Busy Otters
Longdogs Lane, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1HY
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
2-4 years old
Number of places
28 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Good
Summary
- The provision is good Children arrive happy and settle quickly in a wel -organised environment.
- They have adapted wel to changes due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
- For example, children arrive and immediately wash their hands to help keep themselves and others safe.
- They receive very good support from staff as they settle at their chosen activity on arrival.
- Staff have developed warm, caring relationships with children.
- Children are motivated and eager to learn, and consistently show high levels of interest in their chosen activities.
- Children freely explore the outdoor area and staff support them to take appropriate risks.
- For instance, children have very good opportunities to challenge their physical skil s on the climbing frame and when negotiating the large tyres around the outdoor area.
- They enjoy learning new words and their meanings.
- For example, staff introduce new language when they talk to children about the names of the dinosaurs, as they hide bones and fossils in the sand.
- Children use paintbrushes to uncover them, and staff point out if they have found a fossil or a dinosaur bone.
- Staff skilfully incorporate mathematical language by discussing the size of the bones.
- Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve, which means all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Children with SEND are supported wel .
- The staff team works closely withparents and other professionals to ensure that children get the required levels of support they need.
- For example, the special educational needs coordinator ensures that the strategies and advice from professionals is incorporated into children's individual educational plans, and these are implemented to help children make progress.n Partnerships with parents are good.
- Staff communicate with parents regardingtheir children's progress and next steps through an online system.
- Parents say they feel wel informed, including throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and they can see the progress children have made within their learning and development.
- Staff have established good links with the local school to support children to move on to the next stage of their education.n Staff make highly effective use of initiatives to extend children's communicationand language development.
- Children have access to books and stories throughout the session.
- They come together as a group to enjoy stories.
- Staff use props to enhance stories and encourage children to join in with familiar words and phrases.
- Younger children and with a shorter attention span are supported by staff, and provided with specialist resources to help maintain their focus with the group story.
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Busy Otters Preschool CIO
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Not yet updated
Local authority
Devon
Parliamentary Constituency
East Devon
Education Stages
Year Founded
21/5/2018
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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