Hampton Hill Nursery

In June 2023, water experiments, ambitious conversation and children taking charge of their own lunch boxes characterised Hampton Hill Nursery's day. Based at St James's Church in Hampton Hill, the setting combined investigation, practical responsibility and conversation that stretched children's vocabulary at that time.

The nursery's overall judgement on 7 June 2023 was Outstanding. That judgement is a dated assessment, while the current age range is 24 to 60 months, with capacity for 30 children in total. The nursery operates during term time, making the holiday calendar a significant part of the decision for working families.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care, bringing play and learning together with their everyday wellbeing. In June 2023, activities were planned around individual children's interests and learning needs rather than treating everyone as ready for the same next step. Children also contributed ideas to activity planning. That gave them a practical role in shaping their day.

Books had a purpose beyond listening to a story. In June 2023, children selected books to help them understand unfamiliar ideas, while adults used illustrations to explore differences between oranges and tangerines. This connected reading with investigation: a book could answer a question as well as entertain.

Conversation extended into imaginative play. In June 2023, an ice-cream van role-play area introduced Neapolitan as new vocabulary, alongside questions about paying with cash. Familiar play became an opportunity to practise more precise language and exchange ideas with adults.

Outdoor and Community Life

Outdoor play involved close observation in June 2023. Children poured water into differently sized containers, watched floating petals and discussed their sensory discoveries. The physical materials gave them something concrete to compare, describe and investigate, with careful pouring requiring concentration as well as curiosity.

Construction brought a different challenge. In June 2023, children worked with boxes outdoors, cleared leaves and wrapped tape around trees, asking one another for assistance when a task became difficult. These were opportunities to practise cooperation through a shared job, rather than only through adult instructions about taking turns.

At the June 2023 inspection, Ofsted found effective safeguarding, skilled identification of children needing extra learning support and close work with parents to connect nursery learning with home. Those findings matter together: support involved understanding the individual child and involving the adults around them.

In June 2023, staff worked with external specialists and used different strategies to help children develop. Links with education specialists, schools and other local partners also supported children's move to their next setting. This was transition work, with attention to the next educational step rather than simply the final weeks at nursery.

Independence was practised in everyday tasks in June 2023. Children managed their belongings, chose books and prepared their lunch boxes. These small responsibilities made self-care part of the day, giving children repeated opportunities to make decisions and carry them through.

The current staff structure includes a lead SENCO and a designated safeguarding lead, alongside deputy management roles. Staff credentials include early years qualifications and paediatric first aid. These are concrete responsibilities and training within the team; they should be read separately from the dated inspection judgement about how support and safeguarding worked in practice.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is St James's Church, St James's Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1DQ. Opening hours are 9.15am to 3pm from Monday to Thursday and 9.15am to 1pm on Friday. The nursery opens in term time and closes for school holidays. Friday's earlier finish is a practical consideration when arranging a working week.

Enquiries can be made by telephone on 07932 499047 or by email at hamptonhillnursery@gmail.com. Visits can also be arranged through the nursery.

Funding and Paid Extras

In June 2023, the nursery offered funded early education for children aged two, three and four. This is a dated account of its funding provision, separate from its current age range and opening hours.

• Term-time calendar. School holidays are closure periods, and Friday ends at 1pm. Families need a childcare plan that fits both the holiday breaks and the shorter final day of the week.
• Support in practice. The team includes a lead SENCO, while individualised learning and specialist collaboration were strengths of the June 2023 assessment. At a visit, ask how settling and any additional support would be organised for your child, including how funded hours and associated charges would fit the proposed attendance.

Hampton Hill Nursery suits families seeking term-time childcare with a shorter Friday, and parents who value practical independence, conversation and exploratory play. Its June 2023 assessment provides a strong quality reference, supported by detailed examples of children investigating materials and taking responsibility for everyday tasks. The current timetable is the decisive practical consideration: this offer needs to fit the family's working week and school-holiday arrangements.