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Woosehill Day Nursery and Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2021)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Chestnut Park Pavilion, Ruskin Way, Wokingham, RG41 3BP · Wokingham
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2021
Local authority
Wokingham

About this day nursery

Woosehill Day Nursery and Pre-School in Wokingham provides a welcoming and stimulating environment for children aged 0-4 years, operating as a childcare setting on non-domestic premises. 45pm, it offers an all-year provision, as highlighted in its latest Ofsted report (18/11/2021) where it received a 'Good' overall rating.

Children confidently arrive and eagerly participate in a varied curriculum, which staff present in an exciting and motivating way. The nursery fosters a home-from-home, family feel where children thrive and flourish.

Outdoor learning is a key feature, with large, well-resourced garden areas where babies develop physical skills, and older children engage in imaginative play like kicking leaves and making leaf angels. The setting places a strong emphasis on inclusive practices, with dedicated staff supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively, ensuring their needs are met and learning gaps are closed.

Staff also encourage diversity and children's understanding of other cultures, assisting children who speak English as an additional language. Furthermore, children have wonderful opportunities to learn about the living world and how to care for animals, engaging in activities such as feeding guinea pigs and bathing bearded dragons.

What it's like

Children arrive confidently and are eager to start the day. They greet their friends and staff happily, settling quickly to their chosen activity. Children positively thrive and flourish in this home-from-home, family feel nursery. There are plenty of opportunities for children to engage in learning, and staff offer an exciting and motivating learning environment that covers a varied curriculum.

Confident childrenDiverse learningAmbitious managementVaried activitiesAnimal careOutdoor exploration

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am until 5.45pm for 50 weeks of the year.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Woosehill Day Nursery and Pre-School

Last inspected 18 November 2021 · Chris Lamey

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 arrive confidently and are eager to start the day. They greet their friends and staff happily, settling quickly to their chosen activity. Children positively thrive and flourish in this home-from-home, family feel nursery. There are plenty of opportunities for children to engage in learning, and staff offer an exciting and motivating learning environment that covers a varied curriculum.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive confidently and are eager to start the day.
  • Staff encourage diversity and children's understanding of other cultures well.
  • The manager is ambitious about providing quality care and education for all children.
  • All staff provide a wide range of activities that support children's future skills in learning.
  • Children have wonderful opportunities to learn about the living world and how to care for animals.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's understanding of using consistent questioning techniques to encourage children to extend their communication and language skills
  • 2build on existing procedures to gather more detailed information from parents about what their children already know and can do when they first start at the setting.
Inspection #10108493 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff who support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities. They use their knowledge and experience to great effect to ensure that each child has the correct care so that any gaps in learning close as quickly as possible. They engage effectively with professionals to ensure that children's needs are met.

Outdoor space

Children are eager to go outside and investigate in the large, well-resourced garden areas. Babies develop their physical skills as staff enable them to walk along planks and take reasonable risks as they learn to balance and jump. Older children have great fun as they kick up the piles of leaves and staff encourage them to make leaf angel shapes.

Parent Reviews of Woosehill Day Nursery and Pre-School

5.0
(1)
Bojana Vukelic
5 years ago

The nursery provides truly wonderful environment, where children have a great contact with the nature, lots of outdoor activities including forest school, cooking school, and lots of different creative activities that are appropriate to their age.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2006

  • December 2021Good
  • November 2021Good
  • May 2013Outstanding
  • January 2010Outstanding
  • December 2009Outstanding
  • November 2006Outstanding

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