St Oswald's Pre-School

Ofsted rating for St Oswald's Pre-School

Last inspected 20 January 2023

What it's like to attend

• Children thrive in this inclusive and nurturing setting, and are extremely happy and settle with ease.
• Staff have transformed the learning environment, skilfully ensuring children experience awe and wonder through a carefully planned curriculum that ignites their curiosity for learning.
• Children are provided with excellent opportunities to develop their creative talents and express themselves through art and design in the setting's 'art studio'.
• Staff act as incredible role models for respecting others, sharing, and turn-taking.
• Children play harmoniously together, and their behaviour is exemplary.
• During the COVID-19 pandemic, the manager and staff provided parents with videos and activity packs to enable them to continue children's learning and development at home.
• The dedicated manager has clear learning intentions and high expectations for all children, providing staff with highly focused support and training.
• Staff ensure that children have the best possible start in life, providing facilities such as a food bank for families and encouraging healthy eating habits through activities like making soup.
• Staff are excellent at helping children to become critical thinkers and solve problems through engaging activities.
• The highly passionate special educational needs coordinator develops effective interventions that build on key observations made by all staff.
• The pre-school is an integral part of the local community, holding events such as "pre-loved jumble sales" and valuing diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Physical development is a strength within the setting, with children participating in weekly sports sessions.
• Partnerships with parents are exceptionally strong, with staff being very accommodating and fostering an inclusive environment.
• The manager gathers the views of staff and parents to help plan clear, continuous improvements and reduce paperwork.
• Staff have an outstanding understanding of how to promptly deal with any concern about a child and provide parents with information on online safety.