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Tenderlinks Day Nursery - Elstead

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
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5.0(6 parent reviews) ·The Pavilion, Beacon View Road, Elstead, GU8 6DU · Surrey
Number of places
32 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 20 March 2024, rated the nursery as 'Good'. The curriculum is ambitious and implemented effectively both indoors and outdoors, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress.

The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) collaborates closely with parents, staff, and other agencies to ensure children's individual needs are met swiftly. Outdoor learning is a significant part of the curriculum; children enjoy outings to a nature reserve where they learn about animals, build dens with natural materials, and engage in imaginative play with rainwater puddles.

Indoors, staff create a language-rich environment, using various activities and events to build vocabulary and inspire children to retell stories. Children who may be behind in their development quickly catch up, benefiting from the skilful interactions of staff.

The recently employed manager has been instrumental in enhancing the nursery's quality, particularly in child safety and curriculum development, fostering a positive environment where children are happy, active, and increasingly independent.

Our ethos

At Tenderlinks Elstead, we embrace the Curiosity Approach and are

What it's like

Children's learning is enhanced through the skilful interaction of staff. The curriculum is ambitious for all children, both indoors and outdoors. Children who are behind in their development when they start at the nursery quickly catch up. Children are happy, active learners who thoroughly enjoy being at the nursery.

Curiosity ApproachNatural PlaySpecialist SessionsOutdoor Learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

Standard Rate Fees include breakfast, lunch, tea, milk, and snacks

Opening hours

7:30AM to 5:30PM

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

full day

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Tenderlinks Day Nursery - Elstead

Last inspected 20 March 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children's learning is enhanced through the skilful interaction of staff. The curriculum is ambitious for all children, both indoors and outdoors. Children who are behind in their development when they start at the nursery quickly catch up. Children are happy, active learners who thoroughly enjoy being at the nursery.

Inspector highlights

  • The recently employed manager has been instrumental in improving the quality of the nursery, including children's safety and the quality of the curriculum.
  • All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language make good progress.
  • Staff skilfully use the choices that children make during their play to extend their learning.
  • Staff provide children with a language-rich learning environment.
  • Children develop the skills they need for the future, including independence.

Areas to develop

  • 1review and improve further the organisation of some small group activities so all children can participate at the same time with their own resources.
Inspection #10318073 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress. The special educational needs coordinator works well with parents, staff and other agencies to meet children's individual needs. Referrals are now made as swiftly as possible, so children receive any intervention they need from other agencies.

Outdoor space

The curriculum is ambitious for all children, both indoors and outdoors. During outings to a nature reserve, children learn about animals such as horses, use logs and sticks to build dens, and paddle in puddles of rainwater. The inspector observed how staff support children during indoor and outdoor activities and assessed the impact this has on their learning.

Parent Reviews of Tenderlinks Day Nursery - Elstead

5.0
(6)
Monika McDougall
8 months ago

Wonderful nursery with amazing staff. Highly recommend. Our child has developed amazingly at the nursery.

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Emma Williams
6 years ago

Rainbows is a fantastic nursery and preschool in the heart of Elstead village. Their recent Ofsted report shows how much work has gone into making it a fabulous place for the children that attend.

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Emily Saunders
a month ago

Tenderlinks Nursery has been an absolutely wonderful place for our children, Matilda and Georgie. From the very beginning, the staff made us feel welcome and reassured, and it’s clear that they genuinely care about every child in their care. The environment is warm, safe, and full of engaging activities that have really helped both Matilda and Georgie grow in confidence and curiosity. We’ve loved seeing how excited they are each day to go in, and how much they talk about what they’ve learned and the friends they’ve made. The team are attentive, nurturing, and incredibly professional. They take the time to understand each child as an individual, and it shows in how happy and settled our children are. Communication with parents is also excellent, which gives us real peace of mind. We couldn’t be happier with our experience at Tenderlinks Nursery and would wholeheartedly recommend it to any family looking for a caring and inspiring place for their children.

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Suzie Edmunds
a month ago

Tenderlink Elstead is a wonderful, happy, caring and nurturing nursery. We moved to the area in Oct 2025 and were so worried about our eldest having to move nurseries, but she so quickly became part of the Tenderlinks family and is thriving because of their care. They truly do listen to the children and their interests - as the Mum of a little girl who is obsessed with craft and fancy dress, I can see every day the fun she has and how they are lead by the interests of the children. There is so much extra to the nursery too - be it Suzie songtime sessions, football with coach paul or gardening in the outside area - she comes home happy and fulfilled. I've now got my 1 year old there too and she is also loving it. She settled in so quickly and I can see they are already getting to know the little human she is and what she loves. Highly recommend Tenderlinks for anyone looking to send their little one there.

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Inspection history

Date: October 2023

  • April 2024Good
  • March 2024Good
  • November 2023Inadequate
  • October 2023Inadequate

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