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The Old Windsor Day Nursery and Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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4.7(6 parent reviews) ·St Lukes Road, Windsor, SL4 2QJ · Windsor and Maidenhead
Number of places
70 places
Age range
—
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead

About this day nursery

The Old Windsor Day Nursery and Pre-School provides a welcoming and enriching environment for young children, having received a "Good" rating from Ofsted in March 2023. The nursery focuses on learning through play within its bright and spacious rooms.

Children can explore a diverse range of activities, including a large adventure garden equipped with a sandpit, wooden play structures, and a mud kitchen, which encourages outdoor exploration and imaginative play. Additionally, there is an ICT suite where children can engage with digital learning resources tailored to their age, supporting early years development and school readiness.

The nursery greatly values strong partnerships with parents, offering daily updates and photographs to keep them informed about their child's activities and routine. The facilities at Old Windsor Day Nursery and Pre-School include a dedicated sensory room, designed to stimulate a child's senses through various sounds, visuals, tactile experiences, and aromas, promoting both development and relaxation.

For convenience and security, the nursery provides on-site parking and has CCTV installed throughout the premises for the safety of children and staff.

Our ethos

The nursery focuses on learning through play, encouraging outdoor exploration and imaginative play. They also support early years development and school readiness through an ICT suite and aim to stimulate senses through a sensory room. They value strong partnerships with parents, keeping them informed with daily updates and photographs.

What it's like

Children are happy and feel safe and secure in this inclusive nursery due to the warm, caring attitude of the staff. They show increasing independence in self-care skills and behave well. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.

Good Ofsted ratingAdventure garden with mud kitchenICT suiteSensory roomOn-site parkingParent partnerships

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday – Friday: 07.30 – 18.00

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Old Windsor Day Nursery and Pre-School

Last inspected 20 March 2023 · Kelly Lane

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 are happy and feel safe and secure in this inclusive nursery due to the warm, caring attitude of the staff. They show increasing independence in self-care skills and behave well. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and the newly appointed manager have a strong vision for the nursery and have made positive changes, giving staff more autonomy and focusing on children's personal, social and emotional development.
  • Staff develop children's communication and vocabulary, enabling them to explain complex concepts.
  • Children learn the importance of a healthy lifestyle from a young age, with close collaboration between the chef, staff, children, and parents.
  • Children behave well and staff support them to understand different emotions.
  • Leaders and staff provide very good support for children with SEND, ensuring access to relevant agencies and precise planning for their next steps.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop staff teaching skills in group activities to support quieter children
  • 2improve planning for story times to maximise the learning opportunities for all children.
Inspection #10276600 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

New parents say that the settling-in session really helps them get to know their child's key person.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their learning. Children with SEND are supported very well. Leaders and staff work hard to ensure that children and their families have access to relevant support agencies. They communicate frequently with parents and work hard to support children. This helps staff precisely plan children's next steps. Consequently, they make good progress in their learning and development.

Outdoor space

Babies have daily access to the garden, where they learn to climb and safely explore the outdoors. Older children are physically active; they run in the garden with their friends and paint with brushes on the fences using water. Children become confident in physical activity.

Parent Reviews of The Old Windsor Day Nursery and Pre-School

4.7
(6)
Nikko Samante
4 months ago

The nursery provides a caring and well-structured environment for children. The staff are attentive, friendly, and clearly focused on supporting development through thoughtful activities. Communication is consistent and informative, and it’s clear that children are well supported throughout the day. Overall, it’s a welcoming setting that prioritises care, learning, and wellbeing.

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Household Account
3 years ago

We’ve delayed reviewing in the hopes things would improve however our experience hasn’t been great. Our toddler has been here for about 11 months. While credit is due to the lovely women working in the classes on a day to day basis, we’ve struggled greatly with reliability and a consistent, reasonable application of the wellbeing policy in toddlers moving through huge physical developments. Regular phone calls requiring our child to be collected for raised temperatures that have failed to match the three different thermometers we own (calibrated with our GP) has certainly affected our trust in the administration. The continual stress of attempting to perform work duties while waiting for the phone to ring makes the considerable cost of daycare somewhat void. A disappointing experience but certainly not an unfamiliar story with parents managing unreliable daycare services.

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Kate Atkinson
4 years ago

The most wonderful nursery. Highly recommend the team. My child felt like she had 2 familes.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2017

  • March 2023Good
  • July 2017Good

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