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Lavington Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Dauntseys Aided Primary School, Sandfield, DEVIZES, SN10 4HY · Wiltshire
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Wiltshire

About this day nursery

Lavington Pre-School offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 2-5 years. The curriculum is designed to promote development through both child-initiated and planned activities, covering areas like construction, free-flow outdoor play, sensory experiences with playdough, role-playing, and small world play.

Planned activities incorporate phonics, number-based games, crafts, ICT, storytelling, cooking, music, and circle time. Indoors, children explore mark-making, construction, and loose parts play.

The outdoor space encourages nature walks, physical education, planting, and use of ride-on toys. The pre-school emphasises a supportive atmosphere where children can learn and grow at their own pace, fostering creativity, social skills, and early academic foundations.

Our ethos

Lavington Pre-School provides a curriculum designed to promote development through both child-initiated and planned activities, covering a wide range of play-based learning experiences. They emphasise a supportive atmosphere where children learn and grow at their own pace, fostering creativity, social skills, and early academic foundations.

What it's like

Staff provide a welcoming and nurturing learning environment in which children benefit from supportive relationships. This helps children and their parents feel settled. Staff create a curriculum that interests and motivates children to learn.

Child initiated playPlanned activitiesOutdoor playWrap-around care

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged on an hourly basis for non-funded hours, with rates divided into two age bands. Early Years Funding is accepted for core daytime hours during term-time only. Wrap-around care and daily snacks are offered as additional paid services.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Fees are reviewed annually in September.
  • Early Years Funding is accepted 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday, term-time only (38 weeks per year).
  • Wrap-around care is a payable service and cannot be covered by Early Years Funding.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8.55am to 3.10pm

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2001

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Lavington Pre-School

Last inspected 22 October 2024 · Marie Swindells

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

Staff provide a welcoming and nurturing learning environment in which children benefit from supportive relationships. This helps children and their parents feel settled. Staff create a curriculum that interests and motivates children to learn.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum for physical development is strong, with older children balancing on beams and climbing independently, and younger children supported to take risks.
  • The key-person system is used well, with staff having excellent knowledge of their key children and understanding their next steps in development.
  • Children demonstrate kindness and care for each other, developing strong friendships and playing cooperatively.
  • The setting regularly assesses children's development, implements plans for additional support, and actively seeks advice from professionals and works with parents.
  • The setting shows high regard for staff well-being, reflecting on practice and providing targeted training and development.

Areas to develop

  • 1Provide further support for the quieter children to participate actively in group activities and discussions, especially during free play times.
Inspection #10369750 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say they receive detailed feedback on their child's progress and development

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The setting regularly assesses children's development and considers any gaps in learning. They implement plans for children who need additional support. The setting actively seeks advice from other professionals and works closely with parents to support learning and strategies at home. As a result of the strategies put in place to support learning, gaps in children's learning close promptly.

Outdoor space

Children spend a large portion of their day outside. Staff plan the area effectively, which enriches children's learning experiences. Older children balance on beams and climb onto climbing frames independently. Staff support younger children on the climbing frame, allowing them to take risks and become confident in their own abilities.

Parent Reviews of Lavington Pre-School

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Inspection history

Date: October 2015

  • October 2024Good
  • March 2020Outstanding
  • October 2015Outstanding

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