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Ripley Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
·Ripley C of E Infant School, Wentworth Close, WOKING, GU23 6ED · Surrey
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Ripley Pre-School, established in 2003 and re-registered in 2012, operates from the former Ripley Church of England Primary School, offering childcare for children aged 2 to 4 years. Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm during term-time only, the pre-school received a Good rating at its latest Ofsted inspection on 5th February 2025.

Children are warmly welcomed by friendly and caring staff who understand their unique personalities, ensuring they feel happy and eager to participate in activities. New children receive ample support to settle at their own pace, fostering close relationships with staff whom they actively seek out to join in games.

The curriculum places a strong emphasis on promoting personal, social, and emotional development, helping children to make friends and enhance their well-being. Staff model kindness and good manners, which children readily mirror, demonstrating an understanding of how their behaviour impacts others.

Communication skills are supported through staff extending children's language and aiding pronunciation. Children are provided with daily opportunities for physical activity in the fresh air, encouraged to take managed risks as they balance on giant balls and kick footballs.

They also engage in activities such as birdwatching and making bird feeders, learning about the natural world around them.

What it's like

As children arrive, they are warmly welcomed by the friendly, caring staff, who understand each child's unique personality. Children are happy and eager to take part in activities. The children who are new to the pre-school receive lots of support and attention to help them settle at their own pace. Children build close relationships with staff and actively seek them out to join in their games.

Good Ofsted ratingWarm and caring staffFocus on personal developmentOutdoor play opportunitiesStrong parent partnershipsTerm-time only

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ripley Pre-School

Last inspected 5 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

As children arrive, they are warmly welcomed by the friendly, caring staff, who understand each child's unique personality. Children are happy and eager to take part in activities. The children who are new to the pre-school receive lots of support and attention to help them settle at their own pace. Children build close relationships with staff and actively seek them out to join in their games.

Inspector highlights

  • Management and staff are committed to providing good-quality childcare and providing every opportunity for all children to thrive.
  • Children form close bonds with staff, who know them well and provide cuddles and reassurance.
  • Staff place a high priority on developing children's confidence and independence, teaching them to put on outdoor clothing and manage personal care.
  • Children are provided daily opportunities to be physically active in the fresh air and take managed risks in their play.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, and parents report children are happy and settled.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to develop a more secure understanding of how to target activities to support the skills and knowledge children need to learn next.
Inspection #10338022 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say that their children are happy attending

parents comment on children's close relationships with staff and how well their children have settled in

Parents are pleased with the regular information they receive about their child's care and learning progress, and how they can consistently support their child's development at home

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Staff provide daily opportunities for children to be physically active in the fresh air. They encourage children to take managed risks in their play as they practise new skills, such as balancing on giant balls and kicking a football into the goal.

Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025

Date: July 2013

  • February 2025Good
  • February 2024Requires improvement
  • May 2018Good
  • July 2013Good

Frequently asked about Ripley Pre-School

About the setting

Ripley Pre-School originally registered in 2003 and re-registered in 2012. The preschool is located in the former Ripley Church of England Primary School, Ripley. It employs four members of staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school provides government funded early education places for children aged from two to four years.

URN
EY458470
Registered person
Ripley Pre-School
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Requires improvement

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