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Overdale Tots Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
·High View, BEDFORD, MK41 8EP · Bedford
Number of places
40 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Bedford

About this day nursery

Overdale Tots Pre-School, established in 2007, offers a nurturing environment for children aged 2 to 4 years. Rated as 'Good' by Ofsted on its latest inspection on 02/10/2024, the pre-school provides a welcoming atmosphere where children are greeted warmly by friendly and professional staff.

The curriculum approach focuses on developing personal, social, and emotional skills, alongside communication and language, with management having a clear understanding of the skills they wish children to acquire. Staff are sensitive to individual needs, offering comfort and reassurance, and implementing effective key-person roles that keep parents well-informed.

The learning environment, both indoors and outdoors, is organised based on children's developmental needs and interests, allowing them to engage fully in play for extended periods. The pre-school places a strong emphasis on early literacy, fostering a love of reading through singing sessions, engaging with texts, and providing a lending library.

For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), staff conduct robust assessments to track development, swiftly identify those needing additional support, and utilise additional funding to provide necessary resources, ensuring all children make good progress.

What it's like

Children are greeted warmly by friendly and professional staff and arrive happy and excited. Staff are sensitive to children's needs, offering cuddles and reassurance. They know children well and provide activities that meet their developmental needs and interests.

Good Ofsted ratingNurturing environmentStrong SEND supportFocus on communication and languagePromotes love of readingEffective key-person roles

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Age range

0-4

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Overdale Tots Pre-School

Last inspected 2 October 2024 · Carly Parkinson

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 greeted warmly by friendly and professional staff and arrive happy and excited. Staff are sensitive to children's needs, offering cuddles and reassurance. They know children well and provide activities that meet their developmental needs and interests.

Inspector highlights

  • Management has a secure understanding of the skills they want children to learn and focuses on a curriculum that builds personal, social, and emotional skills, and communication and language.
  • The management team implements effective key-person roles, keeping parents well informed and promoting children's emotional well-being.
  • Staff complete robust assessments to track development, swiftly identify children needing additional support, and use funding to provide resources, ensuring all children make good progress.
  • Staff organise the learning environment based on children's developmental needs and interests, leading to children fully engaging and focusing for long periods.
  • Children develop a love of reading through singing sessions and engaging with texts and a lending library.
  • Staff notice and minimise risks to health and safety, complete daily risk assessments, and have robust safeguarding procedures.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop the organisation of large-group activities to maximise children's learning, engagement and participation
  • 2provide a consistent approach to developing children's independence throughout their everyday activities and routines.
Inspection #10354740 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff complete robust assessments of children's learning to track and monitor their development. This enables them to swiftly identify children who may need additional support and put plans in place to ensure that all children make the best possible progress. Additional funding is used to provide resources that meet children's learning needs. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: May 2008

  • October 2024Good
  • November 2018Good
  • December 2014Good
  • October 2008Good
  • May 2008Outstanding

Frequently asked about Overdale Tots Pre-School

About the setting

Overdale Tots Pre-School registered in 2007 and is privately owned. The provider employs 11 members of childcare staff, with eight holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds an early years qualification at level 6. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm and offers a holiday club during school holidays with the same hours. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY362775
Registered person
Teaching Tots Limited
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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