Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School

About this day nursery

Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School, established in 1992, provides childcare for children aged 2 to 4 years in a warm, purposeful, and nurturing environment. Located in Selby, North Yorkshire, this setting operates year-round from 09:00 to 15:15, Monday to Friday.

The pre-school consistently fosters a culture where every child is valued and supported to achieve their best, with a "Good" overall Ofsted rating as of December 2025. The dedicated leaders and staff are committed to high-quality education and care, ensuring a consistent approach to safeguarding and children's well-being.

Smart Start Wistow integrates outdoor learning into daily routines, making good use of the local community for activities like walks, park visits, and farm trips. Recent fundraising efforts have successfully enhanced the outdoor learning area, further supporting children's physical development.

The pre-school also provides targeted speech and language programmes in partnership with the local authority, benefiting all children, especially those with English as an additional language, by boosting their communication skills, confidence, and understanding. The pre-school ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make secure progress through early identification of needs and precise support from external professionals while working closely with families and other professionals, ultimately preparing children to be confident, curious, resilient, and well-prepared for school.

What it's like

All children experience a warm, purposeful and nurturing environment where they feel safe, valued and well cared for. Children show high levels of curiosity, enjoyment and confidence in their learning. Children flourish because their well-being and individuality sit at the heart of this pre-school, and are confident, curious, resilient and well prepared for their move to school.