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Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School # Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Strong standard · Wistow Jubilee Hall, Jubilee Road, Selby, YO8 3YP · North Yorkshire Number of places 15 places Age range 2–4 yrs Last inspected Dec 2025 Local authority North Yorkshire About - About - Ofsted - Inclusion - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## 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. Nurturing environment Strong relationships Outdoor learning Inclusive practice Speech & language support School readiness ## Key facts Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 09:00 - 15:15 Term time / All Year All\_year Established 1992 Ofsted Inspection — new report card ### Strong standard Last inspected Dec 2025 Headline: Strong standard Grade summary Exceptional — Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention — Urgent improvement — Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up. Category grades Achievement Expected standard Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Strong standard Children's welfare and wellbeing Strong standard Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Inclusion Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Age range 2 to 4 Registers Early Years Register Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School Last inspected 8 December 2025 What it's like to attend 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. Inspector highlights - Behaviour across the pre-school is consistently calm, cooperative and positive. - Strong, trusting relationships support children's sense of security. - Children's well-being is supported extremely well across the pre-school. - Children are supported well to understand how to keep themselves healthy and safe and benefit from daily opportunities to be active outdoors in the fresh air. - Leaders consistently promote a consistent culture of inclusion where every child is valued and supported to make the best possible progress. - Parents are highly positive about the pre-school and describe it as a small, home-from-home community setting where children receive high-quality care and education. Areas to develop - 1 Leaders should further refine systems to ensure all staff know their key children's next steps, ensuring learning is well tailored to individual starting points, needs and stages of development. Inspection #10117716 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50294944) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School Inspection date Dec 2025 Inspection no. 10117716 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50294944)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/400317) 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 Wistow Jubilee Hall, Jubilee Road, Selby, YO8 3YP [© 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#/-1.09785/53.81479/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near Selby - [Day nurseries in Selby](/search?q=Selby) - [Day nurseries in Yorkshire and The Humber](/search?q=Yorkshire+and+The+Humber) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=smart-start-wistow-community-pre-school-yo8-3yp-400317) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Leaders consistently involve external professionals, such as the local authority specialist team, to help develop and review support plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND make secure progress from their individual starting points because additional support is identified quickly and matched precisely to their needs. This enables all children to access learning fully and achieve well alongside their peers. Outdoor space Children benefit from daily opportunities to be active outdoors in the fresh air. Leaders make good use of the local community to complement the curriculum. They have successfully raised money through fundraising activities to create an improved outdoor learning area, further supporting children's physical development. EAL / language support The pre-school delivers a targeted speech and language programme in partnership with the local authority, which helps all children, particularly those who speak English as an additional language, to develop their communication, confidence and understanding. Inspection history Date: October 2009 The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good ). We're re-checking it against the original report. - March 2020 Good - March 2014 Outstanding - October 2009 Good ## Frequently asked about Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School ### What ages of children does Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School look after? ### What is the pre-school working on developing? ### How does the pre-school support children with SEND? ### How is support provided for children learning English as an additional language? ## Nearby day nurseries in Selby Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Smart Start Wistow Community Pre School. - [ Ofsted: Good 0.4 mi ### Maisy Moos Selby · YO8 3UZ ](/nursery/maisy-moos-yo8-3uz-ey556578) - [ Ofsted: Good 2.4 mi ### Sparkles Day Nursery Selby · YO8 4EA ](/nursery/sparkles-day-nursery-yo8-4ea-2718092) - [ Ofsted: Good 3.1 mi ### Boo Boo's Day Nursery Selby · YO8 8AW ](/nursery/boo-boo-s-day-nursery-yo8-8aw-2590843) - [ Ofsted: Good 3.1 mi ### Thorpe Willoughby Childcare Centre Selby · YO8 9NX ](/nursery/thorpe-willoughby-childcare-centre-yo8-9nx-400302) - [ Ofsted: Good 3.3 mi ### Brightstart Day Nursery Selby · YO8 8AT ](/nursery/brightstart-day-nursery-yo8-8at-ey346144) - [ Ofsted: Good 3.4 mi ### Mill House Nursery Escrick York · YO19 6FD 5.0(6 reviews) ](/nursery/mill-house-nursery-escrick-ltd-yo19-6fd-2715465) [See all nurseries in Selby →](/search?q=Selby) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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