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Hillside Pre-School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Air Balloon Hill Primary School, Hillside Road, Bristol, BS5 7PB

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

24 children

Key details

Capacity

24 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Hillside Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 6 February 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are warmly welcomed by a friendly, nurturing, and long-established staff team. They enter with eagerness and confidence into an organised, inviting setting. Children enjoy freely exploring the environment and the activities provided by staff."

Key strengths

  • Staff encourage children to explore their emotions as they play with toys where characters can be used to depict different feelings.
  • Staff spend quality time engaging with children.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong.
  • Overall, staff support children's early language development well.
  • Children are supported to develop their skills in preparation for their move to the next stage of their learning journey.

Areas for improvement

  • include children's home languages in everyday activities and routines to help them feel valued and increase their communication and language skills
  • extend opportunities for children to make choices about their own activities, to increase levels of independence in their learning.
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Location

Air Balloon Hill Primary School, Hillside Road, Bristol, BS5 7PB

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