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Berinsfield Early Years Pre-school

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
·Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield, Wallingford, OX10 7LZ · Oxfordshire
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

Berinsfield Pre-School, established in 1989/1990, offers a nurturing environment for children aged 2-5 years old from its custom-built facility opened in 2011. Situated in the heart of Berinsfield village in Oxfordshire, the pre-school prides itself on being a small, friendly, and stimulating setting.

It accommodates up to 24 children, ensuring a personalised experience with each child assigned a dedicated key-worker. The pre-school adheres to specific adult-to-child ratios: 1 adult for every 4 children under three years old, and 1 adult for every 8 children aged three to five.

Parents have flexible options for utilising funded hours, with both 15-hour and 30-hour entitlements available across morning, afternoon, or full-day sessions. The pre-school also provides additional paid-for hours and snacks.

The team at Berinsfield Pre-School is described as highly trained and motivated, contributing to a relaxing and safe atmosphere for the children.

What it's like

Children happily wave goodbye to their parents and enter the pre-school with a smile. Staff expertly support the different learning needs of the children, and children have a sense of belonging, making lovely friendships and feeling safe and secure. Children are extremely independent and enjoy following routines, learning a sense of responsibility and how to accomplish tasks for themselves.

Small and friendly settingKey-worker systemFlexible funded hoursExperienced staff

Pricing & funding

The nursery offers government-funded sessions with 15 and 30 hours of free entitlement. Additional hours outside of the funded provision are charged at an hourly rate based on the child's age group. Optional meals and snacks can be purchased separately.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Additional optional hours are billed on an hourly basis.
  • Meals and snacks are optional extras.
  • Offers 15 and 30 hours free entitlement.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday – Friday Term Time: Morning Session > 8:45 – 11:45, Lunch Session > 11:45 – 12:45, Afternoon Session > 13:00 – 15:15

Age range

2-5 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Berinsfield Early Years Pre-school

Last inspected 2 February 2023 · Mandy Cooper

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children happily wave goodbye to their parents and enter the pre-school with a smile. Staff expertly support the different learning needs of the children, and children have a sense of belonging, making lovely friendships and feeling safe and secure. Children are extremely independent and enjoy following routines, learning a sense of responsibility and how to accomplish tasks for themselves.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff offer lots of opportunities to support children's communication and language development, particularly helping those who may need further support in their speech.
  • Staff expertly support children to learn the language of feelings, leading to good emotional literacy skills.
  • Staff plan exciting and engaging experiences for children, resulting in positive attitudes to play and learning, a love of stories, and good early literacy skills.
  • Leaders meet with staff regularly to discuss children's development and plan next steps.
  • Leaders and staff plan an ambitious curriculum for all children, with those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) making good progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1review current key-person systems to ensure all children consistently receive support they need to make progress in their next steps of development
  • 2develop more opportunities to support parent partnerships to support children's healthy lifestyles, particularly around healthy food choices.
Inspection #10265074 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff plan an ambitious curriculum for all children. Those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress. Staff support their learning extremely well and ensure their individual needs are consistently met. They tailor their teaching to ensure children with SEND receive focused support for their next steps in learning. For instance, staff offer those children with SEND regular opportunities to work in a quiet space and focus on sensory play. This helps children to reach their next steps in development. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Staff plan exciting and engaging experiences for children. As a result, children have endearing positive attitudes to play and learning. For instance, they engage for long periods of time pretending to act out a familiar story in the garden. They have binoculars and enjoy dressing as the characters, such as little pigs. Staff carry out daily risk assessments to ensure the environment is safe. For example, they check for broken toys or foreign objects in the garden before children go out. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: September 2011

  • February 2023Good
  • May 2017Good
  • March 2015Good
  • April 2014Requires improvement
  • September 2011Outstanding

Frequently asked about Berinsfield Early Years Pre-school

About the setting

Berinsfield Early Years Pre-school opened in 1991 and registered at its current premises in 2011. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, from 8.45am to 3.15pm, during term time only. The pre-school accepts funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two-, three- and four years. There are seven staff members; five hold relevant qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The manager holds an early years professional status qualification.

URN
EY426703
Registered person
Berinsfield Pre-School Committee
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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