Nursery
Smart Kids Childcare | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Smart Kids Childcare
Work here? Update your nursery profile
Smart Kids Childcare
- Nursery
- Preston PR2 8DY
1 schools in compare list
Ofsted report
Notify us of new Ofsted report
| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Inadequate |
Quick insights from ofsted Powered by AI
This insight was generated by AI, based on latest Ofsted report.
Diverse Books and Toys: Children of all ages love books; Babies snuggle up with staff to enjoy a familiar story. Toddlers handle books carefully and enjoy finding and pointing to the characters on the pages. Pre-school children independently choose a favourite book and find a friend to share it with.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: Children arrive full of smiles and are excited to see the staff and their friends. Children settle quickly and engage in meaningful play and activities.
Activities: Children take part in activities, such as dance and drama. These help children to develop skills, such as balance and coordination and help them increase their confidence in different social situations.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: All children make good progress from their starting points and gain the skills needed for future learning.
Communication: Regular and precise information is shared with parents about their child's learning and development.
Programs and Resources: Staff work closely with other agencies involved in children's care and learning to design and implement targeted learning plans. These are regularly reviewed and support children's next steps well.
Staff Training: The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children arrive full of smiles and are excited to see the staff and their friends.
Safeguarding Training: Leaders and staff have a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children.
Play and Learning Integration: Children settle quickly and engage in meaningful play and activities.
Transition to Primary School: All children make good progress from their starting points and gain the skills needed for future learning.
Child Safety Management: Leaders know the action to take should they have a concern about a colleague or the nursery owner. The nursery is safe and secure; Recruitment and vetting procedures are robustly implemented.
Children's Safety and Security: Children are excited to see the staff and their friends. Children settle quickly and engage in meaningful play and activities.
Teaching Personal Safety: For example, as they scale the climbing equipment outside, staff remind them to hold on. Children then remind their friends to do the same.
Happiness and Settling: Children arrive full of smiles and are excited to see the staff and their friends. Children settle quickly and engage in meaningful play and activities. Children display high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem.
Nutritional Menu: Children eat healthily and good systems are in place to support children who have special dietary requirements.
Historical Ofsted reports
Contact
Suggest an edit
About Us
Smart Kids Childcare is a Nursery, Nursery located in Lancashire, North West.
This nursery accepts children from 0.3-11 years old.
Distance calculator
Simply click on 'Detect My Location' to find out the distance from your current location to the school.
Smart Kids Childcare
Nearby Schools in Your Area
From the Smart Kids Childcare
Through child-centered play and education, we approach learning and teaching. We have a nursery that is completely stocked.
Our pre-school club will be the ideal introduction for your child, who is rapidly maturing and ready for a bit more independence.
The nursery is housed in a purpose-built environment and underwent a complete renovation from a vacant building in 2010. CCTV makes sure that your child's security and safety are our top priorities.
Smart Kids is situated in a specially designed environment. Every space has been created to give every child the best chance to develop their learning and play skills.
All rooms have direct access to the Messy Play, Small World, and Book Corner sections of core service. Activities within each section are developed to support children's specific interests. By having access to a wide variety of resources, the kids can further develop their independence and make their own decisions.
All children have access to outdoor spaces and amenities in addition to direct restroom facilities. Additionally, the facility has a drama room where weekly theatre classes as well as term and holiday performances are held.
In order to make sure that its high standards were being upheld, Smart Kids conducted a parent survey during Parents Evening in November 2017. These outcomes were attained.
Read more
Our pre-school club will be the ideal introduction for your child, who is rapidly maturing and ready for a bit more independence.
The nursery is housed in a purpose-built environment and underwent a complete renovation from a vacant building in 2010. CCTV makes sure that your child's security and safety are our top priorities.
Smart Kids is situated in a specially designed environment. Every space has been created to give every child the best chance to develop their learning and play skills.
All rooms have direct access to the Messy Play, Small World, and Book Corner sections of core service. Activities within each section are developed to support children's specific interests. By having access to a wide variety of resources, the kids can further develop their independence and make their own decisions.
All children have access to outdoor spaces and amenities in addition to direct restroom facilities. Additionally, the facility has a drama room where weekly theatre classes as well as term and holiday performances are held.
In order to make sure that its high standards were being upheld, Smart Kids conducted a parent survey during Parents Evening in November 2017. These outcomes were attained.
Gallery
Admission
Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 26th Oct 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Do You Work at Smart Kids Childcare?
to keep your nursery data up-to-date and get insights on user activity for your profile.
Claim your nursery today
