Please see below our recent Ofsted Inspection Report. The Staff and Committee of Battle Pre-School Playgroup are very committed and passionate about the children we care for and this is reflected in this report. Well done to Beverley, Sharon, Paula, Kate, Jill, Lisa, Carolyn and Karen !
Battle Pre-School Playgroup
Inspection report for early years provision
Unique Reference Number 109386
Inspection date 29/04/2010
Inspector Liz Margaret Caluori
Setting Address Asten Fields, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0HP
Telephone number 01424 774057
E-mail battlepreschool@tiscali.co.uk
Registered person Battle Pre-School Playgroup
Type of inspection Integrated
Type of care Full day care
About this inspection
This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision.
The key inspection judgements and what they mean
Outstanding:
this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality
Good:
this aspect of the provision is strong
Satisfactory:
this aspect of the provision is sound
Inadequate:
this aspect of the provision is not good enough
For more information about early years inspections, please see the booklet Are you ready for your inspection? which is available from Ofsted's website: www.ofsted.gov.uk.
The overall effectiveness of the early years provision
On the basis of the evidence collected on this inspection:
Overall the quality of the provision is outstanding.
WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?
Battle Pre-School Playgroup opened in 1967. It operates from two rooms in purpose-built accommodation in a residential area in the village of Battle, East Sussex. The pre-school serves the local area.
The group is registered to care for 30 children under five years at any one time and there are currently 57children from two to five years on roll. This includes 19 in receipt of funding for their nursery education. Children attend for a variety of sessions. The setting is able to support children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities as well as those who speak English as an additional language.
The group opens five days per week during school term times. Morning sessions are from 09:15 to 11:45 and there is a lunch club which runs until 12:15. There is also an afternoon session which runs from 12:15 until 14:45.
There are eight staff working with the children, seven of these hold a recognised childcare qualification including two who have early years foundation degrees.The setting receives support from the local authority and is a member of the Battle Under Fives Association.
The overall effectiveness of the early years provision.
Children make excellent progress in all areas of their development as a result of the care and attention given to identifying and addressing their very individual needs. They play and learn in a safe and inspiring and extremely child-centred environment. Good communication and information sharing with parents, carers and other professionals ensures that children receive carefully planned co-ordinated and consistent care. A strong capacity for continual improvement and highly effective self-evaluation enables staff to offer a service which is constantly evolving to meet the neeeds of its users.
What steps need to be taken to improve provision further?
To further imrpove the high quality early years provision the registered person should consider; offering greater encouragement for parents and carers to contribute to the setting of educational and development goals for their child.
A full copy of the report is available on request please see a member of the team.