Opening hours
Full day starts from 8 am to 4:30 pm; Morning session 8:30 am to 11:30 am; Afternoon session 12:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Denbigh Pre-School, located within the Denbigh Primary School site, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children. The Pre-School aims to provide a secure and positive introduction to early education, fostering development across various domains from language and literacy to social skills and creative expression.
They tailor activities to each child's individual strengths and interests, laying a strong foundation for their future learning journey. The curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage, with an emphasis on learning through play, both child-initiated and adult-led, to encourage independence, confidence, and problem-solving abilities.
The Pre-School is committed to upholding national and local guidelines for early years settings and childcare provision, ensuring a safe and high-quality experience for all children. They also value strong partnerships with parents, the local community, and other stakeholders to support each child's holistic development.
Our ethos
Denbigh Pre-School's pedagogical approach is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), emphasising learning through play (both child-initiated and adult-led) to foster independence, confidence, and problem-solving skills. They provide a nurturing and stimulating environment, tailoring activities to individual strengths and interests to build a strong foundation for future learning. They also value partnerships with parents and the community for holistic development.
What it's like
Children have good relationships with all staff in this friendly and welcoming setting. Staff have a particular focus on children's personal, social and emotional development within the setting, and children have extended time to settle with sensitive support for their individual needs. Children are happy exploring the setting, engaging in activities like sand play and developing social skills by seeking each other out.
Charges are based on standard sessions, with additional hours billed at an hourly rate. Parents can purchase hot lunches ordered from a local school canteen or choose to provide their child with a healthy packed lunch.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Opening hours
Full day starts from 8 am to 4:30 pm; Morning session 8:30 am to 11:30 am; Afternoon session 12:15 pm to 3:15 pm
Food
Hot lunch can be ordered from Denbigh Primary School's canteen or parents can provide a packed lunch
Age range
2-4 year olds
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full Day, Sessional Care, Flexible Hours
Established
2001
Last inspected 17 May 2022 · Lisa Smith
What it's like to attend
Children have good relationships with all staff in this friendly and welcoming setting. Staff have a particular focus on children's personal, social and emotional development within the setting, and children have extended time to settle with sensitive support for their individual needs. Children are happy exploring the setting, engaging in activities like sand play and developing social skills by seeking each other out.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents praise the setting and the progress their children make.
They enjoy the real sense of community at the setting.
Parents are very appreciative of the bilingual support the staff can offer.
Inclusion & environment
All children make good progress at the setting. Staff are highly skilled in early intervention and supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They work with a large array of professionals and provide effective and up-to-date information on each child. Staff communicate effectively to ensure all staff are aware of children's individual needs and how to support them, ensuring all children have access to the same opportunities in their learning.
Activities in the garden support children to develop their physical skills. Children ride bikes and climb on the climbing frame, with a range of difficulty in bikes allowing all children to join in. Large mark-making opportunities, such as water painting, support children to develop their shoulder muscles ready for early writing.
Staff develop children's language well. They use home languages effectively to support those children who speak English as an additional language. Staff repeat sentences in English once children understand the instruction, supporting English language development.
Date: September 2016
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