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St Francis Pre-School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Valentine Primary School, Valentine Avenue, Sholing, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0EQ

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

36 children

Key details

Capacity

36 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

St Francis Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 3 July 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children's wishes and feelings are valued and respected at pre-school. Staff support children to understand the differences and similarities between themselves and others. They grow in confidence as they develop a great sense of self-worth, through consistently kind, caring and warm interactions with the staff team."

Key strengths

  • Staff act as excellent role models, which teaches children to be respectful and kind to each other as they play.
  • Staff encourage children to sit together at mealtimes and develop their social skills.
  • Overall, the highly qualified staff have many years of experience.
  • Children are starting to learn to understand group time activities.
  • Leaders and managers prioritise staff well-being and monitor staff workload to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

Areas for improvement

  • support staff to recognise when they need to encourage children to do things for themselves
  • develop further the systems for supporting individual staff to plan effectively for children's next stage in learning.
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Location

Valentine Primary School, Valentine Avenue, Sholing, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0EQ

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