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Sandcastle Nursery & Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
·19 Stourcliffe Avenue, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 3PU · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

About this day nursery

Sandcastle Nursery & Preschool Ltd, located in Bournemouth (BH6 3PU), is a well-established childcare setting registered in 2012, offering full-day care for children aged 0 to 4. As a childcare on non-domestic premises, it provides a nurturing environment where children benefit from a well-planned curriculum designed to capture their interests and build their knowledge systematically.

The nursery operates year-round, from 7:30 am to 6 pm on weekdays, ensuring consistent support for working families. With a strong focus on personal development, staff skillfully introduce new concepts, encouraging curiosity and extending children's understanding of the world.

Children at Sandcastle Nursery & Preschool Ltd are encouraged to explore and develop independence in their self-care skills and gross motor skills through varied outdoor activities. The 19 dedicated staff members, a majority holding level 3 qualifications, work to foster secure attachments and help children make strong progress across all areas of development.

The setting also provides government-funded childcare, demonstrating its commitment to accessible early years education.

What it's like

Children at this early years setting benefit from a good provision. They engage with a well-planned curriculum that sparks their curiosity, helping them build knowledge and make strong progress across all areas of development. With secure attachments to staff, children feel confident to explore and participate in new experiences, developing independence and pride in their achievements.

Well-planned curriculumStrong role modelsGood communicationPhysical development

Key facts

Opening hours

open each weekday, throughout the year, from 7.30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sandcastle Nursery & Preschool

Last inspected 9 September 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children at this early years setting benefit from a good provision. They engage with a well-planned curriculum that sparks their curiosity, helping them build knowledge and make strong progress across all areas of development. With secure attachments to staff, children feel confident to explore and participate in new experiences, developing independence and pride in their achievements.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from a well-planned curriculum that captures their interests and builds their knowledge in a clear sequence.
  • Staff provide purposeful experiences that help children to recall what they know and connect this securely to new learning.
  • Children demonstrate secure attachments with staff, giving them confidence to explore and take part in new experiences.
  • Children make strong progress in their physical development.
  • Staff are excellent communicators and strong role models for language.
  • Staff feel well supported by leaders and managers, who foster a reflective culture.
  • Staff act as excellent role models and demonstrate respectful relationships in all their interactions.
  • Staff build strong partnerships with families from the start, gathering detailed knowledge about each child's development, needs and routines.

Areas to develop

  • 1Support staff to take into account what they want children to learn during activities more precisely so that their interactions consistently extend children's knowledge and skills.
Inspection #10399727 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children make strong progress in their physical development. Staff plan the outdoor environment to offer varied opportunities for children to strengthen their gross motor skills. Younger children explore different spaces and levels, while older children practise climbing and develop confidence in their abilities.

EAL / language support

Staff support children's language development by introducing new vocabulary in engaging ways, revisiting familiar stories and songs, and encouraging babies to join in with actions and repeat key words. Older children are given choices about sharing stories with staff, ensuring their voices and opinions are valued and fostering confidence in spoken language from an early age.

Inspection history

Date: October 2012

  • September 2025Good
  • December 2019Good
  • February 2016Good
  • October 2012Requires improvement

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