St Nicholas Preschool
North End Bowling Club, Beresford Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0NG
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
- The provision is good Children exhibit good levels of confidence.
- They do this when they voice their opinions in small groups and dance energetical y to favourite songs.
- Children happily col ect preferred toys to enrich their play.
- Children are imaginative.
- They spontaneously link small blocks together to make telescopes and talk about unusual creatures that live in the sea, such as cuttlefish.
- It is important to staff that all children achieve their full potential.
- With this in mind, they carefully plan a suitable range of learning experiences.
- All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good levels of progress across the curriculum.
- Staff continually help children build on their good language skil s.
- They talk to children about different features of the outdoor environment.
- This is evident when they encourage children to describe how the outside of a conker feels when they hold it in their hands.
- In response to the recent COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, staff altered arrival procedures.
- Parents no longer enter the pre-school room with children.
- However, children form strong bonds with their key person, they provide a warm welcome and this helps them to feel safe.
- Children cheerfully enter the room and relax into play.
- Children are consistently kind to friends.
- They work together to complete tasks and talk to each other about their own families.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Staff support children very wel to use their social skil s.
- This is obvious whenthey show children how to make play dough.
- Children vigorously stir the ingredients before passing the large bowl to the child sitting next to them.
- They are patient and happy to wait their turn.
- Children use their physical skil s as they push the wooden spoon through the thick mixture.
- They listen careful y and fol ow instructions until they successfully complete the task.n Staff build strong partnerships with parents, who speak affectionately abouttheir child's time at pre-school.
- Most parents comment on the improvement they notice in their child's speech since they have been coming to pre-school.
- Staff offer parents advice and guidance.
- For example, they provide ideas about how to make nutritious lunches and guidance on toileting.n Children thoroughly enjoy working alongside staff, who are always sensitive totheir needs.
- Staff speak gently to children and encourage them to attempt tasks, even if they need a little bit of adult support.
- Children independently squeeze out paint onto trays, thinning it out with water.
- Staff support young children to carefully cut pieces of fruit.
- Children develop their early mark-making skil s.
- They
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Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
St Nicholas Playgroup Committee
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Sessional day care
Local authority
Portsmouth
Parliamentary Constituency
Portsmouth North
Education Stages
Year Founded
15/5/2018
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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Ofsted
Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 30/9/2021
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