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Sutton-on-Sea Sandcastles Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
·St Clements Church Hall, Church Lane, SUTTON-ON-SEA, LN12 2JB · Lincolnshire
Number of places
18 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Lincolnshire

About this day nursery

Sutton-on-Sea Sandcastles Preschool, located in St. Clements Church Hall, offers early years education for children aged 2-4 years old, operating during term-time from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 12 pm. The preschool provides 15-hour sessions weekly, aligning with the 38 weeks of term-time, totaling 570 education hours annually.

While primarily catering to funded children, the preschool also accommodates non-funded children with a session fee. They emphasise an inclusive admissions policy, welcoming families from all community sections and ensuring accessibility for children and parents with additional needs.

The preschool monitors gender and ethnic backgrounds to ensure diversity and offers information in various accessible formats. Sutton-on-Sea Sandcastles Preschool aims to be flexible with attendance and offers payment plans for families facing financial difficulties, treating all financial matters with sensitivity and confidentiality.

The preschool was graded 'GOOD' by Ofsted in June 2023.

What it's like

Children are greeted warmly by staff, who offer support and encouragement, especially to newcomers, helping them settle and become independent. The curriculum focuses on communication and language skills, with staff supporting children's understanding of changes in routine and using Makaton sign language. Children develop positive relationships, learning to share and cooperate through staff interactions.

Term-time onlyAccepts funded childrenInclusive admissionsFlexible attendancePayment plans

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged per three-hour session for children who are not eligible for funding. A late pick-up fine is charged hourly if a child is collected more than fifteen minutes after their session has finished.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Late pick-up fee starts 15 minutes after the session has finished.
  • Late fee is charged for every part or full hour after the session ends.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday-Friday 9am-12pm, term time only, 38 weeks per year

Age range

2-4 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sutton-on-Sea Sandcastles Preschool

Last inspected 24 June 2025 · Hayley Ruane

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are greeted warmly by staff, who offer support and encouragement, especially to newcomers, helping them settle and become independent. The curriculum focuses on communication and language skills, with staff supporting children's understanding of changes in routine and using Makaton sign language. Children develop positive relationships, learning to share and cooperate through staff interactions.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are greeted warmly by staff on their arrival to the pre-school.
  • Staff work closely in partnership with other professionals to meet children's individual needs.
  • Children's understanding of feelings and emotions is supported well by staff.
  • The provider supports staff to build on their professional development.
  • The provider invites teachers from the schools children will attend, to see and interact with the children prior to them moving on to school.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's teaching to focus on how to support children's individual learning
  • 2support staff during planned activities to take account of the learning needs of the younger children more precisely.
Inspection #10398873 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported to understand changes in the daily routine. This includes staff showing children objects, such as nappies, before changing them. Additionally, children observe staff using Makaton sign language alongside the words they use, supporting their understanding of what is being communicated.

Outdoor space

The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider outdoors. Staff help children understand how to share, using words such as 'your turn,' when children use a swing in the garden.

Inspection history

Date: January 2013

  • June 2025Good
  • November 2019Good
  • January 2016Good
  • January 2013Requires improvement

Frequently asked about Sutton-on-Sea Sandcastles Preschool

About the setting

Sutton-on-Sea Sandcastles Preschool registered in 2012 and is situated in Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff, three of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, during term time, with sessions from 8.45am until 1pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY449355
Registered person
Millward, Jacqueline
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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