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St Thomas Children's Centre CIO

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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4.8(10 parent reviews) ·St. Thomas Children Centre, Wyberton Low Road, BOSTON, PE21 7RZ · Lincolnshire
Number of places
132 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Lincolnshire

About this day nursery

St Thomas Children's Centre CIO in Boston, PE21 7RZ, offers a variety of childcare services including a preschool, breakfast club, kid's club, and holiday club. Parents can register their interest for any of these programmes through an online form.

The centre communicates regularly through its Facebook page, providing updates on daily operations, upcoming events, and community initiatives, such as dental pop-up clinics and childcare surveys. They also share information on local classes like 'Happy Little Hands' which offer movement, story-telling, and sensory play.

Although the website mentions a welcome pack and parent/carer contract, specific details on curriculum or ethos are not explicitly stated on the main page. The centre appears to be community-focused, engaging with local services and promoting educational and health-related activities for families.

What it's like

Children enter the warm and welcoming setting with ease, demonstrating a strong sense of belonging. They quickly join their friends in play and spend lots of time exploring the wide range of activities on offer. Children move freely between the indoor and outdoor environments, practising self-care skills and developing early language.

PreschoolBreakfast ClubKid's ClubHoliday ClubCommunity-focused

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged per child for each class, with a reduced rate available for siblings.

Good to know

  • A discounted rate is available for siblings.

Key facts

Opening hours

Holiday Club: 7.45am – 6.00pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Thomas Children's Centre CIO

Last inspected 11 July 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children enter the warm and welcoming setting with ease, demonstrating a strong sense of belonging. They quickly join their friends in play and spend lots of time exploring the wide range of activities on offer. Children move freely between the indoor and outdoor environments, practising self-care skills and developing early language.

Inspector highlights

  • Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and quickly join their friends in play.
  • Children benefit from a well-planned curriculum with activities thoughtfully planned around their interests.
  • Children are exceptionally kind and caring, learning to look after each other and living things.
  • The setting is inclusive, and all children are taught a new sign language sign each week to communicate with their friends.
  • Leaders have high expectations for all children and have designed a curriculum with a strong focus on communication and language development.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure all staff are clear about what they want children to learn from planned activities and do not give children too much information at once
  • 2review the organisation of group-time activities to ensure children are able to maintain their focus and concentration.
Inspection #10394813 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo) is highly effective and ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have clear targets for what they need to learn next. Leaders use funding well to provide targeted support and staff are highly skilled, working closely with a range of professionals to help children with any delays to their development.

Outdoor space

Children move freely between the indoor and outdoor environments. Enjoying the sunshine, they practise their self-care skills as they put on their hats and sun cream independently. Staff set up the indoor and outdoor environments well to support children's learning.

Parent Reviews of St Thomas Children's Centre CIO

4.8
(10)
Mary Walsh
7 years ago

The staff are so lovely and super helpful. The facilities are clean and tidy and are so much fun for the kids. My little boy loved it here, and adored the ladies he met and grew to love, a real little family feel here.

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Alina Burlac
4 years ago

my child Elisei, go to this kindergarten I am very satisfied, the teachers are very kind and with a smile on their face Thank you for your care!

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David Rogan
2 years ago

This school is amazing I can't believe how amazing and generous they are

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Inspection history

Date: September 2019

  • July 2025Good
  • September 2019Good

Frequently asked about St Thomas Children's Centre CIO

About the setting

St Thomas Children's Centre CIO re-registered in 2017 and is based on the school site of St Thomas' CE Primary School in Boston, Lincolnshire. The provision employs 17 members of childcare staff, with various qualifications. The provision opens from Monday to Friday during term time, from 7.45am until 6pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY545547
Registered person
St Thomas' Children's Centre CIO
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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