In September 2022, Heavitree Community Preschool was awarded 'Good' by Ofsted across all areas.
Please feel free to check our most recent Ofsted report here.
Children are happy and settled. They are pleased to meet visitors and are keen to engage them in play. Children have strong bonds with the adults who care for them and they enjoy playing and learning alongside them; they feel safe and secure in the setting. Children are proud of their achievements and are quick to praise each other too. For example, children exclaim, 'look I made this' when exploring the play dough. Adults then show real interest in the creations made. Children enjoy many varied activities and experiences at the setting. They are developing positive attitudes to learning. Children animatedly recount their summer holiday adventures and staff use these to support children's developing understanding of the world around them. Children laugh and smile at each other as they compare their days at the beach and describe in detail the rock pool and cold salty sea. Children use their critical-thinking skills when discussing how they kept warm at the beach and how best to care for the limpets in the rock pools. 'They live there, you have to leave them in their house', are some of the responses from the children. Children enjoy a story that builds on their experiences and excites them further. They giggle as they collectively act out parts of the story, whispering, 'we are living in a shell'. Children are kind and caring towards both adults and their friends. They seek to help each other when having snack and preparing for lunch. For example, children say, 'Here is your lunch box. Would you like to sit with me?'. When children are talking to adults, the adults ensure the children have time to think and share their feelings and thoughts.
Extract from Ofsted report September 2022
Please feel free to check our most recent Ofsted report here.
Children are happy and settled. They are pleased to meet visitors and are keen to engage them in play. Children have strong bonds with the adults who care for them and they enjoy playing and learning alongside them; they feel safe and secure in the setting. Children are proud of their achievements and are quick to praise each other too. For example, children exclaim, 'look I made this' when exploring the play dough. Adults then show real interest in the creations made. Children enjoy many varied activities and experiences at the setting. They are developing positive attitudes to learning. Children animatedly recount their summer holiday adventures and staff use these to support children's developing understanding of the world around them. Children laugh and smile at each other as they compare their days at the beach and describe in detail the rock pool and cold salty sea. Children use their critical-thinking skills when discussing how they kept warm at the beach and how best to care for the limpets in the rock pools. 'They live there, you have to leave them in their house', are some of the responses from the children. Children enjoy a story that builds on their experiences and excites them further. They giggle as they collectively act out parts of the story, whispering, 'we are living in a shell'. Children are kind and caring towards both adults and their friends. They seek to help each other when having snack and preparing for lunch. For example, children say, 'Here is your lunch box. Would you like to sit with me?'. When children are talking to adults, the adults ensure the children have time to think and share their feelings and thoughts.
Extract from Ofsted report September 2022
