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Tideswell Preschool
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Derbyshire
About this early years setting
Tideswell Preschool is located in Buxton, Derbyshire, and offers care for children aged from two to four years. It operates during term-time only, opening from 8.45am to 3.45pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 8.45am to 2.45pm on Fridays. The most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024 resulted in an overall judgement of Good.
The inspector found that children enjoy their time at the preschool and are encouraged to develop their independence. The report noted that children readily explore the outdoor area, where they build ramps, move boxes, and practise balancing. According to parents who spoke with the inspector, their children are making friends and developing language skills. To improve, Ofsted asked the provider to strengthen staff's skills in responding to children's interests and to ensure consistency in promoting behaviour management strategies.
Our ethos
Our School Values are Compassion, Justice, Forgiveness, Perseverance, Courage, Kindness, Togetherness, and Honesty. We encourage children to \"Reach Higher, Think Deeper, Love Wider\". We believe that the purpose of education is to enable every child to flourish as a unique individual, equipping them with the knowledge, skills and understanding to make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world.
What it's like
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming pre-school. Staff create an environment that encourages children's developing independence skills. Children are thoughtful. They spontaneously fetch drinks for their friends and offer staff sprinkles from their dessert.
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Pricing & funding
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Opening hours
8.45am to 3.45pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 8.45am to 2.45pm on Fridays
Age range
4-11 years
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Tideswell Preschool
Last inspected 31 January 2024 · Susan Hyatt
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 their time at this welcoming pre-school. Staff create an environment that encourages children's developing independence skills. Children are thoughtful. They spontaneously fetch drinks for their friends and offer staff sprinkles from their dessert.
Inspector highlights
- Children enjoy their time at this welcoming pre-school.
- Children learn to do as much for themselves as possible.
- Children use their imagination as they re-enact favourite stories.
- Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their small muscles.
- Staff understand the importance of promoting children's good health and hygiene.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen staff's skills in responding to children's emerging interests, in order capture their curiosity and build on what they already know
- 2support staff to be consistent in promoting behaviour management strategies to build on children's understanding of what behaviour is expected of them.
Inspection #10282764 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
their children are making friends and developing their language skills.
staff share ideas with them, which enables them to continue their child's learning at home.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children readily explore well-considered outdoor activities. They work with friends to build car ramps, safely move large cardboard boxes, and practice balancing skills. Staff notice the wind has blown number cards off the fence, and children collect the cards, working out with staff which order they go in. This supports children's growing mathematical development.
Inspection history
Date: February 2023
- February 2024Good
- January 2024Good
- April 2023Requires improvement
- February 2023Requires improvement
Frequently asked about Tideswell Preschool
About the setting
Tideswell Preschool registered in 2012 and is located in Tideswell, Derbyshire. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 2597773
- Registered person
- Tideswell Preschool Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Requires improvement
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