Woodland Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Lower Bourne, Farnham for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 July 2025. Open since 2011, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept up to 30 hours funding. We offer EYFE (Early Years Free Entitlement) for children in the term after their 3rd birthday and Early Learninf for 2 year old funding for some children meeting criteria aged 2 years. We offer the universal 15 hours from the term after the child's 3rd birthday and Working Parent Entitlement of 30 hours for children aged 2 years plus.
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
GU10 3PNWhat 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, 18 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident, independent and enthusiastic learners. For example, leaders and staff organise special events for children and their families, such as an end of term concert. Children of all ages impressively remember the words and actions to songs, proudly showcasing their performance skills. This reflects the high expectations and unwavering commitment of leader's and staff to successfully nurturing each child's confidence and encouraging them to always try their best.
From the outset, leaders and staff build warm, trusting relationships with children.
They provide a stimulating and well-resourced learning environment, indoors and outdoors, where children eagerly explore independently, with friends and alongside staff. Every child's unique personality and learning style is recognised and celebrated. For example, children's creativity and imagination flourish as they engage with construction toys. Staff praise their inventive ideas, such as creating headphones using appropriately sized and shaped parts. Children bounce with joy as they pretend to hear music, sparking smiles and laughter all round. This joyful and inclusive atmosphere where children are given the freedom to express themselves, promotes children's positive behaviour and a genuine love for learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance all staff's teaching skills further by fully establishing and monitoring effective and individualised coaching, training and mentoring programmes that helps them to support children to make the best possible progress.
- 18 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 27 November 2019Outstanding
- 11 December 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodland Nursery School
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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