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Woodlands (CIO)

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·42 Lavenham Way, Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ · Suffolk
Number of places
32 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Suffolk

About this day nursery

Woodlands (CIO) is a preschool located in Stowmarket, offering early education and care for children aged 9 months to 4 years. The setting is open 51 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm.

Woodlands is committed to inclusivity, welcoming children from all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, religions, and abilities. They also cater to children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), working closely with parents and external professionals to ensure individual needs are met.

The preschool provides hot meals upon request, accommodating allergies and dietary requirements for an additional fee. Woodlands also offers wrap-around childcare for the adjacent school, including dropping off and collecting children.

Admissions are managed fairly and consistently, aligning with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Suffolk County Council guidelines. Priority for places is given to existing attendees, siblings, those eligible for funded early education, and Looked After Children or those with additional needs.

The application process involves completing an online form and providing relevant documentation, with places confirmed in writing.

What it's like

Children enter the pre-school with a skip and a jump as they are warmly welcomed by the fun-loving staff, with whom they build strong attachments. They immediately feel safe and relaxed when staff embrace their energy and enthusiasm and join in their jumping games. Staff provide high-quality resources and plan stimulating activities, both indoors and outdoors, that are easily accessible and support children to make choices in their play.

Accepts 9 months to 4 yearsOpen 51 weeks a yearHot meals availableWrap-around careInclusive environment

Pricing & funding

Charges are applied additionally for hot meals requested. The setting can accommodate allergies and dietary requirements within this service. Full session and tuition fees are not detailed in the provided text.

Funding accepted

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

Good to know

  • Hot meals are optional and available upon request.
  • Allergies and dietary requirements can be accommodated for hot meals.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm (51 weeks a year)

Age range

9 months – 4 years

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Woodlands (CIO)

Last inspected 13 January 2025

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 enter the pre-school with a skip and a jump as they are warmly welcomed by the fun-loving staff, with whom they build strong attachments. They immediately feel safe and relaxed when staff embrace their energy and enthusiasm and join in their jumping games. Staff provide high-quality resources and plan stimulating activities, both indoors and outdoors, that are easily accessible and support children to make choices in their play.

Inspector highlights

  • The dedicated management team and staff have a clear and shared vision for providing good quality, inclusive teaching and care to all children.
  • Staff successfully embed a well-planned curriculum that ensures all children develop the key skills needed for the next stage in their learning such as starting school.
  • Extensive, collaborative working with outside professionals means all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make rapid progress from the start.
  • Meticulous health care plans are provided for children who need it, ensuring their ongoing safety and well-being.
  • Staff interact purposefully, modelling play well and asking effective questions to build on what children already know.

Areas to develop

  • 1help children to understand how to take more care of their environment and resources, particularly around times of transition.
Inspection #10367863 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents applaud the excellent daily communication they receive from their children's key persons.

Parents report how regular assessments of their children's progress mean they know how to further support their learning and development at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Extensive, collaborative working with outside professionals means all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make rapid progress from the start. Meticulous health care plans are provided for children who need it, ensuring their ongoing safety and well-being.

Outdoor space

Staff provide high-quality resources and plan stimulating activities, both indoors and outdoors, that are easily accessible and support children to make choices in their play. Outdoors, children develop coordination skills through ball-passing games and increase their knowledge of numbers when digging objects and matching quantities to numbers they find in the sand.

Parent Reviews of Woodlands (CIO)

5.0
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Inspection history

Date: January 2025

  • February 2025Good
  • January 2025Good

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