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Pool House Under 5's Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Kidsgrove, Tanterton, Preston, PR2 7BX · Lancashire
Number of places
38 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Pool House Under 5's Nursery, established in 2001 and located in Preston, PR2 7BX, offers childcare for children aged 2-4 years. With an overall 'Good' rating from its latest Ofsted inspection on 11 November 2025, the nursery prides itself on fostering warm, mutually respectful relationships among children.

The setting provides a rich and varied learning environment, both indoors and outdoors. Children engage in activities like caring for an outdoor allotment and exploring a woodland area where staff teach about numbers, habitats, and weather.

The nursery has a strong focus on personal development, with children consistently described as considerate and calm, thriving in a respectful culture. The curriculum also prioritises physical development from an early age, ensuring children build strength, balance, and coordination.

The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by involving them in planning their day and adapting teaching strategies with visual aids like pictures, symbols, and photographs. Parents are actively involved in decisions regarding additional funding and understand how targeted support plans aid their children's progress.

The nursery's commitment to high-quality education and character development ensures children are well-prepared for their transition to school.

What it's like

The nursery is a very happy place where children have warm, mutually respectful relationships and learn to manage their feelings well. They are consistently considerate and calm, thriving in a respectful culture embedded by leaders. Children benefit from a wide range of opportunities that develop their character and self-awareness.

Warm relationshipsRespectful cultureOutdoor learningEffective SEND supportHigh-quality education

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8:50am - 3:15pm

Age range

2 to 5 years

Established

2001

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Nov 2025

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Pool House Under 5's Nursery

Last inspected 11 November 2025 · Sandra Hamilton

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

The nursery is a very happy place where children have warm, mutually respectful relationships and learn to manage their feelings well. They are consistently considerate and calm, thriving in a respectful culture embedded by leaders. Children benefit from a wide range of opportunities that develop their character and self-awareness.

Inspector highlights

  • Children have warm, mutually respectful relationships and manage their feelings well.
  • Children are consistently considerate and calm, thriving in a respectful culture.
  • Children benefit from a wide range of opportunities that develop their character, such as looking after the outdoor allotment.
  • Leaders demonstrate consistently high standards to establish and sustain high-quality education.
  • Children achieve well from their starting points and gain skills for their move to school.

Areas to develop

  • 1Implement and embed the setting's plans to improve the curriculum, including to promote children's positive oral health so children develop the knowledge and skills they need and lifelong habits for their all-round health and well-being.
Inspection #10069483 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are involved in planning their day and choice of lunch, practising their communication and decision-making skills. Leaders know and adapt teaching appropriately, and staff use effective strategies such as pictures, symbols, photographs, and signs to support children with communication needs, adapting the teaching and learning environment to meet their needs. Parents are involved in decisions about additional funding and understand how targeted support plans aid their children's progress.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from looking after the outdoor allotment and enjoy daily outdoor play where staff provide support to help them develop strength, balance, and coordination. They also enjoy learning outdoors in the nursery woodland area, where staff use the environment well to teach about number, habitats, materials, and weather.

Parent Reviews of Pool House Under 5's Nursery

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Inspection history

Date: November 2009

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • February 2020Good
  • November 2014Good
  • November 2009Good

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