Worplesdon Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Guildford for from 2 years up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded Early Education For 2, 3 & 4 Year Olds.
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
GU3 3RFWhat 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, 8 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly and feel secure in this warm, friendly and caring environment. They show that they enjoy their time at pre-school. For example, they smile, giggle and talk excitedly with staff and other children about their day.
Children separate confidently from parents and carers. They show positive attitudes to their learning and make good progress. Staff skilfully organise the environment to promote children's natural curiosity and eagerness to learn. Children benefit from a good range of experiences, which prepare them well for their future success. With the support and encouragement of staff, they dress and wash dolls and have a go at feeding them with spoons. Older children develop their physical skills well during outside play. For example, they handle real hammers and hammer in nails to wood. Children pour using teapots and make magic potions, they dig holes skilfully and confidently climb around an obstacle course.
Staff are positive role models and reinforce their expectations of children's behaviour very well. They use a fair and gentle approach. For example, staff talk to children about how to solve disagreements and explain about emotions. As a result, children are well behaved and follow the pre-school routine. Staff recognise children's efforts and offer lots of praise when they succeed. Children respond to this positive reinforcement well. This helps to boost children's confidence and selfesteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- teach children how to keep themselves safe while using digital devices n support staff to identify when opportunities arise to build on older children's interest in activities to extend their learning further.
- 8 July 2024Good
- 12 October 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Worplesdon Preschool
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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