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St Mary's Nursery, Camberley

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Apr 2024)
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3.8(13 parent reviews)
·Watchett's Recreation Ground, Park Road, Camberley, GU15 2SR · Surrey
Number of places
40 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

St Mary's Nursery in Camberley, Surrey, provides an outstanding early years experience for children aged 2 to 4 years. The nursery, which re-registered in 2018, operates during term time from 8:45 am to 2:45 pm, offering a stimulating and inspiring learning environment where children thrive and make excellent progress.

Staff are highly skilled at creating engaging activities tailored to individual needs, fostering children's problem-solving skills, independence, and respect for one another. The nursery's spacious outdoor area encourages exploration and physical development, with opportunities for climbing, building, and nature discovery.

The setting places a strong emphasis on child-led play, ensuring activities are planned around children's interests and expertly extended by staff. The diverse community is celebrated, with opportunities for children to learn about different cultures and engage with local community members.

The nursery also excels in supporting children with English as an additional language and special educational needs and/or disabilities, working tirelessly with families to provide tailored support and secure additional funding where needed. This commitment to inclusive, high-quality education and a nurturing atmosphere makes St Mary's Nursery a truly exceptional setting.

What it's like

Children thoroughly enjoy themselves exploring their inspiring learning environment. Staff consider carefully what children need to learn next and create engaging activities to help children make excellent progress with a wide range of skills. Children show exceptional levels of respect for one another and the staff. They play collaboratively, helping each other to push trailers of items around the garden.

Inspiring learningChild-led playOutdoor explorationExceptional supportCultural celebration

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday during term time, from 8.45am to 2.45pm.

Term time / All Year

Term_time_only

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Mary's Nursery, Camberley

Last inspected 24 April 2024

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children thoroughly enjoy themselves exploring their inspiring learning environment. Staff consider carefully what children need to learn next and create engaging activities to help children make excellent progress with a wide range of skills. Children show exceptional levels of respect for one another and the staff. They play collaboratively, helping each other to push trailers of items around the garden.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thoroughly enjoy themselves exploring their inspiring learning environment.
  • Staff consider carefully what children need to learn next and create engaging activities to help children make excellent progress.
  • Children show exceptional levels of respect for one another and the staff.
  • Children have outstanding opportunities to explore the natural world.
  • Staff place a strong focus on child-led play and planning around children's interests.
  • Staff, children and families have outstanding opportunities to celebrate the diverse cultures within their nursery community.
  • Staff design excellent programmes to help children with their transition to school.
  • The youngest children also develop high levels of independence.
Inspection #10335338 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is exemplary. Managers and staff work tirelessly to secure additional funding and specialist support, developing tailored communication strategies and working closely with families to ensure the highest levels of support.

Outdoor space

Children love to climb and learn how to navigate small risks around their spacious outdoor area. They paint walls with water and rollers and explore many real tools to construct and create as they play. Children have outstanding opportunities to explore the natural world, building their own pond and watching tadpoles, and going on bug hunts.

EAL / language support

Provision for children who speak English as an additional language is exemplary. Managers and staff work tirelessly to secure additional funding and specialist support, developing tailored communication strategies to ensure children learn English quickly and close any gaps in their learning.

Parent Reviews of St Mary's Nursery, Camberley

3.8
(13)
Karl Stone
2 months ago

Not the ideal setting for children. Multiple people seem to be leaving or kicked out of the nursery as they don't like to be challenged by parents. Even when parents know their children better.

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Ian Robson
10 years ago

A really welcoming, fun, friendly and relaxed environment to share your faith in God. My wife & I attend the 10:45 family service and am always welcomed with a lovely smile and a coffee! The songs are modern and the sermons easy to follow and really entertaining which we love. There's a child and youth club during the service so everyone can enjoy their Christian journey. I'd like to extend an invitation for everyone to come along - you'll love it!

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Read Bannister
8 years ago

Attended a children's birthday party in the upstairs function spaces. Was a bit hot up there owing to being summer, but was a perfect space to hold a party with separate room for food and another for games and entertainer. Free on site parking was a bonus.

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P F
3 years ago

Fantastic nursery. I have alot time for the staff and management, they have helped my daughter with her needs etc.

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Ali Hussain
2 years ago

Really bad experience, remove my daughter's place without any reason!

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2024

Date: March 2018

  • April 2024Outstanding
  • June 2018Good
  • March 2018Inadequate

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