Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm
Park Avenue Pre-School
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Enfield
About this day nursery
Park Avenue Pre-School received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 23rd October 2024. The pre-school, established in 2016, operates Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm during term-time, catering to children aged 2-4 years.
Staff here are committed to placing children and their families at the heart of their approach, offering a warm welcome and getting to know each child thoroughly. The environment is stimulating, with a range of resources based on children's interests, encouraging independent exploration.
Staff interact positively, helping children to extend their thoughts and ideas, play amicably, and develop imaginary play. One-to-one time with staff helps build strong bonds, ensuring children settle well and develop close, nurturing relationships.
The curriculum focuses on identifying individual learning needs through observation and assessment. Staff are quick to recognise developmental gaps and implement targeted plans, seeking support from outside agencies when appropriate to meet children's needs.
Children enjoy regular opportunities to engage with books and stories, enhancing language skills and fostering a love of literacy. Communication development is well-supported through engaging games and imaginative play, expanding children's vocabulary.
Staff also integrate mathematical understanding into play, encouraging children to compare and count. The nursery effectively supports children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), ensuring their needs are consistently met.
Parents are actively involved in their children's learning, valuing the activities organised and the suggestions provided for home support. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, both indoors and outdoors.
The setting provides funded early education for two, three and four-year-old children.
What it's like
Staff at Park Avenue Pre-School place children and their families at the heart of everything they do, providing a warm welcome and getting to know each child well. They create a stimulating environment with a variety of resources based on children's interests, allowing children to enjoy exploring and independently accessing activities. Staff support children to extend their thoughts and ideas through positive interactions, helping them play amicably and develop imaginary play ideas.
Children at heartStimulating environmentStrong bondsLanguage and literacyMathematical understandingEffective parent partnerships
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Park Avenue Pre-School
Last inspected 23 October 2024 · Anahita Aderianwalla
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff at Park Avenue Pre-School place children and their families at the heart of everything they do, providing a warm welcome and getting to know each child well. They create a stimulating environment with a variety of resources based on children's interests, allowing children to enjoy exploring and independently accessing activities. Staff support children to extend their thoughts and ideas through positive interactions, helping them play amicably and develop imaginary play ideas.
Inspector highlights
- Staff place children and their families at the heart of everything they do.
- Staff use assessments to identify what individual children need to learn next and swiftly implement targeted plans.
- Children enjoy regular opportunities to share books and stories, enhancing their language skills and a love of literacy.
- Staff support communication development well, engaging children in exciting games and using imaginative play.
- Staff recognise opportunities to enhance children's mathematical understanding as they play.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to review children's learning opportunities to enable the quieter children to fully participate
- 2continue to support staff with their professional development, to develop and enhance their teaching skills further
Inspection #10355075 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents value all the fun and exciting activities staff and leaders organise.
They feel involved in their children's learning and appreciate the suggestions staff make about how they can best support their child's learning at home.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff quickly recognise if gaps emerge in children's development. They swiftly implement targeted plans and where appropriate and seek the support of outside agencies, to ensure that children's needs are consistently met.
Outdoor space
The report does not provide specific details about the outdoor space or how children use it beyond mentioning the inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors.
Parent Reviews of Park Avenue Pre-School
5.0
(2)
nigar bayram
2 years ago
Fantastic teachers my DD has struggled as a beginner now she loves to go to school thanks to lovely team
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clair day
6 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: November 2018
- October 2024Good
- November 2018Good
Frequently asked about Park Avenue Pre-School
About the setting
Park Avenue Pre-School registered under new ownership in 2016. The pre-school is located in a church hall in Bush Hill Park within the London Borough of Enfield. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm during term time. The provider employs seven members of staff, six of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY538286
- Registered person
- Croyland Pre-School Committee
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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