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Dorchester On Thames Pre-School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Horsa Hut, Dorchester St. Birinus School, Queen Street,Dorchester-on-Thames, WALLINGFORD, OX10 7HR

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

20 children

Key details

Capacity

20 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Dorchester On Thames Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 7 February 2024 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are happy and enjoy their time at the pre-school. They show they are confident and feel safe in the care of the kind and dedicated staff team as they separate from their parents at the door. This is a continued change that the staff have maintained since the pandemic."

Key strengths

  • Staff are deployed well to meet the needs of the children.
  • Staff provide an environment that is rich in language.
  • Children learn to follow a healthy lifestyle.
  • Children, overall, respond well to the changes in the routine and stop and listen when staff clap to indicate this.
  • Children behave well, know the names of their friends and are building meaningful relationships with each other.

Areas for improvement

  • support staff to understand the importance of giving children the time they need to think about, and answer, questions to enable them to speculate, test their…
  • review the organisation of the snack time routine, to ensure that all children stay focused on purposeful learning.
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Location

Horsa Hut, Dorchester St. Birinus School, Queen Street,Dorchester-on-Thames, WALLINGFORD, OX10 7HR

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