Opening hours
8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday
Mitcheldean Early Learners
Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2023)
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Gloucestershire
About this day nursery
Mitcheldean Early Learners, registered in 1996, operates from a purpose-built premises next to the primary school in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire. The pre-school offers full day care for children aged 2 to 4, with core hours from 9am to 3pm and extended hours available.
This childcare setting was rated Outstanding in its latest Ofsted inspection on 17th May 2023, maintaining its previous "Good" rating for overall effectiveness. The dedicated staff, including six with level 3 early years qualifications, create an inspiring and enthusiastic learning environment, both indoors and outdoors.
They focus on fostering children's self-esteem, independence, and curiosity, while using diverse displays and learning resources. The setting uses extra funding effectively, providing excellent support for children with SEND by seeking outside professional assistance and implementing individual learning plans.
Parents highly praise the friendly, welcoming, and supportive pre-school team, appreciating their involvement in various activities and initiatives, such as parent workshops on oral health for their children.
What it's like
All children thoroughly enjoy themselves at the pre-school and make excellent progress from their individual starting points. They arrive full of enthusiasm and smiles, bursting to tell staff their news. They have excellent relationships with the staff, who have an in-depth understanding of their needs, interests and abilities. Children are highly motivated to join in the carefully planned activities and are very familiar with the daily routine. Children's motivation to learn is impressive.
inspiring learning environmentexcellent support for all childrenstrong parent partnershipsoutstanding progress
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
Term_time_only
Registered with Ofsted
1996
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Mitcheldean Early Learners
Last inspected 17 May 2023
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
All children thoroughly enjoy themselves at the pre-school and make excellent progress from their individual starting points. They arrive full of enthusiasm and smiles, bursting to tell staff their news. They have excellent relationships with the staff, who have an in-depth understanding of their needs, interests and abilities. Children are highly motivated to join in the carefully planned activities and are very familiar with the daily routine. Children's motivation to learn is impressive.
Inspector highlights
- All children thoroughly enjoy themselves at the pre-school and make excellent progress from their individual starting points.
- Children are highly motivated to join in carefully planned activities and are very familiar with the daily routine.
- Children gain excellent independence skills from a young age; two-year-olds join their older peers and change from their outdoor shoes into their 'daps'.
- The manager is highly enthusiastic in her role. She fosters team working with a passion to ensure that every child has the very best learning experiences at the pre-school.
- The manager and staff team create an inspiring learning environment. They use every area of the building and outdoors to their full potential.
- The manager ensures that all staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities. Staff complete regular safeguarding training and their knowledge is tested through questionnaires.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive excellent support.
- Partnerships with parents are outstanding. Parents describe the pre-school team as friendly, welcoming and highly supportive.
Inspection #10288864 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive excellent support. Staff ensure children with SEND are fully included. They seek outside professional support as appropriate and implement individual learning plans successfully. The manager uses extra funding exceptionally well to benefit the children to which it relates, for example to enable continued attendance and to buy additional resources to further support children's progress in development of literacy skills.
Outdoor space
The manager and staff team create an inspiring learning environment. They use every area of the building and outdoors to their full potential.
Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2023
Date: October 2014
- May 2023Outstanding
- November 2017Good
- October 2014Good
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