Opening hours
Monday – Friday 8.00 am to 3.30 pm, during term-time
St Andrews Pre-School in Bridport
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
Number of places
36 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Dorset
About this early years setting
St Andrew's Pre-school in Bridport, Dorset, offers high-quality care and education for children aged 2 to 4 years and 11 months. Housed in a Victorian building with two playrooms, the preschool also boasts a secure outdoor play area featuring a large covered sandpit, playhouse, and climbing frame.
The curriculum is enriched by regular Forest School sessions, held twice weekly throughout the year, irrespective of weather conditions. The preschool is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that reflects its community, with a focus on supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
They operate during term-time, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, offering flexible attendance options for children. The preschool actively encourages parental involvement and aims to provide an environment where every child feels secure and valued.
Our ethos
We aim to create a rich and diverse pre-school environment to reflect the social and cultural diversity in our community.
What it's like
Children flourish and thrive at this very welcoming and friendly setting. Staff interact warmly with them and are very kind and caring. They know the children well. Staff are very supportive and encouraging of children. Children are happy and extremely confident, showing high levels of self-esteem. There is an ambitious curriculum that successfully challenges children to make the best possible progress across all areas of learning.
Forest SchoolVictorian buildingOutdoor play areaSEND support
Pricing & funding
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Age range
2yrs to 4yrs 11mths
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for St Andrews Pre-School
Last inspected 17 January 2024 · Janet Armstrong
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 flourish and thrive at this very welcoming and friendly setting. Staff interact warmly with them and are very kind and caring. They know the children well. Staff are very supportive and encouraging of children. Children are happy and extremely confident, showing high levels of self-esteem. There is an ambitious curriculum that successfully challenges children to make the best possible progress across all areas of learning.
Inspector highlights
- Children flourish and thrive at this very welcoming and friendly setting.
- There is an ambitious curriculum that successfully challenges children to make the best possible progress.
- Staff have high expectations for all children and promote these well through their positive interactions and guidance.
- Children learn to solve problems, such as fixing guttering outdoors to continue experiments.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make excellent progress from their starting points.
Areas to develop
- 1make better use of group times, to encourage children to focus more and fully benefit from the learning opportunities.
Inspection #10317395 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents report very positively on the excellent communication with staff and how well they are involved in their children's learning.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make excellent progress from their starting points. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) and key persons work very well with other professionals and parents to ensure that gaps close quickly. Targeted support means children flourish and benefit fully from their experiences.
Outdoor space
Children learn to solve problems. For example, outdoors, when some guttering moves, preventing the balls from rolling into the pit, children look to see what is wrong and correct it, handling the awkward pipes themselves to continue with their experiments.
Inspection history
Date: September 2004
- February 2024Good
- January 2024Good
- June 2018Good
- May 2018Good
- August 2014Good
- July 2014Good
- April 2010Requires improvement
- April 2007Good
- September 2004Good
Frequently asked about St Andrews Pre-School
About the setting
St Andrew's Pre-School first registered in 1975 and has been in its current premises since 1997. It is run by a parent committee and operates from premises in Bridport, Dorset. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two-, three- and four-years-old. There are eight staff employed, all of whom hold childcare qualifications at level 3.
- URN
- 139362
- Registered person
- St Andrews Pre-School Committee
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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