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Young Explorers Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2023)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·St Francis Annexe, Onslow Cresent, Woking, GU22 7AX · Surrey
Number of places
26 places
Age range
3–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Young Explorers Pre-School, established in 2012, operates as a private, sessional pre-school located on the St. Dunstan's School site in Woking. Catering to children aged 2 years and 9 months up to school age, the pre-school offers high-quality care and education.

It runs from 8:45 AM to 3:15 PM, Monday to Friday, with both morning (8:45 AM - 12:00 PM) and afternoon (12:00 PM - 3:15 PM) sessions, as well as full-day attendance options. The learning environment is designed to be secure and stimulating, focusing on indoor and outdoor play to encourage children's development in socialisation, creativity, confidence, and problem-solving.

The pre-school fosters strong partnerships with parents and carers to support individual learning journeys. Additionally, Young Explorers provides extended services for KS1 children attending St. Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, including a Breakfast Club from 7:45 AM to 8:30 AM and an Afterschool Club from 3:15 PM to 5:45 PM.

The pre-school is Ofsted registered and has received a "GOOD" rating. They combine "Planning in the moment" with structured activities, delivered by a team of highly trained early educators and support staff, ensuring activities are tailored to each child's developmental needs.

The pre-school emphasises creating happy, confident children ready for their next learning adventures.

Our ethos

Young Explorers Pre-School focuses on providing a secure and stimulating environment that encourages children's development through indoor and outdoor play, fostering socialisation, creativity, confidence, and problem-solving. They combine "Planning in the moment" with structured activities, tailored to individual needs, to create happy, confident children ready for their next learning adventures.

What it's like

Staff use their comprehensive knowledge of child development to help children make good progress. They provide children with numerous exciting resources and activities, which they use to implement the ambitious curriculum. They also focus strongly on replicating the indoor curriculum outdoors to further extend children's learning.

Sessional Pre-SchoolLocated on School SiteOfsted GOOD RatingExtended Services for KS1

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8:45 AM - 3:15 PM (Pre-school); Breakfast Club 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM, Afterschool Club 3:15 PM - 5:45 PM (Extended Services for KS1)

Age range

2 years 9 months to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Young Explorers Pre-School

Last inspected 5 December 2023 · Cathy Greenwood

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

Staff use their comprehensive knowledge of child development to help children make good progress. They provide children with numerous exciting resources and activities, which they use to implement the ambitious curriculum. They also focus strongly on replicating the indoor curriculum outdoors to further extend children's learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff communicate and interact with children very well, extending their language development and helping all children, including those learning English as an additional language, to become confident talkers.
  • Staff support children's mathematical development well, providing opportunities for them to identify numbers, count, and match.
  • Staff know all children very well and use their knowledge of individual needs and interests to extend learning.
  • Staff have a caring, kind approach, patiently meeting children's emotional needs and teaching them to share and take turns.
  • Managers and staff focus strongly on including parents and extended family in children's learning, inviting them to participate in pre-school activities and providing social events for parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve how staff support all children to to further broaden their learning in all areas of the curriculum.
Inspection #10314213 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator seeks early intervention for children when needed. Staff support children who are behind in their development to help them catch up.

Outdoor space

Staff focus strongly on replicating the indoor curriculum outdoors, which they use to further extend children's learning. Children develop good physical skills using wooden planks and other items to create constructions and develop good balancing skills.

Parent Reviews of Young Explorers Pre-School

5.0
(3)
Yumi H
5 years ago

This school is brilliant. Staff is professional, responsible, organized and always keep parents well-informed about their children. I was surprised that my child settle in so well from the very first day. (We had very bad experience in other local nursery before) My child is a non-English speaker when joined, but she has learnt lots of English words just after one month. She also made good friends there. We are so happy and thankful about that. I would highly recommend this school.

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Juste George
3 years ago

My son been attending Young Explorers for about 4 months now, and he absolutely loves it! Everyday he goes with the biggest smile , he made some really good friends and the teachers are so lovely too. I love seeing pictures and other updates in various platforms they post. I would highly recommend this pre-school.

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Antonio M
8 years ago

Excellent staff, my Kids loved attending would highly recommend

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Inspection history

Date: February 2013

  • December 2023Good
  • June 2018Good
  • December 2015Good
  • February 2013Good

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