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Lilypad Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
·Bishops Waltham County Infant School, Oak Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO32 1EP · Hampshire
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Lilypad Preschool, an integral part of Bishops Waltham Infant School, offers a comprehensive early years experience within a nurturing and stimulating environment. The preschool focuses on fostering a love for learning through an integrated curriculum, encouraging exploration, and providing a strong foundation for future academic success.

With a commitment to British Values and a unique 'Badger Values' ethos, Lilypad Preschool strives to develop children's character, promote community spirit, and encourage sustainability. The curriculum incorporates various subjects and projects, ensuring a holistic approach to development.

The school also offers various extracurricular clubs like Art Club and Sewing Club, and provides detailed information for parents regarding their child's learning journey, including home learning resources and assessment insights. Located in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, the preschool is well-equipped with facilities such as an ICT Suite and a Forest Room, emphasising both indoor and outdoor learning experiences.

Our ethos

Lilypad Preschool is committed to British Values and has a unique 'Badger Values' ethos that aims to develop children's character, promote community spirit, and encourage sustainability. They focus on fostering a love for learning through an integrated curriculum, encouraging exploration, and providing a holistic approach to development.

What it's like

Children arrive at the pre-school ready to explore and join in with their friends. Staff are friendly and welcoming and have developed secure relationships with children, promoting an environment where children feel safe and are ready to learn. Children understand behaviour expectations and have a positive attitude to learning, showing curiosity and responsibility.

Integrated CurriculumBadger Values EthosPart of Bishops Waltham Infant SchoolFocus on Holistic Development

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

each weekday, during school term times, from 8.45am to 3.15pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Lilypad Preschool

Last inspected 3 February 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 arrive at the pre-school ready to explore and join in with their friends. Staff are friendly and welcoming and have developed secure relationships with children, promoting an environment where children feel safe and are ready to learn. Children understand behaviour expectations and have a positive attitude to learning, showing curiosity and responsibility.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are curious and have a positive attitude to learning.
  • Staff provide a curriculum that is ambitious and meets the needs of every child.
  • Children enjoy learning about the world around them and respond well to staff teaching them about caring for the planet.
  • Staff develop positive relationships with parents and work closely to share information about children's progress.
  • Leaders have a clear vision for the setting and work hard to ensure that the care and education provided is effective.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's practice to build on children's knowledge of mathematical concepts to further support their development
  • 2develop staff's knowledge of how to support children to learn new vocabulary and enhance their communication and language skills further.
Inspection #10380792 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents share that they are extremely happy with the care their child receives and the progress they are making.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported and activities are inclusive and carefully planned. For example, staff use pictures and sign language to support communication and promote concentration.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school.

Inspection history

Date: July 2011

  • February 2025Good
  • June 2019Good
  • January 2016Good
  • July 2011Good

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