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Chipmonks Pre-school

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Nov 2024)
·Broughton Pavilion, 139 Tanfield Lane, Milton Keynes, MK10 9NJ · Milton Keynes
Number of places
34 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Milton Keynes

About this day nursery

Chipmonks Pre-school is an "OUTSTANDING" rated setting nestled within Broughton Pavilion in Milton Keynes. This "pack away" preschool offers a dedicated room, an outdoor play area, a shared kitchen, and child-specific toilet facilities.

Sessions run from 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM, with an optional lunch club extending to 12:00 PM. Afternoon sessions are from 12:00 PM to 2:45 PM, and a full-day option is available from 8:45 AM to 2:45 PM, all subject to availability.

The fees are calculated hourly, accommodating parents' needs. The preschool is proudly owned and managed by Karly, a highly qualified professional with an NNEB qualification and extensive experience in early years education.

Karly also serves as the Senco, Designated Safeguarding Lead, and first aider. Both the manager and deputy manager are Senco and DSL trained.

Chipmonks Pre-school employs a key person system to ensure a secure and supportive environment for all children and families, fostering progress through the Early Years Foundation Stage. The curriculum is based on "In the moment" planning, personalising each interaction to meet individual children's needs.

The preschool's vision is to create a warm, inspiring, and natural setting where children feel safe and encouraged to learn, promoting independence, confidence, and critical thinking.

Our ethos

Chipmonks Pre-school aims to create a warm, inspiring, and natural setting that encourages children's independence, confidence, and critical thinking. Their curriculum is based on "In the moment" planning, personalising interactions to meet individual needs and foster progress through the Early Years Foundation Stage. They utilise a key person system to ensure a secure and supportive environment.

What it's like

Chipmonks Pre-school is a wonderful place for children to learn and play, where they enthusiastically enter the setting, make friendships, and show care and concern for others. Children are engrossed in captivating activities, such as watering plants in a growing area and making play dough by following pictorial recipes.

"OUTSTANDING" Ofsted ratingKey person system in place"In the moment" planning

Key facts

Opening hours

8:45am until 11:45am with a lunch club option till 12.00. The afternoon sessions start at 12.00 until 14:45. There is a full day option also from 8:45-14:45.

Session types

Morning session, Lunch club, Afternoon session, Full day

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Chipmonks Pre-school

Last inspected 14 November 2024

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

What it's like to attend

Chipmonks Pre-school is a wonderful place for children to learn and play, where they enthusiastically enter the setting, make friendships, and show care and concern for others. Children are engrossed in captivating activities, such as watering plants in a growing area and making play dough by following pictorial recipes.

Inspector highlights

  • The inspirational provider and staff team have designed an exceptionally well-thought-out curriculum that builds effectively on children's knowledge and encourages them to practise their skills.
  • There is excellent support for those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with staff expertly using their knowledge to put the right strategies in place.
  • The excitement of learning is evident throughout the pre-school, with children developing confidence in choosing activities and becoming highly independent.
  • Leaders and staff prioritise developing children's communication and language skills, resulting in confident and articulate children.
  • Staff at the pre-school develop children's love of reading across all age ranges, with children excitedly sharing books with adults and bringing stories to life.
Inspection #10364304 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are exceptionally positive about the school.

They describe it as an amazing place.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

There is excellent support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff expertly use their knowledge of each child to put just the right strategies in place, ensuring children get the support they need. Staff sensitively assess children's individual needs and successfully use additional funding to raise the quality of children's experiences. Children with SEND flourish and succeed alongside their peers.

Outdoor space

Children are engrossed in a wealth of captivating and challenging activities and experiences, which staff skilfully plan. Children excitedly approach the planting and growing area where staff have placed a variety of vegetables. They excitedly water them and discuss the vegetables they like or dislike.

Inspection history

Date: July 2016

  • November 2024Outstanding
  • January 2019Outstanding
  • July 2016Good

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