Barnabas Preschool received an "Outstanding in all areas" Ofsted report in September 2023.
https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50230378
Here are some of the highlights from the report:
Overall effectiveness:
The quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50230378
Here are some of the highlights from the report:
Overall effectiveness:
The quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
- The pre-school is a hive of activity. Everywhere you look, children are actively engaged in an exciting range of activities.
- Staff use their passion and expert knowledge of nature to enrich children's learning.
- The leadership and management of the pre-school is inspirational. The manager and dedicated staff continually strive for excellence. Their passion for making sure that every child receives the best care and education is infectious. The quality of teaching across this inclusive setting is exemplary. The pre-school uses additional funding to ensure that all children have access to the curriculum.
- Staff have incredibly high expectations of children. They promote children's independence as an integral part of the curriculum.
- Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Parents comment that the home visits are amazing as they help to develop a trusting relationship between staff and children. They highlight that the dedicated and knowledgeable staff deliver outstanding care and education. Parents say that the well-being of the children is at the forefront of the pre-school. They say that it is 'such a wonderful environment for children to thrive in'.
- There is a strong culture of safeguarding throughout the pre-school, which seeks to eliminate all risks of harm against the children.