Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8am until 4pm
Bradpole Preschool
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Dorset
About this early years setting
Bradpole Preschool provides early years education and care for children aged two to five, operating from a dedicated classroom at the rear of The Sir John Colfox School. As a non-profit organisation with charitable status, it is managed by a volunteer committee primarily composed of parents and carers, with active involvement from the wider community encouraged in various capacities.
The preschool maintains Ofsted registration and full insurance, and actively participates in the Nursery Education Grant Scheme. The curriculum focuses on developing personal, social, and emotional skills, communication and language abilities, physical development, early literacy and mathematical understanding, knowledge of the world, and expressive arts and design, aiming to equip children with foundational skills before they leave for school.
What it's like
All children settle quickly and actively engage in the activities, gaining confidence in the environment. Staff provide good support to ensure all children are included, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children's thoughtfulness towards those with SEND is exemplary, as they include them in their play and acknowledge their achievements. Children's language and communication skills are quickly improving because staff engage children in meaningful discussions, model language well and add additional vocabulary.
Charity-runParent CommitteeForest School approach
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Request pricing →Key facts
Age range
2 to 5 years
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Staff
8 permanent staff
Registered with Ofsted
2007
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bradpole Preschool
Last inspected 15 March 2022 · Elaine Douglas
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
All children settle quickly and actively engage in the activities, gaining confidence in the environment. Staff provide good support to ensure all children are included, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children's thoughtfulness towards those with SEND is exemplary, as they include them in their play and acknowledge their achievements. Children's language and communication skills are quickly improving because staff engage children in meaningful discussions, model language well and add additional vocabulary.
Inspector highlights
- The highly effective key-person system ensures children always feel secure.
- Staff use their training well to help children make good progress.
- Children are extremely inquisitive and highly motivated to want to engage in their learning.
- Relationships are very strong and older children show empathy if a child is upset.
- The manager and deputy manager work directly with the children and staff, providing strong role models.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff in giving children enough time to do as much as they can for themselves to extend their independence even further
- 2help children to know when routines may change, to enable them to complete a task to their own satisfaction and be prepared for them to end.
Inspection #10062665 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents confirm that communication is good and that staff work with them to know their children well.
Parents appreciate the good advice staff give them, for example, for bedtime routines and potty training.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff provide good support to ensure all children are included, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children's thoughtfulness towards those with SEND is exemplary, as they include them in their play and acknowledge their achievements. Children with SEND have full access to the curriculum. Staff work well with outside agencies and parents to ensure all children make good progress.
Outdoor space
Children have good opportunities for physical play, indoors and outdoors. Forest school enables children to use tools and gain confidence in own abilities, taking some risks as they play.
Google Reviews of Bradpole Preschool
5.0
(2 Google reviews)
Madders McF
9 years ago
An amazing Preschool! Staff are totally dedicated to nurturing and developing children, showing utmost care and attention to children's individual needs. Both my children have been so happy at Bradpole. We are so grateful to the staff for their tireless dedication! Thank you!!
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Omer Aydogdu
10 months ago
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Inspection history
Date: May 2012
- March 2022Good
- June 2016Good
- May 2012Outstanding
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