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Parade Community Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(May 2022)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Doyle Avenue, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9NE · Portsmouth
Number of places
60 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2022
Local authority
Portsmouth

About this day nursery

Parade Community Preschool, established in 2000, is a well-regarded childcare setting located in Portsmouth, offering a stimulating environment for children aged 2-4 years. 30am to 4pm, the preschool provides meaningful learning opportunities where children feel safe and secure.

The Ofsted "Good" rating, as of May 2022, reflects the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Children are encouraged to make choices about their play, both indoors and outdoors, and staff effectively promote independence and safe risk-taking, for instance, with a tyre swing and climbing apparatus.

The preschool is highly inclusive, with a significant number of children having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language (EAL). Staff, many with advanced SEND training, work collaboratively with external professionals to ensure all children make good progress, with particular efforts to break down language barriers for EAL learners.

The curriculum is designed to support and challenge all children, with strong assessment practices to monitor progress and close any developmental gaps. Daily music-and-movement sessions and positive discussions about healthy food choices support children in understanding how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

What it's like

Children benefit from meaningful learning opportunities and feel safe and secure. They confidently make choices about where and what they would like to play with inside and out. Children value and respect each other and their environment, responding to rules and boundaries.

Meaningful learning opportunitiesInclusive SEND provisionSupports EAL learnersPromotes independenceOutdoor play encourages safe risksStrong curriculum

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday during school term time. Sessions are from 8.30am to 4pm.

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2000

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Parade Community Preschool

Last inspected 19 May 2022 · Hayley Doncom

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 benefit from meaningful learning opportunities and feel safe and secure. They confidently make choices about where and what they would like to play with inside and out. Children value and respect each other and their environment, responding to rules and boundaries.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders coach and guide staff to support high-quality practice, particularly in relation to professional development and its impact on children's education.
  • Leaders and staff implement a curriculum that supports and challenges all children to develop at a good rate, using assessment well to monitor progress and close gaps.
  • Staff know the children well and have the skills to adapt activities in the moment, supporting children's communication and language effectively.
  • Children are supported to understand how to keep themselves healthy through daily music-and-movement sessions and positive discussions on healthy food choices.
  • Staff promote children's independence skills effectively and encourage them to take safe risks during their play, building their self-confidence.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the organisation of the day to prevent any unnecessary interruptions to learning and to enable the most effective dialog between key persons and parents at drop-off and collection times
  • 2consider ways to enhance how children are supported to manage conflicts between themselves.
Inspection #143510 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of the support they and their children receive from the pre- school, particularly those children with SEND. They comment that the pre-school goes above and beyond to work with other professionals to support their children's needs.

However, some parents comment that they do not receive much detail during handovers and would welcome this to be reviewed.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

At times, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) require encouragement to find activities of choice, and are encouraged by proactive staff to engage positively. A large number of children attending have SEND and are fully supported to make good progress by professionals working together in the pre-school and externally. A number of staff have advanced training to support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Children confidently make choices about where and what they would like to play with inside and out. Children are encouraged to take safe risks during their play, for example, using a tyre swing and navigating up and over climbing apparatus.

EAL / language support

A large number of children attending speak English as an additional language. Staff work closely with other professionals to break down language barriers for those children who speak English as an additional language and require translation.

Parent Reviews of Parade Community Preschool

5.0
(4)
Crystal Martin
6 months ago

My son attends this pre-school and after previously attending others in Portsmouth it is the best I have come across. The staff are so welcoming and accommodating to the parents and is amazing with the children always interacting with them and thinking of new ways to learn and build their confidence. My son has really progressed well in this preschool

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Sid Rahman
10 years ago

This is an incredible school with so much diversity with regards to teachers and children alike. The staff here care very much for the children and my son has a very fulfilling expereince everytime he goes in. Would highly recommend. :-)

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Inspection history

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