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Little Limes Day Care And Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(May 2023)
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4.3(6 Google reviews) ·Trinity Hall, Molesey Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, KT12 4RS · Surrey
Number of places
32 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Surrey

About this early years setting

Little Limes Day Care and Preschool, located in Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children from three months to five years old. The nursery is designed with an open-plan layout and boasts an expansive outdoor area, encouraging children to explore, play, and learn.

The curriculum is structured to foster challenges and peer-to-peer learning, allowing children of different ages to interact and grow together. Little Limes divides its care into three age-specific groups: 'Little Tangerines' for babies aged 3-23 months, 'Little Lemons' for toddlers aged 24-35 months, and 'Little Limes' for preschoolers aged 3-5 years.

The nursery provides all necessary materials, meals, snacks, milk, nappies, and wipes, aiming to offer a comprehensive care package. They are committed to facilitating early years funding, accepting both 15 and 30 hours free childcare for eligible children, and also accommodate Tax-Free Childcare payments.

The nursery operates Monday to Friday, with options for early drop-offs and late pick-ups, ensuring flexibility for parents.

What it's like

Children have many opportunities to explore their local community, learning road safety and following instructions on trips to the library, park and shops. They enjoy playing in the garden, making potions in the mud kitchen and creating wormeries. Staff have high expectations for children, who behave well, are motivated to learn, and are developing good hygiene skills.

Open-plan settingLarge outdoor spaceAge-specific groupsAll-inclusive daily feesAccepts government funding

Pricing & funding

Fees are calculated on an annual basis over 51 weeks. The nursery offers full-day care alongside morning and afternoon half-day sessions. Daily fees are inclusive of all meals, snacks, milk, nappies, wipes, and activities.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • A non-refundable registration fee is required upon a place being offered.
  • A deposit of one month is required to secure a place, refundable at the end of the contract.
  • Early drop-off and late pick-up can be arranged for an additional charge.
  • Fees are calculated on an annual basis over 51 weeks of the year.
  • Daily fees include all meals, snacks, milk, nappies, wipes, and materials.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

full day, half day, ad hoc

Food

All meals, snacks, milk included

Registered with Ofsted

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Limes Day Care And Preschool

Last inspected 11 May 2023

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 have many opportunities to explore their local community, learning road safety and following instructions on trips to the library, park and shops. They enjoy playing in the garden, making potions in the mud kitchen and creating wormeries. Staff have high expectations for children, who behave well, are motivated to learn, and are developing good hygiene skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and managers have successfully targeted the areas for improvement identified at their last inspection and reviewed some of the policies and procedures in place.
  • Staff focus on making secure attachments with the babies in their care and promoting their language and physical skills.
  • Staff develop children's communication and language skills well, speaking clearly, singing familiar songs, and encouraging a love of books.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported by staff, who contact professionals immediately when there are any gaps in children's development.
  • Parents are happy with the care and education provided and have developed trusting relationships with staff, observing improvement since the last inspection.

Areas to develop

  • 1extend the support provided by staff to help children learn and practise their mathematical skills during planned activities
  • 2provide more opportunities for children to develop their independence skills during mealtimes.
Inspection #10248213 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported by staff. Professionals are contacted immediately when there are any gaps in children's development to get advice and guidance promptly. Staff then target the areas they need to work on with individual children to help them make good progress in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children love to play in the garden. They use the mud kitchen to make potions and create different environments for their dinosaurs. There are plenty of resources so that children can all play together. Children make their own wormery and eagerly add the compost and leaves before digging for worms.

Google Reviews of Little Limes Day Care And Preschool

4.3
(6 Google reviews)
Ruth Mojzis
4 years ago

Our son started at Little Limes when he was 6 months old, so it was really important to us that the nursery we chose had a close and loving environment. We chose Little Limes as it offered a boutique service with smaller numbers to the other nurseries in the area, which we felt gave our son a more homely environment. 3 years on and our son loves going to nursery, we feel so comfortable that he is confident walking into nursery when we leave him each day. We would highly recommend Little Limes as a childcare facility.

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Jane Pelling
5 years ago

My daughter has attended Little Limes for the last 2 and a half years and she adores going there, the staff are warm and nurturing and go out of their way to support the children and their families. Being a smaller nursery means that the children and adults really know each other well, it’s like an extended family for my daughter. Her development from being there has been fantastic and it’s great to get a daily update and photos of what she has been up to through the Eylog Parent app. They also have a lovely, large outside space which the children make full use of! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Little Limes to other parents.

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Eva Jehoratnam
a year ago

the nursery is the best i have seen amazing service

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AK S
4 years ago

This is definitely not a good early years setting. What is presented to you on first day is not what you get. Very poorly run.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: December 2019

  • May 2023Good
  • June 2022Requires improvement
  • June 2021Requires improvement
  • December 2019Inadequate

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