Bodmin Pre-School (Mary Kendall)
Services and organisations that have the Local Offer flash have filled out inclusion information, meaning that they meet the needs of people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Bodmin Pre-school offer lots of interesting, stimulating and diverse activities based on children's interests. The children and staff explore these activities together such as: music/dancing, creativity (creating not recreating), malleable play, heuristic play, sensory, role play, writing/ mark-making , woodwork, maths area, multi-cultural awareness, festivals, water/sand, feeding animals, snack cafe, circle time, puppets, stories & rhymes, sensory room, parachute games, bats & balls, ICT, bikes & trikes, skittles, wheelbarrows/spades, problem solving and lots more!
We currently have five members of staff who all caring and nurturing in their approach to children's learning. We consider each childs individual needs and make sure each childs needs are met. Each child we be assigned a key person who will always be available at drop off or pick up times if you have any worries or queries.
Improvements have been made to our outside area such as: artificial grass in our nature area. We also have a mud kitchen, natural construction, bug hotel and our hidden hut.
In our other outside physical area we now have: a wetpour road and a quiet area for reading and relaxation also a pirate ship
Who to contact
- Contact name
- Nicola Bennett
- Contact position
- Manager
- Telephone
- 01208 79825
- bodminpreschool@outlook.com
- Website
- https://bodminpreschool.co.uk/
- Bodmin Pre-School (Mary Kendall)'s facebook page
Where to go
- Name
- Bodmin pre school
- Address
-
Priory Road
Bodmin
Cornwall - Postcode
- PL31 2AE
- Notes
Bus to Bodmin Town Centre
Time / date details
- Session information
- Monday : 09:00 - 15.00 Tuesday : 09:00 - 15.00 Wednesday : 09.00 - 15.00 Thursday : 09:00 - 15.00 Friday : 09:00 - 15.00
Other details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £24.00 3/4 year olds Per Session £27.00 2 year olds Per Hour 48.00 3/4 year olds Per Full Day £54.00 for 2 year olds Per Full Day - Details
- A three hour minimum stay will settle your child ready to play and enjoy their day with us.
- Do you offer a free or reduced rate to carers?
- No
Inclusion within our setting
Wheelchair access
- Has provision
- Yes
- Details
- Ramp into premises, wide doorways
Dietary needs
- Has provision
- Yes
- Experience with
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Egg intolerance
Nut allergy
Dairy free - Details
- Dietary needs are discussed during induction. Please can you bring a lunch box, if your child stays all day.
Cultural provisions
- Experience with
- Multi cultural training
- Details
- We have worked with many families with differing cultural needs. We respect the children and families individual needs and work closely with them to full fill their requirements
- Languages spoken
Staff have a few key Polish words to communicate with children and parents.
Pet provisions
- Are there any pets at the setting?
- No
Childcare information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Vacancy range(s)
- From 2 years years to 4 years 11 months years (spaces available: )
- Date updated
- 10/06/2021
Funded places
- 3 & 4 year old funding
- Yes
- 2 year old funding
- Yes
Opening times & facilities
- Opening times
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Opening times Day Opening time Closing time Monday 09:00 15.00 Tuesday 09:00 15.00 Wednesday 09.00 15.00 Thursday 09:00 15.00 Friday 09:00 15.00
School pickups
- Offers pickups
- No
- Details
- None
Ofsted information
- Ofsted URN
- 102973
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 27/03/2007 Integrated Good 26/02/2010 Inspection (Early Years Register) Outstanding 10/02/2016 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 14/09/2018 Inspection (Early Years Register) Requires Improvement 10/09/2019 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Good
Inclusion details
- SENCo name
- Nicola Bennett
Early Years Local Offer response
- Systems and strategies we have in place to identify children that may require additional support
Our induction discussion with parents highlights any concerns that parents may have. We undertake initial assessments 'In the beginning' for all children. We undertake 2 year progress checks that we share with parents. We undertake summative assessments to check children's learning and development each term. We allocate a Key Person for every child to work closely with each child and family. We undertake a cycle of observations , assessments and evaluation to assess children's next steps within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) We are competent in writing children's Individual Learning Plans which breaks down and supports children with additional needs next steps We use various methods to assess children such as Every Childs a Talker (EcAT) communication and Leuven Scales involvement and well being. Reports from other professionals are incorporated into development plans etc
- How we identify and support children's learning and development needs
Children's learning and development needs are identified as above and support put in place such as: Visual timetables, Makaton, Singing and Signing, Letters and Sounds Activities, Adaptations to physical equipment ie scissors, balls, chairs etc
- Links we have to other agencies
Speech and Language Therapists (SALT,) Area SENCo, Educational Psychologist, Children Centre, Teacher, Pre-school Learning Alliance
- How we support children transferring to school
*We invite receiving schools and or settings to visit our pre-school- this enables them to familiarise themselves with the child and share information in partnership with parents *We complete 'Moving on' forms that state where children are with regards to their learning and development within the seven areas of the EYFS. *We set up our role play area with books about school, feelings and we resource it with different school uniforms * We have also taken a child with additional needs to their new school and have taken photos of their new teachers, environment and resources and have made a book to share with the child and family to promote familiarisation, security and confidence.
Learning and development
- Specialist skills or training our staff have
There are five members of staff at Bodmin Pre-school . The Setting Manager has a BA Honours Degree in Professional Practice in Teaching and Learning. The Early Years Deputy Manager has Level 3 Early Educator Workforce. The Early Years Supervisor and SENDco has Level 3 in Child Care Learning and Development and is currently working towards Level 3 SENDco. Our fourth member of staff has a BA Honours Degree in Professional Practice in Teaching and Learning. Our newest member of staff is currently undertaking basic training. Four members of staff have paediatric first aid. All staff have Safeguarding training and our DSL and DDSL have both attended Multi Agency Training Safeguarding level 3.
All staff have a good knowledge of child development , supporting parents , outside Forest activities and special educational needs and disabilities.
- Support we offer regarding children's health and well-being
The setting has achieved level 4 in the Nippers Nutrition Programme which has enabled us to fully support children's ,parents and staffs health and well-being. We discuss what a healthy lunch box might look like within our induction process and provide parents with information to support.
- Ways we inform parents about how their child is being supported
We share their progress with them on a daily basis at hand over time. We share observations and assessments via Eylog online learning journey (information is emailed to parents during their child's day) .We discuss what parents can do at home with their children based on their interests.
- Our complaints policy
We have a complaints policy in place that we share with parents at induction.
Welfare
- Alterations we have made to make our building accessible
The building has a ramp to the front door, no steps. We also have double door access to the rear of the building.
- Facilities we have for personal care
We have toilets that we use for personal care but no separate areas as we are limited on space.
- Specialist resources we have
We have a sensory room with many different resources available to meet many different needs.
- How we include all children in activities, such as trips
All children are included in all activities based on their needs such as 1:1 support , differentiation such as looped scissors , triangle pencils , different seating. We look at all children's individual needs and based on that need we make adjustments so that all children are included at all times
Access
Last updated: 14/11/2023