Session types
wrap-around care, preschool, after-school club, holiday care
Woodcroft Pre School and Wrap around care
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2023)
Number of places
60 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2023
Local authority
Hampshire
About this early years setting
Woodcroft Pre School & Wrap Around Care, established in 1995 as Rascals Pre School, has evolved to provide high-quality childcare services in the Hampshire area. Operating as an independent charity, the nursery is based at Woodcroft Primary School, fostering a close working relationship to ensure optimal outcomes for children.
Catering to ages 3 months to 5 years for preschool and wrap-around care, they also offer holiday childcare and an after-school club for children up to 12 years old. The nursery prioritises a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment, where each child is valued and supported.
Their approach integrates the Thrive Therapeutic Approach, focusing on emotional well-being and understanding behaviour as communication. They also incorporate key elements of the Curiosity Approach, encouraging exploration, investigation, and imaginative play with open-ended, natural resources.
Woodcroft emphasises strong partnerships with families, aiming to help every child feel happy, confident, curious, and prepared for their future steps.
Our ethos
At Woodcroft Pre School & Wrap Around Care, we strive to deliver a high standard of care, and we provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment where every child is valued, understood, and supported to thrive. Our preschool and wraparound care is thoughtfully designed to meet the emotional, social, and developmental needs of young children, helping them build strong foundations for life. We follow the Thrive Therapeutic Approach, placing children’s emotional wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. Alongside this, we embrace key elements of the Curiosity Approach, encouraging children to explore, investigate, and make sense of the world in their own unique way.
What it's like
Children develop positive attachments with staff. The caring and dedicated staff ensure that every child is nurtured, and their individual needs are met. Children and babies demonstrate a love of books and stories. This is supported by enthusiastic staff who use different voices to promote their engagement. Children gain a good awareness of healthy living. For instance, they learn about good oral health and understand the importance of brushing their teeth. Children follow good hygiene practices and staff talk to them about healthy eating.
Charity-runThrive Therapeutic ApproachCuriosity ApproachWrap-around care
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Opening hours
Mon - Fri 7:30am-18:00pm
Age range
3 months to 12 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Woodcroft Pre School and Wrap around care
Last inspected 26 April 2023
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 develop positive attachments with staff. The caring and dedicated staff ensure that every child is nurtured, and their individual needs are met. Children and babies demonstrate a love of books and stories. This is supported by enthusiastic staff who use different voices to promote their engagement. Children gain a good awareness of healthy living. For instance, they learn about good oral health and understand the importance of brushing their teeth. Children follow good hygiene practices and staff talk to them about healthy eating.
Inspector highlights
- The support in place for children with SEND is excellent.
- They provide children with resources that support their individual care and learning needs. As a result, children make progress.
- Children receive plenty of physical exercise and fresh air and form positive friendships.
- The key-person system works well.
- The premises are safe and suitable. Leaders ensure that staff keep their child protection knowledge up to date.
Areas to develop
- 1improve teaching to ensure staff continuously support children who speak English as an additional language
- 2review and improve the organisation of changes in routine to ensure all children are engaged and understand what is expected of them during these times.
Inspection #10280698 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents report that in-depth daily communication means they always know about their child's day at pre-school.
They appreciate the support that the leaders and staff give to them as a family.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Caring and dedicated staff work closely with outside agencies and parents to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps children to feel safe and secure, meaning they settle well. The support in place for children with SEND is excellent. Leaders are relentless in their pursuit of removing barriers to learning. Links with external professionals are robust. Children with SEND flourish and make good progress. The manager and staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
All children have opportunities to play outside every day and are supported to access the outside. Funding is used to provide the children with wet weather clothing. Children receive plenty of physical exercise and fresh air and form positive friendships. They enjoy working together to walk along and balance on the logs; they help each other holding hands as they step to the next log. This supports children's physical development. Staff teach the children about how to keep themselves safe while playing outdoors.
Google Reviews of Woodcroft Pre School and Wrap around care
4.0
(12 Google reviews)
Emerald Green
a year ago
Do not send your child to this nursery! The staff are incompetent, inept and uncaring. In particularly the managers of the place. Your child will be left all day, just walking around aimlessly. They DO NOT care about your children. Your children will not be cared for in this setting. Trusted source.
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stephanie saunders
3 years ago
My daughter loved going to the breakfast club before school, but for some reason they thought it was acceptable to charge me more than other parents. Management and accounts were rude and unprofessional especially when it came to invoices being wrong. Always had to chase invoices and payments always late due to problems with them
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Emma Lindsay
3 years ago
Staff are so welcoming and caring. Love the ethos of the nursery and the approach they use.
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Kaila Whithers
3 weeks ago
My little boy has attended this nursery since he was 15 months old. All of the staff are absolutely incredible, nothing is too much to ask. The management team are fantastic, I suffered with mental health and they supported me through this and helped my little boy settle in so well. Nothing is ever too much to ask! Every day when I go and collect him, he is always so happy playing, his key carer is fab and looks after him so well! All of the children are always busy learning and playing. I will recommend this nursery for years to come as they are such a huge part of my life!
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Tom southall
3 weeks ago
My boy has been going here since he was a baby and now goes to holiday club and after school club! The staff are all amazing with him and he loves going here!! Would highly recommend this place :)
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Inspection history
Date: July 2011
- April 2023Good
- September 2017Outstanding
- October 2015Outstanding
- July 2011Outstanding
Frequently asked about Woodcroft Pre School and Wrap around care
About the setting
Woodcroft Pre-School and Wrap Around Care registered in 2006. The pre-school is situated in Woodcroft Primary School in Waterlooville, Hampshire. The pre-school is open all year from 7.30am to 6pm. The setting also provides breakfast and an after-school club. There are 14 staff, 11 of whom hold level 3 or above childcare qualifications. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of early years education for children aged two, three and four years.
- URN
- EY339593
- Registered person
- Woodcroft Pre-School And Wrap Around Care
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Outstanding
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