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Puddleducks Pre School

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
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5.0(1 Google review) ·Croughton C Of E School, High Street, Brackley, NN13 5LT · West Northamptonshire
Number of places
40 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
West Northamptonshire

About this early years setting

Puddleducks Pre School is in Brackley, West Northamptonshire, offering care for children aged two to four years. It is open from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and provides 15 hours of funded childcare for eligible three and four-year-olds. At its inspection in June 2022, Ofsted rated the pre-school as Good. The inspector noted that staff receive training to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

According to the Ofsted report, children arrive confidently and have close relationships with staff, which helps them feel secure. They learn skills and good manners through daily routines and show an inquisitive nature during imaginative play with real food. Staff plan activities that engage the children, and outdoor play includes children using a tap to collect water to pour down a slope, which they call a 'lava run'.

What it's like

Children arrive confidently and greet their friends with a smile, learning a variety of skills and good manners through everyday routines. They enjoy imaginative play, exploring real food and asking staff inquisitive questions. Children have close relationships with staff, which positively impacts their emotional development and helps them feel safe and secure.

Warm & welcomingImaginative playStrong staff-child bondsOutdoor explorationSEND support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Puddleducks Pre School

Last inspected 20 June 2022

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 arrive confidently and greet their friends with a smile, learning a variety of skills and good manners through everyday routines. They enjoy imaginative play, exploring real food and asking staff inquisitive questions. Children have close relationships with staff, which positively impacts their emotional development and helps them feel safe and secure.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive confidently and greet their friends with a smile.
  • Children enjoy imaginative play and show their inquisitive nature as they explore real food items.
  • Staff know all the children's personalities and talk in depth about their interests.
  • Staff plan activities and opportunities that engage children in their learning.
  • Leaders observe staff practice and encourage them to observe each other.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen how staff use observations of children's learning to identify what children need to learn next
  • 2provide staff with further support to set clear and consistent behaviour boundaries for children.
Inspection #10233961 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

'they can see the progress their children make'

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders provide opportunities for all staff to undertake training that positively impacts the children. For example, staff discuss how recent training helped to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Staff encourage children to independently turn the outside tap on and collect more water. Children laugh hysterically as they pour water down a slope in the garden and shout 'lava run!'

Google Reviews of Puddleducks Pre School

5.0
(1 Google review)

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Inspection history

Date: September 2016

  • June 2022Good
  • September 2016Good

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