Congratulations to all at Blackberry Lane Pre-School who have just been rated by Ofsted inspectors as ‘Outstanding’.
Debbie Gibson, the setting manager, said,
“This is truly wonderful, the team that support us including Staff, Directors, our Association of Friends, Parents and their amazing children have all contributed to our setting having an outstanding inspection. We look forward to continuing to offer cost effective child care to our local community.”
Alistair Dickinson, who is the current CEO, noted,
“As board members we are so proud of the team and the parents that support the preschool for the community. Our objective has always been to offer the best practical and enjoyable early years experience for all the children that have enrolled and attend.
“We encourage business leaders and parents to either join the board of directors or offer voluntary contributions through our association of friends. Blackberry Lane preschool is a beacon of excellence and proves that a service can be effectively run in the community for the community.”
New nursery at Enterprise College
The Blackberry Lane team have recently set their sights on expanding the operation and hope to open a new Nursery at the Cowes Enterprise College site early next year.
Debbie went on to say,
“A new Nursery in Cowes is definitely needed and we are already compiling a list of parents who want to use the new service.”
Highlights from report
This inspector found the provision is outstanding because:
- Staff and the manager use detailed self-evaluation procedures to develop staff skills, practice and maintain continuous improvement for children. This has a very positive impact on the quality of teaching and the activities to support children’s learning.
- There are excellent partnerships with parents, who are fully involved in their children’s learning. The staff team ensures they listen to the views of the parents and use this information when planning activities for the children.
- All children receive exceptional support from the highly motivated staff. They provide an abundance of fun activities and experiences to interest children.
- Children make exceptional progress in relation to their starting points. Staff use their detailed observations of children’s progress to assess to plan for the next steps in their learning.
- Children form exemplary relationships with staff and other children. Children learn to be respectful and consider the feelings of their friends. This helps to promote their emotional well-being extremely effectively.
- The manager drives improvement through setting extremely high standards and supporting staff in meeting them. As a result, the quality of teaching is outstanding.
The report
Full details in the report below. Click on the full screen icon to see larger version.
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