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Pumpkins Preschool # Pumpkins Preschool Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (May 2023) · Wraysbury Baptist Church, 12a High Street, STAINES-UPON-THAMES, TW19 5DB · Windsor and Maidenhead Number of places 22 places Age range 2–4 yrs Last inspected May 2023 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Pumpkins Preschool, established in 2013, operates from the community hall within Wraysbury Baptist Church in STAINES-UPON-THAMES. The preschool provides a welcoming and engaging environment for children aged two to four years old, with a total of 38 children on roll. The dedicated team of six staff members, four of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications, ensure that children are happy, settled, and actively involved in their self-chosen play, both indoors and outdoors. The preschool maintains a strong focus on fostering independence, critical thinking, and a love for learning through a rich variety of age-appropriate activities and innovative teaching methods. Staff are passionate about their roles, building warm and secure bonds with the children, and collaboratively working with parents to support each child's development. The setting also prioritises safeguarding, with robust procedures and ongoing training to ensure children's safety and well-being. What it's like Children are happy and settled in this welcoming pre-school. Staff provide many resources and age-appropriate activities for the children, indoors and outdoors. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning and are fully engaged in their self-chosen play. Staff are good role models and instil good manners, helping children to behave well and to be kind and caring towards each other. Welcoming environment Engaged children Dedicated staff Strong independence focus Critical thinking Effective safeguarding ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm Term time / All Year Term\_time\_only Established 2013 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Pumpkins Preschool Last inspected 25 May 2023 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Children are happy and settled in this welcoming pre-school. Staff provide many resources and age-appropriate activities for the children, indoors and outdoors. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning and are fully engaged in their self-chosen play. Staff are good role models and instil good manners, helping children to behave well and to be kind and caring towards each other. Inspector highlights - Children are happy and settled in this welcoming pre-school. Staff provide many resources and age-appropriate activities for the children, indoors and outdoors. - Staff are good role models and instil good manners. For example, they remind children to say 'please' and 'thank you', share resources and wait their turn. This helps children to behave well and to be kind and caring towards each other. - Staff have a clear vision of what they want children to learn and have implemented innovative teaching methods that cover a broad range of learning goals. - Overall, staff support children's independence skills well. - Staff are passionate about their role in caring for children and have warm and secure bonds with them. Children snuggle up to staff during story time and develop a love of books from an early age. - Staff plan an abundance of activities for the children that they know they will enjoy. They skilfully weave mathematical learning into this. - Overall, staff promote children's critical thinking effectively. - The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Areas to develop - 1 Improve support for less-experienced staff so that teaching is consistently good, particularly in promoting children's developing independence skills. - 2 Improve ways staff question children to ensure children have enough time to think and respond, so they can focus on the conversation taking place. Inspection #10285469 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50221492) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Pumpkins Preschool Inspection date May 2023 Inspection no. 10285469 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50221492)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY460579) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Phone not yet listed Wraysbury Baptist Church, 12a High Street, STAINES-UPON-THAMES, TW19 5DB [© Mapbox](https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps) [© OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/) [Improve this map](https://apps.mapbox.com/feedback/?owner=bettersearch&id=cmr0xkm3n001m01shcu7igkjr&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYmV0dGVyc2VhcmNoIiwiYSI6ImNtcjB4NzVvNDA0ZTkycHF5Z3g3aWNtZWcifQ.h8Ni35tijJSAoESKsGArhg#/-0.55462/51.457/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near STAINES-UPON-THAMES - [Day nurseries in STAINES-UPON-THAMES](/search?q=STAINES-UPON-THAMES) - [Day nurseries in South East](/search?q=South+East) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=pumpkins-preschool-tw19-5db-ey460579) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child Outdoor space Children enjoy participating in daily dancing sessions. They show utter enjoyment as they move their bodies to the music. Outdoors, children have fun as they play with their friends on the slide and in the construction area. This supports their physical and overall well-being successfully. Inspection history Date: October 2013 - May 2023 Good - October 2017 Good - October 2013 Good ## Frequently asked about Pumpkins Preschool ### What are the main strengths of Pumpkins Preschool? ### What are the opening hours at Pumpkins Preschool? ### How was Pumpkins Preschool rated by Ofsted? ### Is Pumpkins Preschool a day nursery or preschool? ## Nearby day nurseries in STAINES-UPON-THAMES Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Pumpkins Preschool. - [ Ofsted: Good 1.4 mi ### The Old Windsor Day Nursery and Pre-School Windsor · SL4 2QJ 4.7(6 reviews) ](/nursery/the-old-windsor-day-nursery-and-pre-school-sl4-2qj-ey479508) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.5 mi ### Windsor Montessori House Of Children Windsor · SL4 2RQ ](/nursery/windsor-montessori-house-of-children-sl4-2rq-ey492631) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.7 mi ### Bizz Kidz Day Nursery Egham · TW20 9BP 4.3(23 reviews) ](/nursery/bizz-kidz-day-nursery-tw20-9bp-ey441124) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.7 mi ### Busy Bees at Egham Egham · TW20 9HF 5.0(20 reviews) ](/nursery/the-egham-nursery-and-pre-school-tw20-9hf-ey496179) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.7 mi ### Mini Munchkins Montessori Slough · SL3 9HJ ](/nursery/mini-munchkins-montessori-sl3-9hj-2711957) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.7 mi ### Playbox Nursery Egham · TW20 9HR ](/nursery/playbox-st-johns-pre-school-nursery-tw20-9hl-ey544116) [See all nurseries in STAINES-UPON-THAMES →](/search?q=STAINES-UPON-THAMES) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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