Opening hours
8am until 4pm
Stanton Pre-School
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
—
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Suffolk
About this day nursery
Stanton Pre-School, registered in 2016, provides a nurturing and engaging environment for children aged 2 to 4 in Bury St. Edmunds. The dedicated childcare team, comprising seven members with appropriate early years qualifications, including a manager with a level 6 qualification, ensures that children receive individualised support and attention.
The pre-school operates during term time only, from 8am to 4pm, offering full day care sessions. The staff are adept at fostering a secure atmosphere, building strong bonds with children, and planning learning experiences that considerate of both individual interests and developmental stages.
The curriculum balances focused learning with ample opportunities for free play, promoting kindness, sharing, and turn-taking. With a strong emphasis on well-being and continuous improvement through regular training and supervision, Stanton Pre-School is committed to providing a high-quality early years education.
The setting also prioritises safeguarding with effective arrangements and an open culture that puts children's interests first. Although there is a recommendation to further engage with parents regarding healthy eating choices and sharing children's progress, the pre-school actively supports children's communication and language skills, introduces new vocabulary, and encourages independence in daily routines.
What it's like
Children are greeted by friendly staff who gather any information that they may need to know to support each child's day. Children are keen to be at pre-school and separate from their parents with ease. Staff know the children well and are responsive to their individual needs. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive individual, tailored support.
Well-ledNurturing environmentIndividualised supportStrong staff bondsBalanced learning
Key facts
Term time / All Year
Term_time_only
Established
2016
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Stanton Pre-School
Last inspected 12 June 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are greeted by friendly staff who gather any information that they may need to know to support each child's day. Children are keen to be at pre-school and separate from their parents with ease. Staff know the children well and are responsive to their individual needs. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive individual, tailored support.
Inspector highlights
- Children are greeted by friendly staff who gather any information that they may need to know to support each child's day.
- Children are keen to be at pre-school and separate from their parents with ease.
- Staff know the children well and are responsive to their individual needs.
- Staff are well deployed and minimum adult-to-child ratios are maintained.
- Staff get down to the children's level, modelling how to use resources and extending children's knowledge and skills.
- They build nurturing bonds with the children, who eagerly seek out the familiar staff to tell them their news and things of personal significance.
- Staff take children's interests, as well as their ages and individual stages of development, into account as they plan learning experiences.
- The pre-school is well led. All staff are well supported. There is a focus on staff well-being and morale is high.
Areas to develop
- 1Engage more closely with parents, to ensure that there is sufficient guidance and ensure that children receive clear and consistent messages that support healthy choices around food and drink.
- 2Embed plans to improve ways that information is shared with all parents about their children's progress, and help parents to support and extend children's learning at home.
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Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive individual, tailored support.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from spending time outside each day. Staff teach children about safety and how to negotiate the steps and the slide. The children know that they need to wait for their turn when using large equipment and how to test if a plank is stable enough to take their weight before they try to walk across it.
Inspection history
Date: October 2018
- June 2024Good
- October 2018Good
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