Sandringham Pre-school

Magnetic tiles, imaginative props and outdoor play shaped the December 2024 picture at Sandringham Pre-school. The setting was judged Good, with effective safeguarding arrangements at that inspection. It remains Open at St. Marys Church Hall on Sandringham Drive in Welling.

The inspection involved children aged two to four. Its strongest thread was a curriculum built around adaptable resources and daily opportunities to choose, create, count and cooperate. That makes the dated evidence more useful than a generic claim about learning: it shows the materials and interactions children had at the time.

The Early Years Foundation Stage, or EYFS, is the framework that guides children’s learning, development and care. Here, the December 2024 inspection described it through play rather than a school-style timetable. Children used magnetic tiles for models, picked props for imaginative play, heard the language of shapes and practised counting with staff.

Open-ended activity was central to that inspection-day account. Sand and dough could be used in different ways, while indoor and outdoor play were available for most of the day. Those arrangements gave children who preferred movement practical chances to build physical skills, share materials and work alongside others.

In December 2024, staff welcomed children warmly and supported them to settle into affectionate relationships. Progress checks, work with parents and contact with outside professionals were used to identify gaps in learning. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities were reported as settled and making progress at that point.

The same inspection set two clear priorities: richer opportunities for every child to explore books and stories, and more consistent staff responses to rules and boundaries. These are useful questions for a family to explore because they sit directly alongside the otherwise positive picture of communication, friendships and daily play.

An April 2026 follow-up recorded that the required safeguarding and welfare actions had been met.

Sandringham Pre-school operates from St. Marys Church Hall, Sandringham Drive, Welling, DA16 3QU, in the London Borough of Bexley. Its December 2024 inspection material classed the provision as sessional day care.

Current ages and groups. The December 2024 visit involved children aged two to four. Discuss the current accepted ages and how children are grouped before making a decision.

Books and boundaries. The December 2024 improvement priorities concerned story experiences and consistent expectations. Ask how these routines now work across a typical session.

Attendance and household costs. This is a sessional pre-school. Put the current days, session timings, term-time calendar, funding arrangements, food and consumables on the list for an initial conversation.

Sandringham Pre-school offers a Good December 2024 inspection position, with concrete evidence of imaginative resources, indoor-outdoor activity and support shaped around children’s individual learning. The April 2026 follow-up also recorded that the required safeguarding and welfare actions were met.

It suits families seeking a sessional pre-school routine and who want to weigh play-led learning alongside a direct conversation about current attendance patterns, age acceptance and day-to-day arrangements.