Constantine Pre-School & Forest School
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)
Constantine Pre-School & Forest School are located in a beautiful, rural setting near Falmouth.
Welcoming children aged from 2 to 4 years into our outstanding, nurturing setting. A safe, secure, exciting environment that paves the way for your child to build confidence and learn. Constantine Pre-School & Forest Schools follows the EYFS curriculum, planned around children's interests and needs.
Our Forest School sessions are held once a week within Bosahan Woods, at no extra cost, ran by a Level 3 Forest School leader. This is rotated halfway through the year to ensure as many children as possible have the opportunity to experience their natural surroundings.
Who to contact
- Contact name
- Kate Edwards-Shaw
- Contact position
- Manager
- Telephone
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01326 341444
01326 341444 - hello@constantine-preschool.co.uk
- Website
- www.constantine-preschool.co.uk/
- Constantine Pre-School & Forest School's facebook page
Where to go
- Name
- Constantine Preschool
- Address
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Trebarvah Road
Constantine
Falmouth
Cornwall - Postcode
- TR11 5AG
- Notes
On road parking.
On a bus route.
Disabled access
Other details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £16.50 (9am -12pm & 12pm - 3pm) for 3 & 4 year olds. £16.80 (9am -12pm & 12pm - 3pm) for 2 year olds. Per Session £5.50 from 8am (3 & 4 yr olds), £5.60 from 8am (2 yr olds) Breakfast Club £5.50 - 3& 4 year olds, £5.60 - 2 year olds Per Hour - Details
- £20 Registration Fee
Inclusion within our setting
Dietary needs
- Has provision
- Yes
- Experience with
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Vegetarian
Lactose free
Organic
Gluten free
Vegan
Egg intolerance
Diabetic
Nut allergy
Dairy free - Details
- Parents provide packed lunch. We are a Healthy Under 5's accredited setting
Cultural provisions
- Experience with
- All children are welcome in our home.
- Languages spoken
English
Pet provisions
- Are there any pets at the setting?
- No
Childcare information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Details
- We are currently full for this academic year and for the academic year 23/24 Please contact for further information and to be added to our waiting list Currently enrolling for September 2024/25
- Date updated
- 05/01/2022
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 08.00 15.00 Tuesday 08.00 15.00 Wednesday 08.00 15.00 Thursday 08.00 15.00 Friday 08.00 15.00
School pickups
- Offers pickups
- No
- Details
- N/A
Ofsted information
- Ofsted URN
- EY288659
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 27/06/2005 Integrated Good 01/06/2009 Inspection (Early Years Register) Outstanding 12/05/2015 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 02/03/2022 Inspection (Early Years Register) Outstanding
Inclusion details
- SENCo name
- Kate Edwards-Shaw & Charlie Opie
Early Years Local Offer response
- Systems and strategies we have in place to identify children that may require additional support
Each child is assigned a key worker and an initial profile is filled out upon entry to preschool. Using the termly reviews we create action plans for children that need extra support in certain areas, using the Development Journal to assess development. This is shared with parents and the SENDCo. Weekly observations linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage are taken of all children. Through this system we are able to identify areas that children may require extra support and work with their families to achieve this.
- How we identify and support children's learning and development needs
We complete Developmental Journals for each child that has needs identified above that of universal provision and use observations linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage as well as other toolkits. We identify next steps from these observations linked to the children's interests and learning needs, we feed the next steps into the weekly and termly planning. We have an open door policy and regular parents meetings enabling us to work alongside parents to identify and support children's different needs.
- Links we have to other agencies
We work closely with the Early Years Inclusion Team and our SENDCo's regularly attend network meetings to keep updated on recent developments. We work with all health care professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists and the Health visiting team. When a child is in a dual setting we liaise with the other setting.
- How we support children transferring to school
We have very strong links with Constantine Primary School, as we are situated in the school grounds. The foundation stage class teacher visits frequently. In the summer term children starting to school in September begin a transition programme, which includes visiting their new classroom and teacher once a week. The class teacher visits preschool once a week to read stories and get to know the children. The children are invited to a Teddy Bears Picnic where the children meet their buddies who will look after them at play times when they begin school. Learning Journeys and tracking are shared with the class teacher. If children are attending another school the class teacher is invited into preschool to meet the child and their key person, the child's learning journey and tracking are shared with the class teacher.
Learning and development
- Specialist skills or training our staff have
Paediatric First Aid trained (all staff), SENCo Induction Days training, Integrated Working in Cornwall (CAF) programme, Tier 3 Multi-agency safeguarding training, visual training, Children in Care training, Primary Emotional First Aid, Emotion Coaching, Level 3 Trauma informed, Level 2 Makaton and Level 3 Forest School leader.
- Support we offer regarding children's health and well-being
We are part of Cornwall's Healthy Under 5s programme and have received Primary Emotional First Aid training. This helps us to support children's health as well as mental and emotional well-being.
At Constantine Pre-school we strive to meet the needs of our children both academically and emotionally. Over the past two years all staff have completed training in emotion coaching and mental health. To best assess the emotional needs of the children and plan for their development and how we can best support them as a setting we use the Boxall Profile assessment.
More than ever the emotional well-being of children is paramount and early identification of difficulties key. The Boxall Profile is an invaluable resource for the assessment of children's social, emotional, and behavioural development. The Boxall Profile is a two-part assessment tool designed to track the progress of cognitive development and behavioural traits of children through their education. The two-part checklist, which is completed by the child’s key worker and manager, identifies the levels of skills the children possess to access learning. This assessment will then be used to inform planning and create a holistic view of how the setting can provide a nurturing environment for the individual child.
- Ways we inform parents about how their child is being supported
We are available to talk to parents either in person or on the phone throughout the day. Parents can contact their child's key worker directly on their personal work email accounts. We also hold parents meetings in November, March & July during which we share the child's Learning Journey and progress. At the end of each session we write on a board outside the main door to inform parents of the activities offered for the day and the food provided for snack. We use Tapestry an online learning journey tool, that parents have access to at any time. We use email, monthly newsletters and social media platforms to notify parents of upcoming events and share tips and useful resources.
- Our complaints policy
We take all complaints very seriously and have a complaints policy. We encourage parents to read all of our policies, which are available on our website and in setting. Depending on the nature of the complaint this may involve our committee and Ofsted.
Welfare
- Alterations we have made to make our building accessible
Constantine Preschool was built in 2005 to the latest building regulations and is accessible throughout.
- Facilities we have for personal care
We have three low level children's toilets and and a disabled toilet and wet room, which is wheelchair accessible
- Specialist resources we have
We have a large range of sensory resources and are able to borrow resources from the Children, Schools and Family team.
- How we include all children in activities, such as trips
High child: adult ratio, a risk assessments is carried whilst planning, ensuring all activities or trips are inclusive.
During Forest School sessions we run at a 1:5 adult ratio, these sessions are alternated throughout the year to ensure all children are able to partake.
Access
Last updated: 17/03/2023