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Pennypot Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2022)
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4.6(11 parent reviews)
·Pennypot Lane, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8DH · Surrey
Number of places
116 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Pennypot Day Nursery, located in Chobham, Surrey, provides comprehensive care and early education for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, offering a fully inclusive service that covers all activities, meals, and essential consumables like formula milk, nappies, and wipes.

The dedicated team focuses on individualised care within a warm and welcoming environment, nurturing each child's interests. The curriculum is based on EYFS principles, with highly trained staff leading a variety of engaging activities.

Children benefit from daily access to extensive garden facilities, promoting social, emotional, and physical development through outdoor play, including planting and harvesting vegetables. Extra-curricular activities such as Melody Movements are also offered.

The nursery is committed to sustainability, holding a prestigious Eco-School Green Flag award and integrating environmental education into its year-round curriculum. Pennypot Day Nursery also supports parents through its exclusive childbase@home website and app, offering resources and workshops, and maintains a strong parent partnership to ensure the optimal development of each child.

Our ethos

The nursery's curriculum is based on EYFS principles, with a strong commitment to sustainability, holding an Eco-School Green Flag award and integrating environmental education. They focus on individualised care within a warm and welcoming environment, nurturing each child's interests and promoting development through play, including outdoor activities and gardening. Pennypot Day Nursery also emphasises strong parent partnerships.

What it's like

Children thrive in a nurturing nursery environment, developing warm, trusting bonds with staff and showing exceptional happiness, confidence, and safety. The curriculum inspires children to learn, fostering excellent progress across all areas, including for those with English as an additional language and special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Eco-School Green Flag awardFully inclusive serviceExtensive garden facilitiesEYFS-based curriculum

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

Opening hours

7:30am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday, excluding inset days and public holidays

Food

Freshly prepared and nutritionally-balanced meals and snacks are included in the fees.

Age range

6 weeks to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day

Established

2005

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Pennypot Day Nursery

Last inspected 1 June 2022

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

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in a nurturing nursery environment, developing warm, trusting bonds with staff and showing exceptional happiness, confidence, and safety. The curriculum inspires children to learn, fostering excellent progress across all areas, including for those with English as an additional language and special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Inspector highlights

  • The environment staff create is warm, nurturing and inclusive for all children and their families.
  • The manager is a strong leader, and staff feel respected, valued and proud to work at the nursery.
  • The nursery staff offer exceptional support for children with SEND.
  • Partnerships with parents are well established and highly effective in supporting children's learning at home.
  • Staff's teaching is inspirational, with an excellent understanding of the curriculum and how it benefits the children.
Inspection #10228370 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say how excited and happy children are to attend the nursery and how staff help children to reach their full potential.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make excellent progress from their starting points. The nursery staff offer exceptional support for children with SEND, coordinating provision, following detailed assessments with parents and external professionals, and implementing precise plans. Children with SEND receive high-quality intervention and benefit from exceptional teaching, with tailored learning and play opportunities.

Outdoor space

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

EAL / language support

All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make excellent progress from their starting points. For children who speak English as an additional language, staff skilfully weave their home language in play.

Parent Reviews of Pennypot Day Nursery

4.6
(11)
Alexandra D
2 years ago

Pennypot Day Nursery is simply exceptional. As a worried new mum returning to work I wondered if I'd be able to find somewhere that we felt truly comfortable with our baby daughter attending, but from the moment I walked through the doors it felt like a second home for her. All of the staff know each child by name and are always friendly and polite. The staff are genuinely interested in getting to know each individual child which creates a close knit and loving environment. The communication between staff and parents is completely open and honest, with regular updates via the app throughout the day. If any challenges do arise, the nursery team work with the parents to solve things together. We regard Pennypot as an extension of our daily support network in raising our child, with her key person even providing guidance on getting our child to sleep through the night which was a huge success. I feel lucky to have my child at Pennypot where she is clearly thriving, thank you so much!

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Andy Prior
a year ago

Matilda is our first child and this is our first time at a Nursery. I underestimated the service you provide. Not is it simply about caring for our children and making sure they don't jump off things or eat bugs, it's also about safeguarding and educating them. The interlinks with the local schools, the learning path the children go on, the friendships they make sets them up beautifully for their next adventure, school. I can't thank you enough for the service you provide, Matilda loved every day. Thank you from me to all the staff at Pennypot Nursery, brilliant job. A

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francesca cliffe
2 years ago

Pennypot Nursery is phenomenal. Considering I am a highly critical person and am my job relies on my criticality, I cannot fault a single thing about Pennypot. Every single member of staff is so lovely, warming and welcoming and how they remember the name of every single child is beyond me! Everyone is incredibly professional and I feel completely safe dropping my child there everyday. I love that you get to walk to your childs room to drop them off and pick them up rather than waiting at reception and the daily updates on the app are very helpful. The activities they plan in each class are so helpful for development and they dedicate time daily to practice the skills / tools that each child is learning. As you can tell, I couldn't recommend Pennypot enough!!

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Andy
a year ago

Fab nursery. The staff could not be more engaged and caring for the children. Both our sons went here and they had an amazing experience and left with such fond memories and some lasting friendships. Highly recommend the Pennypot team. Special mentioned to Cathy, Leonie, Darryl, Laura and Sinead.

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Chloe C
2 years ago

I have two children at Pennypot who have absolutely thrived here. My eldest is off to school in September and Pennypot have provided him with the most wonderful and enriching 4 years. The care that all members of staff take over the children here is superb - we truly could not ask for a better childcare setting. Thank you Pennypot- we are lucky to have found such a fantastic nursery for both our boys!

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2022

Date: March 2011

  • June 2022Outstanding
  • October 2016Good
  • March 2016Outstanding
  • March 2011Outstanding

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