Session types
8:30am - 9:00am (Drop off), 9:00am - 12:00pm (Morning session), 12:00pm - 3:00pm (Afternoon session)
Knebworth Pre-School Group
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire
About this day nursery
Knebworth Pre-School is dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can thrive and develop essential life skills. The pre-school focuses on offering well-planned activities to foster their potential within a happy and secure setting.
Emphasising a commitment to ongoing professional development, the experienced and qualified staff frequently update their training to stay current with evolving legislation, ensuring high standards of care and education. The team includes a manager with Early Years Professional status and other staff holding foundational degrees, demonstrating a strong emphasis on pedagogical expertise.
The pre-school operates from Monday to Friday, offering both morning and afternoon sessions to accommodate varying family needs. Situated in Knebworth, the pre-school is easily accessible and maintains open communication with parents through various contact methods, including phone and email.
What it's like
Children arrive at the pre-school with a smile and separate from their parents with ease. The effective settling-in processes support children to quickly build a sense of belonging. Children display strong bonds with staff, and new children quickly build attachments with their designated key person.
Experienced and qualified staffStimulating and well-planned activities
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Opening hours
Mon-Fri 8:30am - 3:00pm
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Knebworth Pre-School Group
Last inspected 16 October 2024 · Jill Hardaker
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 with a smile and separate from their parents with ease. The effective settling-in processes support children to quickly build a sense of belonging. Children display strong bonds with staff, and new children quickly build attachments with their designated key person.
Inspector highlights
- Staff take time to get to know children and their families, gathering valuable information to plan for individual care and learning needs.
- Ongoing information-sharing with parents helps staff keep their knowledge of children's interests current, leading to consistently good progress.
- All staff effectively support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, liaising closely with outside agencies, parents, and other settings.
- Staff help children understand the needs of others and how they can help those less fortunate, for example, through participating in Christmas shoe box appeals.
- Staff successfully promote children's safety through reviewing risk assessments based on the children attending and closely supervising them.
Areas to develop
- 1review the daily routine to help children remain engaged in their chosen learning and activity.
Inspection #10355353 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
their children are making good progress and are keen to attend
how stable the staff team is and how this results in children feeling safe and secure
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
All staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities effectively. They liaise closely with outside agencies, parents and other early years settings that children attend. This enables all those involved with children to implement helpful and consistent strategies that support children to learn. Staff successfully use picture cards to help children know what is expected of them, including helping them to understand the routine.
Outdoor space
Children thoroughly enjoy being out in the garden but the time they have outside is very short. This results in children, at times, being upset as they are not ready to come back inside.
Inspection history
Date: December 2009
- October 2024Good
- November 2018Good
- January 2018Good
- October 2014Good
- December 2009Good
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