Opening hours
Tuesday - Thursday, 09:15 - 15:15
Highampton Area Pre-School
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Devon
About this day nursery
Highampton Area Pre-School, established in 1996, is a charitable community-based institution dedicated to early years education for children aged 2-4 in the local area. The preschool prides itself on fostering strong relationships with parents and creating a secure, supportive, and stimulating environment where children can thrive and begin their learning journey.
Operating from Highampton Village Hall, the preschool benefits from a rural location with expansive views of Dartmoor.
Our ethos
We are committed to providing the best possible care and education to your children. We work within the Early Years Foundation Stage following the guidance from Birth to 5 Matters, believing this to give your children the most enjoyable and fulfilling start to their learning journey, making them resilient, capable, confident, self-assured, strong and independent when they leave and ready for school.
What it's like
Children are confident and happy in this pre-school and have access to a broad curriculum. The thoughtful arrangement of the learning space encourages children to engage in a wide variety of activities and learning opportunities. They play and cooperate well, sharing and taking turns.
Charity-runRural locationOfsted "Good" ratedCommunity-based
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Request pricing →Key facts
Age range
2-4 year olds
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Session types
Full day, Half day
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Highampton Area Pre-School
Last inspected 1 March 2023 · Victoria Jones
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 are confident and happy in this pre-school and have access to a broad curriculum. The thoughtful arrangement of the learning space encourages children to engage in a wide variety of activities and learning opportunities. They play and cooperate well, sharing and taking turns.
Inspector highlights
- Children are confident and happy in this pre-school.
- Children have access to a broad curriculum that enables them to access a wide variety of activities and learning opportunities.
- Leaders and managers have a clear and ambitious vision to provide high-quality, inclusive education for all.
- Managers have created an ambitious curriculum designed to give children, particularly the most disadvantaged, the knowledge they need to succeed in life.
- Staff support children to securely understand early mathematical concepts appropriate to their age and stage of development.
Areas to develop
- 1enhance staff training further to improve the quality of education even more and support children to make even better progress.
Inspection #10263761 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents are confident and happy about the care and education children receive.
They recommend the pre-school to others.
Parents report children make good progress in their learning and development.
They describe how children love coming to the pre-school and the strong relationships staff foster with children.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and managers ensure the effective and efficient management of funding. When required, they buy toys and games to support children's specific needs, such as developing confidence with numbers.
Outdoor space
The report mentions toys to help children learn outdoors more successfully, but does not provide specific details on how children use outdoor space.
Inspection history
Date: November 2006
- April 2023Good
- March 2023Good
- May 2017Good
- May 2017Good
- July 2015Good
- June 2015Good
- December 2010Good
- October 2010Good
- April 2007Good
- November 2006Good
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