Wimborne Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Wimborne for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 14:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2017, with 24 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 Dorset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dorset 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
BH21 1HQWhat 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, 12 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive excited and confident, ready to start their day. They choose their favourite resources to play with while staff engage with them by playing alongside, guiding and challenging their thinking skills. For instance, children choose to build towers using tricky curved blocks, testing their construction abilities. Staff encourage them to keep going as their tower wobbles. Children persevere, reassuring themselves by saying, 'it's OK,' as they carefully extend the height of their building.
The curriculum is ambitious for all children. Staff use their understanding of each child's abilities to support their development through playful learning, helping children to learn the skills they need to grow. For example, staff engage children in fun counting songs using visual prompts and lots of enthusiasm while singing the song 'Monkeys in a Tree'. Children learn to count, listen and recall lyrics while maintaining their concentration for extended periods.
Children are happy and content. Staff comfort them when they become upset and help them to understand their feelings. Children settle quickly and support each other, patiently waiting for each other as they wash their hands before lunchtime.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the use of training and support for staff so they consistently provide children with high-quality teaching and learning n strengthen staff's focus on the targeted support that children with SEND need to make rapid progress.
- 12 November 2024Good
- 31 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wimborne Kindergarten
- 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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