Little Owls Community Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Sandhurst for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1992, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Registered to provide up to 15 hours per week FREE via Government funding, including funding for eligible 2 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Bracknell Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bracknell Forest 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
GU47 0SZWhat 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, 16 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the pre-school. They smile and chat to their friends as they confidently arrive and are warmly welcomed by staff. Children are eager to get involved and ready to learn. They make good progress through accessing a well-planned curriculum. Staff get to know children well. They plan effectively to support their individual needs and interests. Children concentrate on their chosen activities and demonstrate that they remember what they have learned. They talk about the different foods they have eaten for snack. Older children discuss their knowledge of food groups and having a balanced diet. They use new vocabulary, such as 'carbohydrate', as they have fun listing all the foods they know in this group.
Children behave well. They are kind and polite to each other. Children create an enormous drawing together on paper on the floor. They lie down and focus on the marks they make. Children say please and thank you as they take turns to use the different coloured pens. They organise the resources among themselves and encourage other children to join in. Children make positive comments about each other's pictures. They draw faces and describe the expressions as 'grumpy' and
'excited', using their knowledge of the language of emotions. They enjoy working together and demonstrate they are proud of their achievements.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve further the organisation of snack time, so that children do not have to wait for long periods and their play is not disrupted n strengthen the implementation of group activities, such as story time, to fully engage all children.
- 16 March 2022Good
- 7 December 2016Good
- 27 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Owls Community Preschool
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.