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Scarning Pre-School # Scarning Pre-School Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Apr 2025) · Dereham Road, Dereham, NR19 2PW · Norfolk Number of places 40 places Age range 2–5 yrs Last inspected Apr 2025 Local authority Norfolk About - About - Ofsted - Inclusion - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Scarning Pre-School in Dereham, established in 2016, provides a welcoming atmosphere where a friendly management team and staff greet children as they arrive. The setting ensures individual daily needs are met through a secure drop-off routine and consistent information exchange with parents. With 19 staff members, 12 of whom hold Level 3 early years qualifications, including one with qualified teacher status, the pre-school is well-equipped to support children aged 2 to 11. Scarning Pre-School places a strong emphasis on outdoor play and learning, with children enjoying varied activities such as exploring tunnels, slides, ride-on toys, and the wooden water pump station. This focus helps children develop physical skills and problem-solving abilities. The pre-school also prioritises strong partnerships with parents and effective collaboration with professionals like speech and language therapists to ensure all children, including those with SEND, achieve their best possible outcomes and transition smoothly to their next stage of education. Staff demonstrate a good understanding of the curriculum, offering engaging, real-life learning opportunities like chick hatching and growing vegetables, sparking curiosity and wonder in the children. What it's like The friendly management team and staff welcome children as they excitedly enter the pre-school. A secure drop-off routine ensures information from parents is consistently exchanged, regardless of the time children arrive. Children love the continuous choice to access outdoor play and learning experiences. Outdoors, children confidently choose to explore tunnels, slides and use the ride-on toys, willingly taking turns to use their particular favourite with their peers. Good provision Outdoor play Parent partnership SEND support Effective transitions ## Key facts Opening hours The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during school term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. An out-of-school club is also available for children from the on-site school. This runs daily from 7.30am until 8.50am, and from 3.15pm until 5.15pm. Term time / All Year Term\_time\_only Established 2016 ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Scarning Pre-School Inspection date Apr 2025 Inspection no. 10380539 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50277381)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY500248) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=scarning-pre-school-nr19-2pw-ey500248) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Scarning Pre-School Last inspected 30 April 2025 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend The friendly management team and staff welcome children as they excitedly enter the pre-school. A secure drop-off routine ensures information from parents is consistently exchanged, regardless of the time children arrive. Children love the continuous choice to access outdoor play and learning experiences. Outdoors, children confidently choose to explore tunnels, slides and use the ride-on toys, willingly taking turns to use their particular favourite with their peers. Inspector highlights - The friendly management team and staff welcome children as they excitedly enter the pre-school. - A secure drop-off routine ensures information from parents is consistently exchanged, regardless of the time children arrive. - Children love the continuous choice to access outdoor play and learning experiences. - Staff have built an excellent relationship with the teachers at the school on-site. - The offer of a home visit and meticulous ongoing assessment processes that are in place, means those children who need extra support are swiftly identified. - Overall, teaching is good quality. Staff understand the curriculum and provide fun and engaging real-life learning opportunities, such as chick hatching, and growing their own fruit and vegetables. - Staff encourage children to be independent. - Across the nursery, children are becoming highly confident and capable communicators, using language in a variety of ways to express themselves. - Staff report excellent well-being. - The supportive management team provides endless opportunities for staff training and support. Areas to develop - 1 Provide consistent support for children to broaden their understanding of how to assess and manage risks for themselves. - 2 Support staff to consistently plan and implement activities with a sharp focus on children's next steps in learning to increase their engagement and to help them make even better progress. Inspection #10380539 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50277381) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision The management team has created a dedicated SEND team to provide expertise and support to children, parents and the rest of the staff team. Professionals who visit the nursery, such as speech and language therapists, work collaboratively with staff, to ensure children with SEND achieve their best possible outcomes and make a seamless transition to their next stage of education. Outdoor space Children love the continuous choice to access outdoor play and learning experiences. Outdoors, children confidently choose to explore tunnels, slides and use the ride-on toys, willingly taking turns to use their particular favourite with their peers. Children enjoy developing their problem-solving skills while playing with the wooden water pump station. The repetitive actions they use, develop their physical skills such as lifting, pushing, pulling and pouring. Children practise their pouring skills as they water flowers with the watering cans. Inspection history Date: June 2019 - April 2025 Good - June 2019 Good ## Frequently asked about Scarning Pre-School ### How does Scarning Pre-School support children with SEND? ### What do parents value about Scarning Pre-School? ### What stands out about the provision at Scarning Pre-School? ### When is Scarning Pre-School open? ## Nearby day nurseries in Dereham Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Scarning Pre-School. - [ Ofsted: Outstanding 0.4 mi ### Little Owls (Scarning) Scarning, Dereham · NR19 2LJ 4.9(36 reviews) ](/nursery/little-owls-scarning-nr19-2lj-ey551322) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.1 mi ### East Dereham Day Nursery Dereham · NR19 2EW 5.0(12 reviews) ](/nursery/east-dereham-day-nursery-nr19-2ew-ey403721) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.3 mi ### Little Footsteps of Dereham Dereham · NR20 3AE 4.8(43 reviews) ](/nursery/little-footsteps-of-dereham-nr20-3ae-ey440629) - [ Ofsted: Outstanding 1.5 mi ### Little Owls Day Nursery Dereham · NR19 1LR 4.9(50 reviews) ](/nursery/little-owls-day-nursery-nr19-1lr-ey365260) - [ Ofsted: Good 4.6 mi ### Rockinghorse Daycare Dereham · NR20 3PJ ](/nursery/rockinghorse-daycare-nr20-3pj-ey371024) - [ Ofsted: Good 5.0 mi ### Little Footsteps Of Mattishall Dereham · NR20 3AA 4.6(10 reviews) ](/nursery/little-footsteps-of-mattishall-nr20-3aa-2507754) [See all nurseries in Dereham →](/search?q=Dereham) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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