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Milton Pre School

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
·Milton Youth & Adult Centre, Leek Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 7AF · Stoke-on-Trent
Number of places
33 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent

About this day nursery

55pm during term time. The latest Ofsted inspection, on 6th November 2024, rated the nursery as 'Good', highlighting the confident and independent nature of the children.

The curriculum is ambitious, focusing on foundational reading and writing skills to prepare children for school. Staff skillfully support children in exploring their environment and the curriculum, fostering resilience and a 'can-do' attitude, especially through extensive outdoor play where children practise physical skills and engage in creative mark-making.

The nursery has strong provisions for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), with effective partnerships with professionals and comprehensive support plans shared with parents; there are also ambitious plans to develop a dedicated SEND hub. The staff are dedicated and supportive, building strong relationships with both children and parents, and ensuring children feel safe and secure.

Parents consistently commend the staff's kindness and caring approach, noting their children's enthusiasm for attending and engaging in various activities.

Our ethos

The pre-school's approach is rooted in play-based learning, with an emphasis on fostering social, emotional, and cognitive development through structured play, observation, and group activities. As a community interest company, they prioritise community benefit and inclusivity, ensuring a welcoming environment for all children and families. They also focus on smooth transitions to primary school and environmental awareness.

What it's like

Children are confident and independent learners. Staff support children to explore their environment and the curriculum on offer. Children play a lot outdoors, practicing physical skills and building resilience.

Confident learnersOutdoor playStrong parent partnershipsGood SEND supportHigh staff moraleCreative mark-making

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday-Friday: 07:15–18:00, Saturday-Sunday: Closed

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Breakfast sessions

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Milton Pre School

Last inspected 6 November 2024 · Johanna Holt

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 are confident and independent learners. Staff support children to explore their environment and the curriculum on offer. Children play a lot outdoors, practicing physical skills and building resilience.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are confident and independent learners.
  • Children enjoy making marks on walls outside using paintbrushes and water.
  • Parent partnerships are strong.
  • Support for children with SEND is good.
  • Staff report high levels of morale.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to recognise how to adapt activities so they meet the individual learning needs of the younger children
  • 2place a stronger focus on literacy to enable children to consistently hear stories during the day and provide ideas to support parents to read with their children at home.
Inspection #10371796 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say that staff are kind, caring and extremely supportive.

Their children love coming to pre-school and talk about all the fun things they have been doing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff have ambitious plans to develop a special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) hub. Support for children with SEND is good, with effective partnerships with other professionals and support plans shared with parents.

Outdoor space

Children spend lots of time outdoors in the fresh air. They practise their physical skills as they push themselves on wheeled toys or climb and slide down the apparatus. Children also enjoy making marks on walls outside using paintbrushes and water.

Inspection history

Date: January 2016

  • November 2024Good
  • November 2019Good
  • January 2016Good

Frequently asked about Milton Pre School

About the setting

Milton Pre School CIC registered in 2014 and is situated in Milton in Stoke-on-Trent. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff, four of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. It opens from Monday to Friday, term time only, with sessions from 7.15am to 5.55pm, and also provides a before- and after-school club and a holiday club. The pre-school provides funded early education for all eligible children.

URN
EY477920
Registered person
Milton Pre School CIC
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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