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Little Ducklings Preschool in Pickering

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
·Pickering Liberal Club, 1 Smiddy Hill, Pickering, YO18 7AN · North Yorkshire
Number of places
25 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
North Yorkshire

About this day nursery

Little Ducklings Preschool in Pickering is committed to providing a nurturing and enriching environment for young children. Their dedicated and experienced team prioritises the education and well-being of each child, fostering a sense of consistency and familiarity through a key child/worker system.

The preschool aims to offer a broad range of activities and experiences, with a focus on both indoor and outdoor play. They strive to support children's development and learning in a fun and engaging way, recognising the importance of early years education.

The preschool also offers a breakfast club to accommodate different family needs.

What it's like

Children arrive happily due to the warm welcome from staff and senior staff create a streamlined day to help children focus on learning. Children are motivated and independent, confidently helping themselves to resources and engaging in activities like buttering crackers and pouring drinks. They are keen to talk about their preschool experiences and what they have learned.

Experienced and committed teamKey child/worker systemBreakfast club option

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged at an hourly rate based on age, with separate bands for two-year-olds and children aged three and over. Breakfast club sessions are offered with two drop-off times. A small nominal fee is charged per scheduled session to cover snacks, consumables, and outdoor clothing.

Good to know

  • Government funded hours can be used between 9.00am and 3.00pm, subject to eligibility.
  • A session fee is charged to cover snacks, nappies, wipes, sun cream, and spare outdoor clothing.
  • Breakfast is included in the 8.00am drop-off breakfast club session.

Key facts

Opening hours

9am - 3pm (for funded hours)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Ducklings Preschool

Last inspected 15 May 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 arrive happily due to the warm welcome from staff and senior staff create a streamlined day to help children focus on learning. Children are motivated and independent, confidently helping themselves to resources and engaging in activities like buttering crackers and pouring drinks. They are keen to talk about their preschool experiences and what they have learned.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff get to know children and families well, quickly identifying when extra support from other agencies is needed.
  • Additional funding is used effectively to help children engage fully in the curriculum or catch up with peers.
  • Managers create an interesting curriculum based around children's interests and necessary skills.
  • Staff help children to lead a healthy lifestyle, teaching them about handwashing, healthy eating, and physical activity.
  • Staff promote children's good language development through books, stories, rhymes, and introducing mathematical language and key vocabulary.

Areas to develop

  • 1introduce more opportunities for babies and younger children to develop their physical skills indoors as they would at home, for example, by adding resources for them to safely pull themselves up and/or climb
  • 2continue to improve monitoring systems to provide even greater consistency in the quality of teaching, for example, in the use of labelled praise and in helping children to practice key vocabulary.
Inspection #10327809 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that the structure provided at pre-school has helped their children to listen and concentrate.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff get to know the children and their families well, enabling them to quickly identify when children need extra support from other agencies. Additional funding is effectively used to help children engage fully in the curriculum or catch up with their peers.

Outdoor space

Although there is no dedicated outdoor area, children develop their physical skills at local parks and benefit from being out in the community, visiting places like the library or railway station. However, opportunities for babies and toddlers to develop physical skills indoors on poorer weather days are limited.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

15 May 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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