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Osmotherley Pre-School & Out of School Club

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jul 2024)
·3 School Lane, Osmotherley, Northallerton, DL6 3BW · North Yorkshire
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
North Yorkshire

About this day nursery

Osmotherley Pre-School & Out of School Club provides an outstanding early years education for children aged 2 to 11 years, operating during term time. 30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and from 8am until midday on Monday and Friday.

The highly ambitious curriculum is carefully planned to meet the needs of the local community, ensuring every child thrives. Staff cultivate loving and affectionate relationships, fostering a safe and relaxed environment where children develop high levels of confidence and independence.

The pre-school offers a wealth of opportunities for children to explore their interests, both indoors and outdoors. For instance, children enjoy "Welly Wednesdays," where nature walks are encouraged, developing observational skills and knowledge of the natural world.

Children are highly independent, showing great attempts at dressing themselves for outdoor play. The dedicated special educational needs coordinator ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive comprehensive support through ongoing assessment and targeted interventions.

This includes the effective use of sign language alongside spoken words to enhance vocabulary and confidence in speaking. The quality of spoken language throughout the pre-school is highly aspirational, with staff introducing sophisticated vocabulary that children eagerly learn and repeat.

The pre-school is proactive in responding to feedback, implementing strategies to improve fine motor skills and developing story sacks to support home learning, further boosting children's speech and language development.

What it's like

The quality of education in this pre-school is exceptional. The tightly focused and highly ambitious curriculum reflects the needs of the community that children live in and supports every child to thrive. Staff have loving and affectionate relationships with the children they care for, helping them to feel safe, relaxed, and develop high levels of confidence.

Outstanding educationAmbitious curriculumNurturing environmentOutdoor learningSpeech & language supportIndependent learners

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

term time, from 8am until 5.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 8am until midday on Monday and Friday

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Osmotherley Pre-School & Out of School Club

Last inspected 3 July 2024 · Dani Taylor

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

The quality of education in this pre-school is exceptional. The tightly focused and highly ambitious curriculum reflects the needs of the community that children live in and supports every child to thrive. Staff have loving and affectionate relationships with the children they care for, helping them to feel safe, relaxed, and develop high levels of confidence.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum is very carefully planned in order to support the needs of all children, with highly effective strategies implemented for self-regulation.
  • Staff find learning opportunities within every interaction they have with children, constantly extending and challenging their development.
  • The pre-school is proactive in responding to feedback, implementing strategies to improve children's fine motor skills and developing story sacks for home learning.
  • The quality of spoken language in the pre-school is highly aspirational, with staff using sophisticated vocabulary that children learn and repeat.
  • Staff use ongoing assessment very productively, responding to identified needs for speech and language support, particularly for vulnerable children.
Inspection #10315989 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff use ongoing assessment very productively, responding to an identified need for greater speech and language support, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable children who require this support the most. Among many strategies, they use sign language, alongside spoken words, to support children's range of vocabulary and confidence in speaking.

Outdoor space

Staff provide a wealth of opportunities for children to pursue their own interests, inside and outside. On nature walks, referred to as 'Welly Wednesdays', children delight in the freedom of the outdoors, where staff encourage them to refine their observational skills and develop their knowledge of the natural world. Children are highly independent and make great attempts at dressing themselves for the outdoors in wetsuits.

Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Outstanding in 2024

Date: January 2010

  • July 2024Outstanding
  • September 2023Requires improvement
  • November 2017Outstanding
  • December 2014Good
  • January 2010Outstanding

Frequently asked about Osmotherley Pre-School & Out of School Club

About the setting

Osmotherley Pre-School and Out of School Club opened in 1992 and is located in the grounds of Osmotherley Primary School. The pre-school opens during term time. There are currently four staff working directly with the children, three of whom have appropriate early years qualifications. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
400329
Registered person
Osmotherley Pre School Committee
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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