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Teddy's Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
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4.0(1 parent reviews) ·Freemantle Hall, 34 Somerset Road, Boscombe, BH7 6JJ · Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Number of places
65 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

About this day nursery

Teddy's Pre-School, located in Boscombe, operates from Freemantle Hall as a full day care setting. Registered in 2007, it caters to children aged 1 to 4 years during term time, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

The pre-school earned a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 26 September 2025, maintaining the same positive outcome from its previous inspection. With 32 children currently on roll and a capacity for 65, the setting prides itself on providing a nurturing and welcoming environment where children are excited to attend and separate easily from their parents, fostering strong, positive relationships with staff.

The pre-school places a strong emphasis on a child-led approach, with staff skilfully building on children's interests. They also focus on communication and language development through songs, stories, and signing, effectively supporting children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make progress.

The setting reflects on its practice, for example, by introducing a rolling lunch system to support children's independence and decision-making skills.

What it's like

Children arrive with excitement and separate from their parents with ease, feeling safe and secure in this nurturing and welcoming environment. Babies benefit from highly attentive staff who tune into their cues, offering sensory experiences that spark curiosity and extend language. Older children confidently explore well-planned risky play, knowing staff are close by to support and encourage them. Children laugh, giggle and share experiences with familiar adults, which shows the positive relationships they enjoy with staff.

Nurturing environmentChild-led learningStrong relationshipsGood independenceEffective communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4pm

Term time / All Year

Term_time_only

Established

2007

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Teddy's Pre-School

Last inspected 26 September 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive with excitement and separate from their parents with ease, feeling safe and secure in this nurturing and welcoming environment. Babies benefit from highly attentive staff who tune into their cues, offering sensory experiences that spark curiosity and extend language. Older children confidently explore well-planned risky play, knowing staff are close by to support and encourage them. Children laugh, giggle and share experiences with familiar adults, which shows the positive relationships they enjoy with staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive with excitement and separate from their parents with ease, feeling safe and secure in this nurturing and welcoming environment.
  • Staff know the children well, creating a child-led environment where children's interests guide learning, and they build on these skilfully.
  • Communication and language are a clear focus throughout the setting, with children enjoying songs, stories, and signing.
  • Families speak highly of the setting, valuing regular updates, approachable staff, and effective support.
  • Mathematics is embedded naturally into children's play, with staff introducing games and allowing children to explore and apply their learning independently.
  • Children behave well, responding positively to staff who model respectful behaviour and consistently remind them of expectations.
  • Children develop high levels of independence, with babies practising taking off their coats and older children learning to manage lunch boxes and zips.
  • The setting continually reflects on its practice to improve outcomes for children, such as reviewing mealtimes and introducing a rolling lunch system.

Areas to develop

  • 1Enhance staff practice in group activities to further extend children's critical thinking.
Inspection #10399547 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff effectively support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, adapting routines and activities to ensure every child can join in and make progress.

EAL / language support

Staff effectively support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, adapting routines and activities to ensure every child can join in and make progress.

Parent Reviews of Teddy's Pre-School

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Inspection history

Date: November 2010

  • September 2025Good
  • December 2019Good
  • April 2016Good
  • November 2010Good

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