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Seamer Pre-School # Seamer Pre-School Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Outstanding (Sept 2022) · 4.0 (1 parent reviews) · Seamer & District Youth Centre, Main Street, SCARBOROUGH, YO12 4RF · North Yorkshire Number of places 30 places Age range 2–4 yrs Last inspected Sept 2022 Local authority North Yorkshire About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Seamer Pre-School, established in 1987 and located near Scarborough, provides a vibrant and nurturing environment where children aged 2-4 thrive. The setting was rated Outstanding by Ofsted on 8th September 2022, a testament to its exceptional quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The highly experienced and qualified staff, many holding early years professional status, are dedicated to fostering a love for learning. They skillfully plan engaging activities that build on children's interests, ensuring rapid progress across all areas of development. The pre-school excels in supporting children's communication and language, with staff providing additional help in small-group sessions. Children are encouraged to be independent and creative, whether making patterns in paint or exploring the impact of physical exercise through gymnastics. The robust key-person system and strong parental partnerships ensure that each child receives tailored support and that parents are fully involved in their child's learning journey. 45 pm daily, and offers funded early education for two, three, and four-year-old children. What it's like Children are extremely happy, settled and confident due to the caring and attentive approach from staff. They do well in this vibrant pre-school and make rapid progress in all areas of learning. The key-person system is highly effective. Staff plan activities with optimal challenge to ensure that children are highly motivated to learn. Children constantly initiate and extend activities for themselves. Children are excellent risk assessors and show great control in a range of situations. Highly motivated learners Excellent risk assessors Outstanding teaching Strong parent partnerships Impeccable behaviour ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds 30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 8am until 3.45pm. Term time / All Year Term\_time\_only Established 1987 ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Seamer Pre-School Inspection date Sept 2022 Inspection no. 10131560 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50196256)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/400445) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=seamer-pre-school-yo12-4rf-400445) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Seamer Pre-School Last inspected 8 September 2022 Overall effectiveness Outstanding What it's like to attend Children are extremely happy, settled and confident due to the caring and attentive approach from staff. They do well in this vibrant pre-school and make rapid progress in all areas of learning. The key-person system is highly effective. Staff plan activities with optimal challenge to ensure that children are highly motivated to learn. Children constantly initiate and extend activities for themselves. Children are excellent risk assessors and show great control in a range of situations. Inspector highlights - Children are extremely happy, settled and confident due to the caring and attentive approach from staff. - Children do well and make rapid progress in all areas of learning. - The key-person system is highly effective. - Staff plan activities with optimal challenge to ensure children are highly motivated to learn. - Children are excellent risk assessors and show great control in a range of situations. - Staff are extremely experienced and very well qualified, with some staff holding early years professional status. - Staff's interactions and teaching techniques are exemplary, showing excellent understanding of how to truly engage and capture all children's interests. - The manager and supervisor use their experience to skillfully evaluate the quality of the pre-school. - Parents speak with admiration of staff and in very high regard of the wonderful opportunities experienced by their children at this inspiring pre-school. - Professional development of the staff team is sharply focused. - Children's behaviour is impeccable. - Staff make skilful use of the safeguarding procedures to ensure that all children are protected from harm. - Staff are extremely knowledgeable of the reporting procedures to follow if they have a concern. - Highly robust recruitment and vetting systems are used to check that all people working with the children are suitable to do so. - Children are taught about managing their own risks. Inspection #10131560 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50196256) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Children's progress is precisely monitored, enabling specific programmes of support to be immediately put in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). A new system for planning next steps in development ensures very rapid progress. ## Parent Reviews of Seamer Pre-School 4.0 (1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocL3OAblxN1vl0d7IS5QV3h4fXUZ9FOb8ffJZX2ND7xPgBa0NQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Isabella Quest 9 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURRdnJTVmh3RRAB!2m1!1s0x487f3794f198b07f:0x7ecf06c43750ac3a) Reviews from Google for Seamer Pre-School. 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