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Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
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4.2(5 parent reviews) ·35 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NP · Surrey
Number of places
64 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Drayton House Nursery School, established in 1943, is renowned in Surrey for its nurturing environment that fosters children's interests and independence from six months to five years old. The nursery maintains deliberately small class sizes, ensuring each child receives personalised attention to build confidence and develop essential skills for their future academic journey.

The curriculum combines traditional basic skills, both social and academic, with the values of the Early Years Foundation Stage, encouraging exploration and discovery through play to create magical childhood moments. Drayton House strongly values parent partnerships, offering comprehensive tours, discussing individual needs, and providing regular updates on children's routines and progress.

The nursery provides freshly prepared, dietician-approved meals, a dedicated buggy store, and an outdoor garden for imaginative play and development. The facility is conveniently located in Guildford with easy parking for drop-offs and pick-ups.

Our ethos

Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School's approach is rooted in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, blended with a philosophy that encourages exploration, discovery, and independence through play. They emphasise personalised attention within small class sizes to build confidence and essential skills, fostering a nurturing environment that values strong partnerships with parents to support each child's development.

What it's like

Children enter confidently, eager to start their busy day ahead. Friendly staff greet them warmly and children settle quickly at their chosen activity. Staff create a calm and inviting learning environment that inspires children to explore the resources they are interested in. Children form close relationships with their key persons, who know them well and feel safe and secure. Children respond positively to staff's enthusiasm to help them learn, develop and cooperate with others.

Established 1943Small class sizesEmphasis on independence through play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

Healthy meals and snacks provided, certified by a children’s dietician. All dietary requirements are catered for.

Waitlist

To request pricing and availability, please call us or complete the request a call back form below.

Opening hours

Monday – Friday: 08:00 – 18:00

Age range

6 months to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School

Last inspected 27 August 2024 · Sonia Panchal

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 enter confidently, eager to start their busy day ahead. Friendly staff greet them warmly and children settle quickly at their chosen activity. Staff create a calm and inviting learning environment that inspires children to explore the resources they are interested in. Children form close relationships with their key persons, who know them well and feel safe and secure. Children respond positively to staff's enthusiasm to help them learn, develop and cooperate with others.

Inspector highlights

  • The experienced and well-qualified provider leads the nursery and staff team with professionalism.
  • The provider and staff team give great importance to outdoor learning.
  • Across the nursery, staff promote children's love for books very well.
  • The provider and staff team highly value children's home cultures.
  • Children make good progress and gain the skills they need to prepare them for their eventual move to school.

Areas to develop

  • 1refine the curriculum to ensure it is well planned and sequenced to build on children's existing knowledge and skills
  • 2strengthen the arrangements to monitor the quality of teaching to identify more personalised training programmes for individual staff.
Inspection #10355298 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The provider supports staff to offer an inclusive service. For example, staff successfully support children who speak English as an additional language. They use basic signs and visual aids to help children understand and express themselves. In addition, the provider makes effective use of additional funding for those children who have this entitlement. For instance, staff create a range of home learning packs to continue children's learning at home.

Outdoor space

All children spend lots of quality time in the nursery garden. They thoroughly enjoy being active in the fresh air and love to choose from the wide range of activities available to them.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

27 August 2024

Good

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

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