Pumpkins Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Staines-Upon-Thames for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2013, with 22 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 Windsor and Maidenhead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Windsor and Maidenhead 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
TW19 5DBWhat 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, 25 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this welcoming pre-school. Staff provide many resources and age-appropriate activities for the children, indoors and outdoors.
Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning and are fully engaged in their self-chosen play. For example, younger children are deeply engrossed in testing their creative skills with magnetic shapes. They use their imagination and demonstrate perseverance as they stack the magnets to create different shapes.
Attentive staff are close by and offer lots of praise and encouragement. This supports children's creativity and strengthens their small-muscle skills successfully.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve support for less-experienced staff so that teaching is consistently good, particularly in promoting children's developing independence skills n improve ways staff question children to ensure children have enough time to think and respond, so they can focus on the conversation taking place.
- 25 May 2023Good
- 6 October 2017Good
- 14 October 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pumpkins Preschool
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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