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Wetheral Playschool

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2021)
·Wetheral Village Community Hall, Wetheral, CA4 8HE · Cumberland
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
Cumberland

About this day nursery

Wetheral Playschool, located in the village of Wetheral, Cumbria, offers early years education for children aged 2-4 years old. The playschool operates during term time from Monday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, with early bird sessions available from 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM.

It is situated within the Wetheral Village Community Hall. The playschool is registered with OFSTED and has received a 'GOOD' rating for its quality and standards of early years provision in its 2021 report.

Wetheral Playschool aims to provide a safe and joyful environment for children to play, explore, and learn, and it accepts funded places for two and three-year-olds. ' Prospective families are encouraged to contact the playschool for more information regarding fees, admissions, and other available childcare options.

What it's like

The caring staff nurture children's emotional well-being and know them very well, responding to their every need to help them settle quickly and feel assured. Children are happy, comfortable, and safe in the welcoming environment, where staff promote their learning and development, inspiring confidence and encouraging a belief that 'they are capable of achieving anything'.

Playschool for 2-4 year oldsTerm-time onlyOFSTED Good ratingFamily-feel environment

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around full day and morning sessions, with an additional early bird option available. No specific age-banded rates or fee inclusions are detailed in the provided information.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 - 15:00, Fridays: 9:00 - 12:30. Early bird session: 8:30 - 9:00.

Age range

2-4 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Waitlist

Unknown

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Wetheral Playschool

Last inspected 5 July 2021 · Charlotte Bowe

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

The caring staff nurture children's emotional well-being and know them very well, responding to their every need to help them settle quickly and feel assured. Children are happy, comfortable, and safe in the welcoming environment, where staff promote their learning and development, inspiring confidence and encouraging a belief that 'they are capable of achieving anything'.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager values her dedicated staff team and provides regular support to enhance good practice, with staff sourcing relevant training.
  • Staff encourage children to explore the world around them, alerting them to living things and engaging them in conversation.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, with staff exchanging information and providing fun challenges to build on children's learning at home.
  • Children thoroughly enjoy listening to favourite stories, and staff use these opportunities to promote good health, such as encouraging healthy eating habits.
  • Staff provide a broad range of experiences that build on what children know and enjoy, such as creating sea creatures using dough.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the links with other settings that children attend and share more in-depth information with them, to further promote continuity in children's care, learning and development
  • 2support staff to make more precise links between children's stages of development and the challenges they present during group experiences, to help children to become more deeply involved and build on their skills gradually.
Inspection #10144613 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents report that staff are helping children to gain an awareness of letters and sounds, ahead of their move on to school.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff source a range of training that is relevant to the needs of the children attending. For example, staff know that some children are less confident after having a break away from the playschool due to COVID-19. They focus their training and teaching on raising children's self-esteem.

Outdoor space

When playing in the nearby field, staff use natural objects, such as the large trees, to inform children of their play boundaries.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

5 July 2021

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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Frequently asked about Wetheral Playschool

About the setting

Wetheral Playschool registered in 2017 and operates from a room within Wetheral Village Community Hall. The playschool employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate qualifications at level 3 and one holds level 2. The playschool provides funded early education for two- three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY552715
Registered person
McDairmant, Sheila
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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