Mayfield Pre-School

Ofsted rating for Mayfield Pre-School

Last inspected 21 April 2022

What it's like to attend

• Children are articulate and communicate extremely well, learning new vocabulary through sharply focused interactions planned by staff.
• Children develop a love of reading through staff's inspiring and engaging storytelling.
• Staff offer abundant praise and encourage children skilfully, building very high levels of self-esteem and self-confidence.
• Children have a can-do attitude and show extremely high levels of concentration.
• Children thrive at this exceptional pre-school, with their learning needs and well-being at the centre of everything the staff do.
• Highly skilled, well-qualified, and experienced staff work together exceptionally well as a team, meticulously planning and implementing the curriculum.
• Staff help children to understand and appreciate the world beyond their immediate family and community, promoting inclusion and avoiding gender stereotyping.
• Staff all work tirelessly in their roles, focusing on doing what is best for each child and their family, significantly increasing children's progress.
• Parents value the close bonds their children have with staff and share information to support learning, particularly for those living overseas.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with children's safety and well-being highly prioritised and staff trained to identify and act on signs of risk.
• The manager implements robust and comprehensive recruitment procedures, including stringent background checks and a thorough induction process.
• Three members of staff hold a level 3 qualification and one holds a level 4 qualification.
• Mayfield Pre-School offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
• The pre-school supports children's emotional well-being through "feelings den" and "feeling bears," helping them to talk about and manage their emotions.
• Children learn ways to deal with their feelings, including "stretching them off" during yoga or "having a hug" with the feeling bears.
• The manager ensures the environment is free from risk, safe and secure, and children learn road safety.
• The pre-school uses shared photos and information from parents to support children, especially those from overseas, ensuring unique and swift support for all families.
• The staff effectively integrate indoor and outdoor learning, with children developing balance and coordination on outdoor equipment and strengthening fingers through activities like "dough disco."
• Staff use children's interests, like a bug hunt, to explore literacy and mathematical concepts, such as identifying a bug in a book or understanding "under" and "over."