Daydream Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Woking for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2001, with 68 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
GU21 4AYWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 21 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have developed strong relationships with the staff at this nursery. Staff are caring and make sure they quickly get to know the children when they first start. All children are confident when visitors come to the setting. Babies show off their toys, and older children excitedly point to displays of themselves on the wall.
There is a strong focus at this nursery on igniting children's natural curiosity and imagination. All children enjoy when staff provide simple, everyday objects such as pots and tins for open-ended play. Even the youngest children show prolonged engagement as they use tins in different ways and combine them with other loose parts, developing their imagination and creativity. For example, some babies place objects inside their tins and turn them into a shaker.
Staff have high expectations for children's learning. They are good role models and offer children lots of praise and encouragement. Children are well behaved. They understand what is expected of them at nursery and are aware of the rules and boundaries in place. Children find the activities staff plan for them fun and interesting. Their interest and concentration are maintained because staff are skilled at joining in their play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to hear and use their home language at nursery, to further support their wellbeing and their communication and language development n further extend partnership working with parents by sharing ideas about what they can do to support their children's learning at home.
- 21 November 2022Good
- 6 November 2018Good
- 20 June 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daydream Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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