Opening hours
Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.
Woodlands Pre-School Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Feb 2023)
Number of places
45 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Sheffield
About this day nursery
Woodlands Pre-School Nursery Limited, rated Outstanding by Ofsted on 3 February 2023, provides a warm, caring, and exciting environment for children aged 0-4 years. 30am until 6pm, the nursery ensures children make strong and sustained progress in all aspects of their learning, preparing them extremely well for school.
The highly experienced managers provide insightful leadership, creating a well-researched and imaginative curriculum. Staff are exceptional at enriching children's communication skills, introducing new vocabulary based on their interests and experiences.
The nursery is based on a farm, and children learn to care for others by feeding the lambs born there. Children are highly inquisitive, especially during their time in the exciting woodland area, where they search for insects and learn about their habitats.
This outdoor play also encourages them to recognise and manage risks, for example, by working together on the rope swing or developing climbing skills on the wooden structure. Staff are vigilant, ensuring a safe and secure environment both indoors and out.
The nursery makes precise plans to help children achieve key learning steps, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with other early years professionals and utilising additional funding effectively. Children are well-behaved and considerate, learning positive attitudes and social skills.
Their love of books and stories is strongly promoted through songs, rhymes, and daily routines, which also help children focus and develop their communication and well-being skills. Physical development and healthy lifestyles are also strongly encouraged through active play and nutritious meals.
What it's like
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in this warm, caring and exciting nursery, making strong and sustained progress in all aspects of their learning. They are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including starting school. Children are safe and secure, and extremely well behaved, rapidly acquiring confidence to explore the vibrant and tactile environment.
Highly experienced managersImaginative curriculumRich vocabularyLove of books fosteredOutdoor learningExcellent SEND provision
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Woodlands Pre-School Nursery
Last inspected 3 February 2023
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in this warm, caring and exciting nursery, making strong and sustained progress in all aspects of their learning. They are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including starting school. Children are safe and secure, and extremely well behaved, rapidly acquiring confidence to explore the vibrant and tactile environment.
Inspector highlights
- The highly experienced managers provide incisive leadership, creating a well-researched and imaginative curriculum.
- Staff enrich children's communication skills extremely well, introducing a rich and broad vocabulary.
- Children's love of books and stories is strongly promoted through songs, rhymes, and stories.
- Children are very well behaved and considerate to each other, learning positive attitudes and social skills.
- Children's physical development and appreciation of healthy lifestyles are strongly developed with active play and nutritious meals.
Inspection #10264491 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff identify gaps in development at an early stage and act promptly to address them. They plan very precisely to help children to achieve key steps in learning and work closely with other early years professionals to ensure children achieve their potential, using any additional funding well.
Outdoor space
Children are highly inquisitive as they search carefully for a wide range of insects in the nursery's exciting woodland area and find out about their different lives and habitats. They learn to recognise and manage the risks in their play, for instance, learning to work together to use the rope swing safely or developing their climbing and balancing skills in the trees or wooden climbing structure. Staff are very vigilant and ensure that children play in a safe and secure environment indoors and outside.
Parent Reviews of Woodlands Pre-School Nursery
4.2
(5)
Arjun Shah
6 months ago
I used to go here when I was little it was very fun and I went around 2014 to 2016 ish and staff were very nice and friendly I have amazing memories from this place would 100% recommend. Becky and Shauna very nice people and welcoming atmosphere
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Paula Brockwell
2 years ago
Wonderful nurturing and supportive staff, who create a great environment and experiences for our kids.
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vicki Greaves
3 months ago
Adam Toward
a year ago
Jennifer Wilson
4 years ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2023
Date: December 2016
- February 2023Outstanding
- June 2017Good
- December 2016Inadequate
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