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Heyside Pre-school

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2024)
·St. Marks Church Hall, Oldham Road, Heyside, OL2 6LY · Oldham
Number of places
40 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2024
Local authority
Oldham

About this day nursery

Heyside Pre-School, located in Heyside, provides early years education and care for children aged between two and five years old. The pre-school operates during term-time, offering both full and half-day sessions from Monday to Friday, opening from 8 am to 3 pm.

For further information or to make enquiries, prospective parents are encouraged to reach out to the pre-school directly via phone or email.

What it's like

Children feel happy and safe in a home-from-home environment created by staff. They show high levels of confidence and a strong sense of belonging, with staff supporting their personal, social, and emotional development effectively. Children behave well, show positive attitudes towards learning, and develop good skills in readiness for their next steps in learning, including moving on to school.

Term-time onlyAges 2-5

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday during term time, from 8am to 3pm

Age range

2 to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Full day, Half day

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Heyside Pre-school

Last inspected 1 March 2024

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 feel happy and safe in a home-from-home environment created by staff. They show high levels of confidence and a strong sense of belonging, with staff supporting their personal, social, and emotional development effectively. Children behave well, show positive attitudes towards learning, and develop good skills in readiness for their next steps in learning, including moving on to school.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders want the best of outcomes for children and their families, and put improvement plans in place.
  • Children relish looking at books and are eager to share them with staff.
  • Staff support children's large-muscle skills incredibly well, providing activities to enhance their balance and coordination.
  • Care practices are good; staff teach children about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and good oral health.
  • Staff teach children about the importance of respect, acceptance, and tolerance, and help them understand charitable work.

Areas to develop

  • 1refine the implementation of the curriculum, to broaden children's understanding of mathematical concepts
  • 2provide children with more time to think and respond to questions, to better support their communication and language skills.
Inspection #10312066 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The support in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who speak English as an additional language is good. Leaders ensure that intervention plans are precise and are monitored with rigour. Children make good progress from their initial starting points.

Outdoor space

Younger children search for bugs outdoors and giggle while splashing in water. Children enjoy using the climbing frame and show excellent physical dexterity while completing an assault course.

Inspection history

Date: October 2009

  • March 2024Good
  • April 2018Good
  • March 2015Good
  • October 2009Good

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