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Tadpoles Community Pre-School # Tadpoles Community Pre-School Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Sept 2025) · 5.0 (2 parent reviews) · c/o Frogmore Infants School, Green Lane, Camberley, GU17 0NY · Hampshire Number of places 50 places Age range 2–4 yrs Last inspected Sept 2025 Local authority Hampshire About - About - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Tadpoles Community Pre-School, located in Camberley, Surrey, operates from a purpose-built setting on the grounds of Frogmore Infant School. Registered in 2000, it provides full-day care for children aged 2 to 4, with a total of 50 places and 52 children currently on roll. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday, term time only, from 8 am to 3:30 pm. All staff are highly qualified, holding relevant early years qualifications from level 3 to level 6. The setting prides itself on fostering warm, trusting relationships, ensuring children settle happily and confidently. Leaders are committed to an inclusive curriculum with ambitious expectations for every child, including those receiving additional funding and children with SEND, ensuring that all children make good progress from their individual starting points. Children enjoy a stimulating outdoor area, engaging in activities like bug hunts and tending to their allotment, cultivating curiosity and social skills. What it's like Staff build warm, trusting relationships with children, leading to children arriving happily and settling with confidence. Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the outdoor area and access a broad range of learning experiences. All children make good progress in their learning from their starting points, supported by a sensitive settling-in process and excellent behaviour guidance, which helps them become kind and form positive friendships. Warm relationships Stimulating activities Inclusive curriculum Strong parent partnerships Outdoor learning Good progress ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, term time only, from 8am to 3.30pm Term time / All Year Term\_time\_only Established 2000 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Tadpoles Community Pre-School Last inspected 22 September 2025 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Staff build warm, trusting relationships with children, leading to children arriving happily and settling with confidence. Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the outdoor area and access a broad range of learning experiences. All children make good progress in their learning from their starting points, supported by a sensitive settling-in process and excellent behaviour guidance, which helps them become kind and form positive friendships. Inspector highlights - Staff build warm, trusting relationships with children, helping them to settle with confidence. - A good range of stimulating indoor and outdoor activities sparks children's curiosity and engagement. - Leaders place inclusion at the heart of the curriculum and set ambitious expectations for every child. - All children make good progress in their learning from their starting points. - Staff implement a sensitive settling-in process, including home visits, to meet children's individual needs. - Children's behaviour is very good, demonstrating kindness, positive friendships, and adherence to routines. - The curriculum is well-sequenced and ambitious, building progressively on what children already know and can do. - Partnerships with parents are a strength, with open communication, regular updates on progress, and collaborative discussions. - The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture. - Staff foster a language-rich environment where conversation, songs and storytelling are central to daily routines. Areas to develop - 1 Enhance the quality of teaching to ensure that quieter and less-confident children have more opportunities to develop their communication skills and express their ideas during group activities. - 2 Build on existing professional development opportunities to support staff to consistently extend children's learning during their interactions. Inspection #10407968 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50290654) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Tadpoles Community Pre-School Inspection date Sept 2025 Inspection no. 10407968 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50290654)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/509532) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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Staff identify additional needs promptly and implement advice from external professionals effectively. They adapt the curriculum and learning environment to ensure that all children with SEND can access learning confidently alongside their peers. Leaders use additional funding meaningfully to further enhance the provision. Outdoor space Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the outdoor area and can access a broad range of learning experiences. The outdoor environment is thoughtfully set up to provide an immersive extension of the indoor curriculum. Children work together collaboratively as they build obstacle courses and learn to take safe, measured risks. They show immense pride in their allotment area, where they grow fruit and vegetables. ## Parent Reviews of Tadpoles Community Pre-School 5.0 (2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJiRjVtwL5ZQxclS7fpooqMkPWt8SMwDOGpxoT7hknEWryMXQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Ruth Harvey 9 years ago Excellent pre school, amazing staff mu boys love it there. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNnejc2X1ZBEAE!2m1!1s0x48742a96b7506e51:0x2b8d8c62800142d5) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXE1qA1WqnNWYA8d95AOWSC_2AoGbDuUHa3L_9DmOQ0SrqKErw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Pruteanu Anna a month ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tSNVNEaG5kelZxVEV0NmVISkNVamxxTVVzM2VHYxAB!2m1!1s0x48742a96b7506e51:0x2b8d8c62800142d5) Reviews from Google for Tadpoles Community Pre-School. 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