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St Anne's Pre School

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
·St. Annes Catholic Primary School, Pinkerton Road, Basingstoke, RG22 6RE · Hampshire
Number of places
32 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

St Anne's Pre School in Basingstoke provides a nurturing environment for young children, focusing on foundational learning and development. As part of St Anne's Catholic Primary School, it integrates Catholic values into its curriculum, promoting spiritual as well as academic growth.

The pre-school aims to create a welcoming and supportive community for both children and their families, preparing them for the transition to primary school. They emphasise a holistic approach to early years education, offering various activities and learning opportunities designed to stimulate curiosity and build essential skills.

The strong link with the primary school ensures a smooth progression for children as they continue their educational journey within the St Anne's community.

Our ethos

St Anne's Pre School aims to foster spiritual, academic, and personal growth by integrating Catholic values into a holistic early years education. They emphasise building a welcoming community and stimulating children's curiosity and essential skills to ensure a smooth transition to primary school.

What it's like

Children enjoy attending this warm, friendly and caring pre-school. They build strong relationships with nurturing staff who place children's emotional security and uniqueness as central to everything they do. Children relish opportunities to access the outdoor space, where they engage in a variety of physical activities.

Catholic ethosPart of a primary school

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Age range

3-4 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Anne's Pre School

Last inspected 24 January 2024

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 enjoy attending this warm, friendly and caring pre-school. They build strong relationships with nurturing staff who place children's emotional security and uniqueness as central to everything they do. Children relish opportunities to access the outdoor space, where they engage in a variety of physical activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make strong progress from their differing starting points, particularly children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Staff support children's communication and language skills as a priority, using visual prompts where necessary.
  • The manager is a capable, ambitious and reflective leader, who leads her staff team well.
  • Staff have strong relationships with parents, who speak very positively about the good progress children have made.
  • Children develop high levels of independence and learn that their opinions matter.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the curriculum for supporting children's acquisition of language, with a focus on supporting children's listening skills and building children's confidence to communicate
  • 2reflect the culture and diversity of the children attending the pre-school in the resources and activities provided to help children make connections between their own and others' heritage.
Inspection #10305534 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak very positively about the good progress children have made, particularly in confidence and independence.

They feel included in pre-school life and enjoy the ideas that staff give them to support children's learning at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children make strong progress from their differing starting points, particularly children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Makaton signing is used to support children's early communication.

Outdoor space

Children relish opportunities to access the outdoor space, where they engage in a variety of physical activities. They expertly ride bikes and show impressive balancing skills as they negotiate a complex obstacle course.

Inspection history

Date: January 2024

  • February 2024Good
  • January 2024Good

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