Acorns Preschool
United Reformed Church Hall, Bower Hinton, Somerset, TA12 6LA
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
2-4 years old
Number of places
24 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Good
Summary
- This provision requires improvement.
- It is not yet good because:Staff do not plan activities well to reflect children's individual learning needs.
- This means that children do not always make good enough progress in all areas of learning.
- Arrangements for hand drying are not effective in helping to prevent germs from spreading or teaching children how to keep healthy.
- Most creative activities are adult led.
- Therefore, children do not have enough opportunities to experiment and explore with different materials and use their imaginations to complete their projects to their own satisfaction.
- Systems for self-evaluation are not fully effective.
- The pre-school have taken some steps to address actions and recommendations raised at their last inspection.
- However, they do not have secure systems in place that help them to identify weaknesses so they can make continuous improvements in the outcomes for children.
- It has the following strengths Children develop strong relationships with staff and their friends.
- They are polite and learn how to behave due to the effective strategies used by staff.
- Children are confident and become increasingly independent in managing their needs.
- This helps to prepare them for the next stage in their learning, so they are ready for their move on to school.
- Staff regularly share information with parents regularly, helping to keep them fully involved in children's learning.
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
The Acorns Pre-School (Bower Hinton) Committee
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Sessional day care
Local authority
Somerset
Parliamentary Constituency
Somerton and Frome
Education Stages
Year Founded
05/3/1992
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
Care Provision
Open all year
Open during half term
Full-day care sessions
Half-day care sessions
Before School care arrangement with local schools
After School care arrangement with local schools
School Holiday care for local school pupils
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0
Total number of staff
0
Number of care staff
0
Number of support staff
-
Number of other staff
Ofsted
Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 24/4/2015
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