Doris Venner Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Worcester Park for children from birth to 5, open 09:15 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 1992, with 50 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 Kingston upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kingston upon Thames 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
KT4 7LGWhat 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, 26 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a safe and inclusive environment for all children, including those who speak English as an additional language. Staff collect relevant information from parents to understand children's learning and care needs. This helps staff to build strong relationships with children.
Leaders and managers have high ambitions for individual children's progress. They plan an effective curriculum and use funding well to support individual children to catch up with their peers. Staff are skilled at enabling all children to make decisions about their play. They use a range of visual aids to support children's communication skills and to enable children of all abilities to make choices. This has a very positive impact on children's confidence, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Staff supervise children well. They give children lots of praise, which motivates children to play. For example, this is evident as children pretend to cook at the mud kitchen during outside play. They happily tell adults, 'I'm cooking fried eggs,' while others say, 'I'm making pizzas.' Children show lots of enjoyment through their interactions with others. Staff are consistent in their expectations of children's learning and behaviour. For example, they remind children gently what to do at snack times and mealtimes to avoid accidents. Staff engage children in mindfulness activities to help regulate their feelings and emotions. Children respond well to this.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to successfully deliver the intended learning intentions during planned activities.
- 26 February 2024Good
- 14 May 2018Good
- 11 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Doris Venner Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.