OFSTED: GOOD

Discoverers

🧠 The Discoverers: Preparing for Lifelong Learning

Our Pre-School is where confident, curious learners take flight. With a balance of structured teaching and open-ended play, children begin developing early literacy and numeracy skills, all within a nurturing, respectful environment.

We follow the EYFS framework to ensure every child receives a consistent, high-quality education. Activities include:

  • Phonics, counting, and early writing
  • Spanish lessons once a week, encouraging early language acquisition and we will be introducing German 🇩🇪 this year too. ( please see separate information on why we explore introducing languages in our setting so early)
  • Daily responsibilities like becoming the “classroom helper”, teaching independence and teamwork
  • Social skill development through shared mealtimes and peer interaction

We use the Famly app to keep you informed, with photos, learning journals, and developmental updates — strengthening the partnership between nursery and home.

Our Legal and Educational Foundations

We adhere strictly to:

Inspiring young minds. Nurturing big futures.

At Wells House, we believe childhood should be filled with curiosity, creativity, and care.

We provide a safe and stimulating environment where children thrive — emotionally, socially, and academically.

Our provision is underpinned by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework (DfE, 2024) and shaped by the principles of Every Child Matters.

Parents to provide

  • Two named changes of clothes
  • Outdoor shoes and wellies
  • Seasonal clothing (coats, gloves, sunhats, etc.)
  • Suncream

Here are some of the comments Ofsted made about Wells House Kindergarten in their latest report

  • The experienced and long standing management team are committed and passionate. They have high aspirations for the quality of the nursery. The management team regularly create clear targets to help them improve further.

  • Since the last inspection, they have forged links with local primary schools and nurseries and together they share good practice.

  • The environment is highly stimulating. Each area is carefully planned to capture children’s interests and to support their development. For example, older children benefit from a vast range of activities and interesting resources aimed specifically at supporting their literacy skills.

  • A wealth of information is exchanged between staff and parent’s. Staff offer well targeted support for parent’s to extend children’s learning at home. For example, parents are offered activities and professional advice, such as tips on promoting children’s speech. This contributes to the good progress that children make.

  • Staff provide a consistent approach to promoting children’s positive behaviour. For instance, staff working with very young children use picture cards to communicate positive messages, such as kind hands. Older children help to create the rules which are displayed in their room. All children’s behaviour is good in relation to their age.

  • Staff have a good understanding of safeguarding procedures. This is underpinned by effective policies. Consequently, children's safety and well-being is supported

  •   The management team demonstrates a strong commitment to promoting high-quality childcare  

  •   Regular training opportunities undertaken by staff ensure qualification levels are high and they are equipped with the skills and knowledge to provide quality care and learning. This has had a positive impact on the learning experiences offered to children, particularly babies