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Sacred Heart Pre-School in Thornton-Cleveleys

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
·Sacred Heart RC School, Heys Street, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HL · Lancashire
Number of places
22 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Sacred Heart Pre-School, located in Thornton-Cleveleys, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 2 to 4. Registered in 2005 and run by a dedicated committee, the pre-school operates during term time with options for wraparound care, accommodating various family needs.

With a 'Good' Ofsted rating, the pre-school prides itself on its kind and reassuring staff who foster secure attachments and ensure children feel welcome and confident. The setting’s ambitious curriculum is designed to equip children with essential skills and knowledge for their future learning, engaging them in activities like navigating obstacle courses to develop physical skills and participating in discussions about their emotions to promote personal development.

The staff are particularly adept at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, working closely with parents to provide targeted support and ensure all children make progress. Sacred Heart Pre-School also places a strong emphasis on well-planned transitions and independence skills, encouraging children to follow hygiene routines and manage their own feelings and behaviours.

What it's like

Staff are kind and reassuring, ensuring children feel very welcome and form secure attachments. Children demonstrate that they are happy and safe, confident to leave their parents. Staff provide many opportunities to develop physical skills, and children engage well in play and show a positive attitude towards their learning, enjoying discussing emotions and learning independence skills.

Kind and reassuring staffAmbitious curriculumStrong SEND supportSecure attachmentsPhysical development

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday term time only from 9am to 3.30pm, with wraparound care from 7.30am to 9am and 3.30pm to 6pm.

Term time / All Year

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Established

2005

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Sacred Heart Pre-School

Last inspected 29 October 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff are kind and reassuring, ensuring children feel very welcome and form secure attachments. Children demonstrate that they are happy and safe, confident to leave their parents. Staff provide many opportunities to develop physical skills, and children engage well in play and show a positive attitude towards their learning, enjoying discussing emotions and learning independence skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are kind and reassuring, which ensures children feel very welcome and confident.
  • Staff have a high expectation and a good understanding of each child's learning needs.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and designed to give all children the skills, knowledge, and understanding they need.
  • Children are beginning to manage their own feelings and behaviours, and are starting to understand how these have an impact on others.
  • Staff place a strong focus on helping children to develop their confidence and well-being.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture.
  • Parents speak very highly of the nursery and feel well supported by staff.
  • Staff working with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are knowledgeable and provide targeted support.

Areas to develop

  • 1Support staff to build on ways to ask children more purposeful questions and enhance children's thinking skills.
  • 2Enhance staff understanding and practice of how to help children to develop a wide and varied vocabulary.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff working with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are knowledgeable and work closely with parents and other professionals. They provide targeted support to meet children's specific needs. This helps children to make progress in their learning.

Inspection history

Date: May 2011

  • October 2024Good
  • November 2018Good
  • July 2015Good
  • May 2011Good

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