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Epsom Methodist Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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4.0(1 parent reviews) ·Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, KT18 5AQ · Surrey
Number of places
32 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Epsom Methodist Nursery, rated Good by Ofsted on 22 May 2025, offers a welcoming and inclusive childcare setting for children aged 2 to 4 years. 15pm during term time, the nursery is described by inspectors as being at the heart of the community.

Staff warmly greet children, facilitating smooth transitions for parents. The nursery prioritises an ambitious, well-planned, and progressive curriculum, ensuring purposeful learning experiences tailored to children's interests.

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive targeted support through daily interventions, enabling them to make good progress. The outdoor environment provides ample opportunities for exploration, with younger children engaging in sensory play like potion making and planting herbs, while older children develop gross motor skills by jumping across stepping stones and constructing large structures.

While staff excel in fostering communication and language skills through animated storytelling and early literacy activities, the report notes that strategies to further support children speaking English as an additional language could be strengthened. Leaders ensure a strong team culture and professional development, contributing to the overall high quality of care and education.

Parents consistently praise the nursery's excellent communication.

What it's like

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery, which is at the heart of the community. Staff warmly welcome children as they arrive, which helps them to separate well from their parents. Overall, staff show a good understanding of children's learning needs. They provide a sequenced and well-planned curriculum, ensuring that learning is purposeful and progressive.

Community-focusedTargeted SEND supportPurposeful curriculumOutdoor learningStrong parent partnershipsGood Ofsted rating

Key facts

Opening hours

weekday from 9.15am to 3.15pm.

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Epsom Methodist Nursery

Last inspected 22 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 thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery, which is at the heart of the community. Staff warmly welcome children as they arrive, which helps them to separate well from their parents. Overall, staff show a good understanding of children's learning needs. They provide a sequenced and well-planned curriculum, ensuring that learning is purposeful and progressive.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from a wide range of activities and staff use their knowledge of children's interests to plan engaging and fun experiences.
  • Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and teach them the importance of kindness and caring for others.
  • Leaders plan regular outings and activities that promote children's sense of self in the local community.
  • Staff teach children how to keep themselves healthy and build on their communication and language skills.
  • Leaders ensure that staff have regular supervision sessions and opportunities to develop professionally, fostering a strong team culture and focus on well-being.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to focus their teaching on intentions for children's learning during planned activities so that younger children remain engaged and focused
  • 2strengthen staff practice to further support children who speak English as an additional language and develop their speech and understanding.
Inspection #10398056 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on the excellent communication that they receive from the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive targeted support. Staff work effectively to implement daily interventions. As such, children benefit from this consistent approach and make good progress in their learning and development.

Outdoor space

Outside, younger children enjoy making potions with flowers and different-coloured water. They dig in the soil as they plant herbs or use paint rollers to make patterns on the wall with water. Older children jump across stepping stones and create large three- dimensional structures from blocks.

EAL / language support

However, staff have yet to embed strategies to further support children who speak English as an additional language to develop their speech and understanding more effectively.

Parent Reviews of Epsom Methodist Nursery

4.0
(1)
Jackson Wyatt
6 years ago

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Inspection history

Date: June 2011

  • May 2025Good
  • October 2019Good
  • April 2016Good
  • June 2011Outstanding

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