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Hazeltots Pre-School

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(2 parent reviews) ·Bellfields Youth Centre, Hazel Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1NS · Surrey
Number of places
42 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Hazeltots Pre-School in Guildford, established in 1992, is a childcare setting for children aged 2 to 4 years. The pre-school prides itself on its community-based ethos, providing a warm and inclusive environment where every child feels secure and valued.

The dedicated staff, alongside inspiring leadership, are highly committed to understanding each child's individual circumstances and needs, offering targeted support, particularly for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those facing other barriers to learning. Daily routines are carefully designed to be familiar and reassuring, fostering a sense of belonging and confidence in the children.

The pre-school offers a rich learning environment that includes opportunities for outdoor play and occasional planned forest school time, encouraging children to develop physical skills, take calculated risks, and make healthy choices. The curriculum, which has seen continuous strengthening, particularly focuses on personal, social, and emotional development, aiming to build independence, resilience, and strong communication skills necessary for future learning.

Parents are actively involved in their child's developmental journey, ensuring a collaborative approach to progress and wellbeing.

Our ethos

Hazeltots incorporates Forest School sessions into its curriculum for all children, offering a diverse learning environment with both indoor and outdoor spaces.

What it's like

Children truly enjoy their time at Hazeltots Pre-School and arrive happy, settled and ready for the exciting day ahead. Leaders place children's welfare and wellbeing at the heart of everything they do and adapt their approach towards all children, including disadvantaged children, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those known (or previously known) to children's social care and/or those who face other barriers to learning and/or wellbeing. Leaders have significantly improved the daily routines to ensure they remain familiar, high quality and reassuring, helping children to feel secure, confident and build a sense of belonging.

Calm EnvironmentEmotional SupportStrong RelationshipsInspirational LeadershipOutdoor Play

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 08:15 - 15:45, term time only (38 weeks a year)

Food

Breakfast and snacks provided; packed lunch for lunch club

Age range

2 years to compulsory school age

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

1992

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Jan 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Hazeltots Pre-School

Last inspected 27 January 2026 · Gwendolyn Andrews

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children truly enjoy their time at Hazeltots Pre-School and arrive happy, settled and ready for the exciting day ahead. Leaders place children's welfare and wellbeing at the heart of everything they do and adapt their approach towards all children, including disadvantaged children, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those known (or previously known) to children's social care and/or those who face other barriers to learning and/or wellbeing. Leaders have significantly improved the daily routines to ensure they remain familiar, high quality and reassuring, helping children to feel secure, confident and build a sense of belonging.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have successfully established a calm and positive environment that supports children to arrive eager and very motivated for the day ahead.
  • Children are expertly supported to recognise, articulate and find their own strategies for managing their emotions.
  • Leaders ensure that the level of care provided at the setting is highly effective and consistent in meeting the needs of all children.
  • Leaders show a very high commitment to meeting the needs of all children who attend the setting.
  • Leaders demonstrate inspiring leadership in their support of children known (or previously known) to children's social care and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure that the curriculum builds progressively on what children already know and can do, so that children have regular opportunities to consolidate their skills and continue to deepen their learning across all areas.
  • 2Leaders should strengthen their self-evaluation so they can more clearly understand the impact of recent improvements and ensure these become fully embedded and consistent across all areas of the curriculum.
Inspection #10380441 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The staff team demonstrates a deep understanding of each child's circumstances, ensuring that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive targeted, timely, and collaborative support. Leaders and staff adapt interactions and practice to ensure these children make progress individual to their abilities and unique strengths.

Outdoor space

Staff provide very high levels of opportunities to help children to develop their physical skills, learn to take calculated risks and understand about making healthy choices. Children benefit from occasional planned forest school time in the community, to help build confidence and resilience in taking physical risks in their play, with a recent addition of a sandpit to the garden for further sensory play.

Parent Reviews of Hazeltots Pre-School

5.0
(2)
Savani hansika
a year ago

I have only a few months experience with this nursery, but it was wonderful. My 2 year old attended here for this autumn term , and it was the first time ever he stayed from the family. But the amazing staff here make sure he’s safe , happy and did their best to look after him well .. I was so glad and relieved to see how happy he was going there , to his lovely teachers. The staff is very kind , understanding and supportive., specially Marni, who was a great teacher ❤️ In general, the place seems to be safe . And they have a lovely garden so that the kids won’t get bored. Thank you Hazeltots for your kindness towards my little Bobby.❤️

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Tommy Holland
8 years ago

Outstanding Ofsted rated pre school

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Inspection history

Date: March 2011

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • April 2025Requires improvement
  • June 2019Good
  • May 2015Outstanding
  • March 2011Outstanding

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