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Term Time
Wooldale Pre School Playgroup
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2023)
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Kirklees
About this day nursery
Wooldale Pre School Playgroup, established in 1993, operates from Wooldale Community Centre in Holmfirth, HD9 1XZ. This childcare setting welcomes children aged 2 to 4 years during term-time, opening Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3:30 pm.
The latest Ofsted inspection on 28th November 2023 rated the nursery as "Good" in overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Children are observed to arrive happily and confidently, greeted by friendly and enthusiastic staff who foster close and caring relationships.
The manager has tailored the curriculum to meet children's needs following the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting all children in making good progress and preparing them for school. Staff show high expectations for all children, acting as effective role models in areas such as sharing and turn-taking.
Children access resources independently and enthusiastically, and staff follow their lead in play, incorporating their interests into planned activities. Outdoor learning is encouraged, with staff playing alongside children and supporting activities like mark-making.
While the manager works to further develop staff knowledge in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the provision maintains effective safeguarding arrangements. Parents consistently express high satisfaction with the setting, praising staff for sharing information about their children's learning and supporting development at home.
The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children.
What it's like
Children come into this setting happily and confidently and are welcomed by friendly and enthusiastic staff. Staff form close and caring relationships with all children and have high expectations for them. Children access resources independently and enthusiastically, and staff follow their lead in play.
Happy, confident learnersCaring staff relationshipsTailored curriculumStrong parent partnershipsPromotes independenceOutdoor play
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Wooldale Pre School Playgroup
Last inspected 28 November 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children come into this setting happily and confidently and are welcomed by friendly and enthusiastic staff. Staff form close and caring relationships with all children and have high expectations for them. Children access resources independently and enthusiastically, and staff follow their lead in play.
Inspector highlights
- The manager has developed the curriculum around children's needs effectively following the COVID-19 pandemic, helping all children to make good progress.
- Staff engage with children, playing alongside them and developing their learning, introducing new vocabulary.
- Staff know children very well and identify their next steps in learning, with all staff acting on these.
- Children are happy and confident learners, supported by staff throughout the curriculum to be independent.
- Parents speak very highly about this setting and the support their children receive.
Areas to develop
- 1extend staff's knowledge of how to support children with SEND to enable them to provide additional interventions and strategies to extend children's learning further
- 2support staff to use opportunities to check and develop children's mathematical knowledge during activities.
Inspection #10308075 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak very highly about this setting.
They talk about how staff share information about their children's learning and support children's learning at home through newsletters and sharing information.
Parents are happy with the progress that their children make.
They acknowledge that staff have supported their children around skills such as developing confidence, toilet training and recognising their own name.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The manager does not consistently support staff who work with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) on a one-to-one basis to extend their knowledge of how to use additional strategies and interventions to further support children in the good progress that they make.
Outdoor space
In the outdoor provision, staff play alongside children pretending to fix a house, naming the tools as children use them. Other children access mark making outside, using an effective grip to form recognisable shapes.
Inspection history
Date: February 2014
- November 2023Good
- March 2018Good
- February 2014Good
Frequently asked about Wooldale Pre School Playgroup
About the setting
Wooldale Pre School Playgroup registered in 1993 and is located in Holmfirth. The setting employs seven members of childcare staff, six of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The setting opens during term time, from 9am until 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 311315
- Registered person
- Flewers, Gillian
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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