Teddy Wilf's, Tangmere

A hand pump, pipes and waiting buckets give a concrete picture of learning at Teddy Wilf's, Tangmere: in May 2025, even babies were experimenting with moving water after staff showed them how. Small discoveries mattered here.

At its 22 May 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective, with an ambitious curriculum and strong understanding of children's individual learning needs. The nursery is based at Tangmere Village Centre and accepts children aged 6 to 59 months.

In May 2025, children's interests helped shape activities: a leaf brought from a journey prompted a discussion about printing with leaves. Coloured foam became pretend ice cream and cake, while cars and a ramp gave children a practical way to explore size. These examples connect creative play with language and problem-solving rather than treating them as separate tasks.

The early years foundation stage is the framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, the May 2025 examples show what that meant in practice: experimenting with materials, making choices and learning through play.

Children also started their own game of duck duck goose, drawing other children and staff into it. Warnings before changes in activity, supported by a timer, helped children understand what would happen next. That gave the day's transitions a recognisable rhythm.

In May 2025, key persons knew children's interests, development and family circumstances, and staff shared plans for their next learning steps. Exchanges with parents connected care at home with nursery life. Staff induction, individual meetings and observation of practice supported professional development, with clear responsibilities across the team.

At the May 2025 inspection, Ofsted found support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities effective, including collaboration with families and other professionals. This provides a dated assessment of how support worked in practice.

Communication received practical attention in May 2025 through picture cues, boards for communication and simple signs. The weakness was conversational pacing: adults sometimes stacked questions or supplied answers before children had time to respond. Those resources were useful, but children also needed space to formulate their own words.

The address is Tangmere Village Centre, Malcolm Road, Tangmere, Chichester, PO20 2HS. Opening hours are 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures for bank holidays and Christmas. The finishing time is a concrete consideration for parents arranging work and collection.

In May 2025, the nursery provided funded early education for children aged two, three and four. That is an inspection-time position rather than a promise of a funded place for an individual child.

• Time to answer. The May 2025 improvement point concerned allowing children longer to think and respond. This matters when judging how adults support developing conversation.
• Settling around collection. With a 5.30pm finish, how would settling visits and the initial attendance pattern fit your family's working day?

Teddy Wilf's, Tangmere suits families seeking play-led early learning and care across the working week. Its May 2025 assessment gives substance to that picture through water exploration, child-initiated games and individual learning plans. Conversational pacing remains the specific improvement point to weigh alongside those strengths.