of the planning of the early years curriculum so they understand the intent for children's individual learning and implement this within the activities provided
  • 2increase the targeted support, mentoring and monitoring for staff, to help identify where further training is required to develop their practice, skills and knowledge.
Inspection #10305072 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that they can see the progress their child has made from their starting points.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and managers work with other professionals to ensure that seamless care and education are provided to all children. Staff accompany parents on their visits to primary schools, helping them to identify if the school is suitable, particularly for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff supervise children very well, including those with SEND. Staff complete specific risk assessments on individual children to identify their behaviours and put in place effective measures to keep them safe.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy outdoor play. Staff ensure they are well deployed to provide any help or support needed. Children have fun and confidently use the scooters and bicycles.

Parent Reviews of Dragonfly Preschool

4.6
(16)
Sean
7 months ago

Great pre school my son started in September and in that short time myself and partner are over the moon the staff are great at keeping the children busy we get updates throughout the day that is so lovely management are very proactive

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Karolina Bodzek
6 months ago

Love them! They help us a lot with our little one. Supported us with our EHCP and DLA. Can't thank them enough❤️

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kylie doran
3 years ago

I cannot recommend dragonfly’s enough! My son started just after his second birthday and has been attending for nearly a year and the progress he has made is unbelievable! He was delayed with speech and this was of concern to my husband and I but Kate went above and beyond to help and put in place endless amounts of interventions and activities to encourage his talking. My son absolutely loves attending and as parents we are sooo pleased with everything. The whole team are just fab!…… can’t thank them enough!

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Hannah Lewis
3 years ago

My son has been attending Dragonfly for 2months and his development exceeds all expectations. The team treat every child as individuals and the updates I get are very personal, showing they really interact and know him. My son has additional needs and the support Kate, has given me with all the very confusing admin has been invaluable. He races to the door at drop off - the only issue I have is at pick up when he doesn’t want to leave!

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Fernanda Vicente
3 years ago

My twins have been studying there since the end of 2021. They love it, they come and go smiling, and I feel 100% safe with them there. Another relevant fact is that they have experience and deal with children with special needs, they monitor and contribute a lot to the child's development. It’s a place where you can trust your little. We are very satisfied.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

14 December 2023

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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