Portland Place Pre-School
A Registered Charity run by a voluntary committee.
Rated 'GOOD' by OFSTED in July 2023. We offer high quality provision for children aged 2-5 years of age. We provide a warm, caring and stimulating environment in which children are supported by our qualified staff to develop their own potential at their own pace.
All our activities are accessible to all and and differentiated to meet the needs of all the children in our care. We have a waiting list in place for allocating places. We offer 2 year funded spaces, 15 hour 3-4 universal funded hours as well as 30 hour 3-4 funded places. We are open 7:45-3:00 term time only.
Our ratios are 1:4 for our 2 year old's and 1:8 for 3-4 year old's. We have 5 members of staff who are qualified to a level 3 in childcare or above and an apprentice working towards her level 2 qualification. We view training as very important and make sure our staff receive all necessary training as well as any additional training we deem suitable or that they would like to do. Our caring and qualified staff can offer your child the best start to their early years journey. In our setting we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.
We believe that the importance of early years in a child's development cannot be over emphasised. Any experience which caters for the needs of the children, before they reach statutory school age, establishes the foundations of future learning. We aim to meet these needs in our daily contact with the children. We see each child as an individual, we learn through play and their interests, their learning should be fun. Our activities are both child led and adult initiated, we have a good balance of indoor and outdoor learning opportunities. We look at our local community and go on local walks when we can to explore our local environment.
We build positive relationships with the children and their families, family members can become part of our management committee if they wish too.
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Contact Details
- Contact Name
- Emma Driver
- Contact Position
- Manager & SENCO
- Telephone
- 01777 705990 01777 705990
- portlandplacepreschool12@gmail.com
- Website
- https://www.suttonlound.notts.sch.uk/
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Where to go
- Name
- Sutton Cum Lound C Of E School
- Address
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Portland Place
Sutton cum Lound
RETFORD
Nottinghamshire - Postcode
- DN22 8PP
- View on a map
- Notes
Buses from Doncaster and Retford, 4 miles from train station.
Time, Costs and Availability
Opening Times
- Opening Times
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Opening Time Information Day Opening Time Closing Time Monday to Friday 7.45am 3.00pm Pre School Monday to Friday 3.00pm 5.30pm After School Club
Costs
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Table of Costs Amount Cost Type £4.60 Per Hour - Details
- Children's fees and fundraising activities cover the costs of running our pre-school. This goes to pay staff wages, rent, insurance, new resources etc. Fees are usually increased annually in Sept. We invoice for our fees half termly and payments are made within 2 weeks of the half term.
Funded Places
- 2 year old funding
- Yes
- Registered to provide 30 hours entitlement
- Yes
Childcare Information and Additional Needs
Settling In
- How will you help children to settle into your setting?
- All children are different and we work with parents on how best to settle their child into pre-school. We offer visits and sessions where parents can stay with their child.
Progress
- How will you communicate with parents/carers about their child's progress?
- We use an online learning journal called Tapestry to share observations and reports with parents as well as offering face to face feedback. Each day parents receive photos of what their child has been doing.
Special Additional Needs
- Do you have experience of working with children with Special Education Needs
- No
- Is your setting accessible for children with physical disabilities?
- Yes
Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCO) contact details
- Contact Name
- Emma Driver
Dietary requirements
- How do you meet different dietary requirements?
- We have NCC School meals available to purchase through the school. We are on the cool milk scheme and have varied nutritious snacks available at snack time.
School Pickups
Does not offer school pickups
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted URN
- EY434128
- Link to latest Ofsted inspection report
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Inspection History Date type Outcome 16/10/2012 Inspection (Early Years Register) Inadequate 11/10/2013 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 23/11/2016 Inspection (Early Years Register) Requires Improvement 06/07/2017 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Good 07/06/2023 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good