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Knowle Green Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·Knowle Green, Staines, TW18 1AJ · Surrey
Number of places
133 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Knowle Green Day Nursery in Staines offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, focusing on individual needs and interests. The nursery operates from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday, providing an all-inclusive service that covers activities, formula milk, nappies, wipes, sun cream, and freshly prepared, nutritionally balanced meals and snacks.

The curriculum is designed in line with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) principles, delivered by highly trained staff. Children benefit from a wooded area known as 'The Woodlands' and engage in eco-friendly activities as part of the Green Flag Eco-Schools award.

The nursery also fosters strong parent partnerships through a dedicated forum, training opportunities, and the 'childbase@home' website and app, offering resources and workshops for parents. Rooms are divided by age group: 'Caterpillars' for the youngest children, focusing on early language and social development with dedicated Key Persons; 'Ladybirds' for developing language, social, and physical skills while encouraging independence; 'Bumblebees' for exploring, investigating, and building confidence, self-help skills, and vocabulary; and 'Preschool' which prepares children for school through the 'Ready, Steady, Grow' programme, emphasising independence, self-care, and early phonics.

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Our ethos

Knowle Green Day Nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) principles. They focus on individual needs and interests, delivering a curriculum designed to develop children's language, social, physical, and self-help skills, fostering independence and preparing them for school. They also incorporate eco-friendly activities and value strong parent partnerships.

What it's like

Leaders consider ways to enhance the learning environment so that it enables children to make the best possible progress. As such, the exceptionally calm ambiance enriches children's experiences, which supports them to thrive in their learning. Staff provide teaching and care that meets every child's individual needs.

All-inclusive serviceGreen Flag Eco-Schools accreditedDedicated wooded area ("The Woodlands")Parent Partnership ForumHighly trained and knowledgeable staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

All meals and snacks are provided, including formula milk.

Opening hours

7.00am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day

Established

2000

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Knowle Green Day Nursery

Last inspected 6 May 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Leaders consider ways to enhance the learning environment so that it enables children to make the best possible progress. As such, the exceptionally calm ambiance enriches children's experiences, which supports them to thrive in their learning. Staff provide teaching and care that meets every child's individual needs.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have designed a curriculum that is clear and concise, and staff have a secure understanding of what they want children to learn.
  • Staff demonstrate an excellent understanding of the children in their care, including what makes them unique.
  • Children behave exceptionally well. Leaders and staff have extremely high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct, and these are commonly understood and followed across all areas of the nursery.
  • Leaders place a high priority on helping children to become independent in their self-care.
  • Partnerships with parents are built on secure and trusting relationships.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the arrangements to identify when to provide individual staff with targeted support to ensure that practice is of a consistently high quality.
Inspection #10394438 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the lead inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this had on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: March 2011

  • May 2025Good
  • September 2019Good
  • April 2013Outstanding
  • March 2011Outstanding

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