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St Matthias Pre-School & Childcare Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
·Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HW · Torbay
Number of places
28 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Torbay

About this day nursery

St. Matthias Pre-School & Childcare Centre, nestled within the St. Matthias Church Centre in Torquay, offers a nurturing and engaging environment for children aged 2-5 years. The centre is committed to fostering learning through play, providing both indoor playrooms and an outdoor 'forest' play area for varied developmental experiences.

Beyond its preschool offerings, St. Matthias also operates an After School Club and Holiday Clubs, catering to the diverse needs of families in the community. The pre-school emphasises a joyful, stimulating, and caring atmosphere, ensuring that children feel secure and encouraged as they explore and grow.

Prospective families can gain further insight into their programmes by downloading a prospectus for either the Pre-School or the After School and Holiday Clubs, or by arranging a visit with the Manager, Liz, to experience the setting firsthand. The centre's affiliation with St. Matthias Church underscores a commitment to community values and a supportive environment for its young attendees.

What it's like

Children arrive eager to play with their friends. They learn in a home-from-home environment where they feel safe and secure. Staff ensure there are exciting opportunities for learning based on children's stages of development.

Learning through playIndoor and outdoor play areasAfter School ClubHoliday ClubsChurch affiliation

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Session types

Daytime Pre-School, After School Club, Holiday Clubs

Age range

2-5 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Matthias Pre-School & Childcare Centre

Last inspected 29 November 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 arrive eager to play with their friends. They learn in a home-from-home environment where they feel safe and secure. Staff ensure there are exciting opportunities for learning based on children's stages of development.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive eager to play and feel safe and secure.
  • Staff encourage children to take managed risks in the well-equipped outdoor learning area.
  • Staff provide children with a varied and progressive curriculum, carefully considering what children know and need to know next.
  • Staff provide a range of rich experiences for children, including visits to a care home.
  • Staff promote a love of reading very well and carefully chose good-quality books.

Areas to develop

  • 1build in frequent opportunities during activities for staff to check children's understanding so they benefit fully from taking part in the learning task
  • 2target support more effectively to quieter, less-confident children to help increase their confidence and engagement, particularly during group activities.
Inspection #10367264 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff identify children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities effectively. They work closely in partnership with parents and other professionals to provide children with targeted support linked to their individual needs.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from staff encouraging them to take managed risks in the well-equipped outdoor learning area, demonstrating particularly good physical skills. Staff support children as they learn to climb on low-level branches and a wooden ramp into a tree house.

Inspection history

Date: May 2003

  • January 2025Good
  • November 2024Good
  • March 2019Good
  • February 2019Good
  • March 2015Good
  • March 2015Good
  • June 2011Good
  • April 2011Good
  • December 2006Good
  • July 2003Good
  • May 2003Requires improvement

Frequently asked about St Matthias Pre-School & Childcare Centre

About the setting

St Matthias Pre-School & Childcare Centre registered in 2001 and is located in Torquay, Devon. It is open Monday to Friday, from 8.45am until 3.15pm, during term times. The setting also provides an after-school club from 3.15pm until 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, and an occasional holiday club for children aged 5 to 11. The pre-school provides funded early years education to children aged two-, three- and four-years-old. There are five members of staff, one holds an appropriate qualification at level 5 and four hold childcare qualifications at level 3.

URN
139479
Registered person
The Management Committee St Matthias 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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