Barbican Pre-School (Nursery)
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)
We are fortunate to be in purpose built premises attached to the Looe Children's Centre which allows us regular contact with other childcare professionals. Our room is open plan & leads to our outdoor play area. We offer a free-flow approach alongside supported activities throughout the morning. A cafe-style snack time is available. Staff are warm and caring and regularly attend training. We work closely with parents & other professionals & look to extend childrens learning through community spaces and activities.
We tailor our teaching to suit the child as an individual and believe that every child has the right to an exceptional, caring and fun start of the educational journey.
Who to contact
- Contact name
- Emma Everett
- Contact position
- Manager
- Telephone
- 01503 262 948
- barbicanpre-school@hotmail.co.uk
- Website
- www.barbicanpreschool.co.uk
Where to go
- Name
- Barbican Pre-School
- Address
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Trewint Crescent
East Looe
Cornwall - Postcode
- PL13 1ET
Other details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £13.00 Per Session £2.50 Lunch Club - Details
- As a charity we try to keep our costs affordable for the families that use our setting
Inclusion within our setting
Dietary needs
- Has provision
- Yes
Pet provisions
- Are there any pets at the setting?
- No
Childcare information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Details
- Please contact provider for current vacancies
- Date updated
- 01/11/2021
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 8.45 2.45pm Tuesday 8.45 2.45pm Wednesday 8.45 2.45pm Thursday 8.45 2.45pm Friday 8.45 2.45pm
School pickups
- Offers pickups
- No
Ofsted information
- Ofsted URN
- EY380095
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 19/01/2009 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 18/05/2016 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 27/02/2019 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good
Inclusion details
- SENCo name
- Sarah Sullivan and Lisa HIll
Early Years Local Offer response
- Systems and strategies we have in place to identify children that may require additional support
Observations and assessments and 2 year old checks
Keyworkers work closely with parents/carers and any outside agencies. Regular cohorting and monitoring of children which is shared at daily meeting to all staff to ensure staff are aware of every childs next steps. Additionally, next steps are discussed at weekly staff meetings to ensure individual childrens learning and development can be planned for, including additional support.
The keyperson identifies the support that is needed and this is shared with all staff. The environment is planned accordingly to cater for a range of needs.
We have a named Child Protection Officer
- How we identify and support children's learning and development needs
We follow the EYFS and each child has a Learning Journal.
We also share our building with the Looe Childrens Centre and have good links and support, as well as working with professionals from the early years team.
- Links we have to other agencies
We have links with speech therapist, health visitors and other professionals as appropriate
- How we support children transferring to school
We carefully plan with children, parents, staff and the local schools during transition.
We have close links with the local schools to discuss transitions, enabling all children and parents to be fully supported throughout the transistion period.
The local primary schools and teachers visit the children in our setting during the transition stage.
Learning and development
- Specialist skills or training our staff have
Our staff are trained to level 3.
Staff have training in special educational needs, First Aid, Makaton, behavioural and language (ECAT) along side their Childcare Training, Assessment, planning, Observation, Numeracy.
Staff have appropriate child protection and first aid training which is regularly updated.
We have a designated Senco, Child protection officer and behavourial support staff. All training and skills are discussed and shared amongst staff regularly.
- Support we offer regarding children's health and well-being
We provide nutritional advice and we are registered with Nippers, a healthy eating program. we currently have Level 5 Nippers.
We promote exercise and healthy eating with children and parents. Any child who has individual needs would be catered for as required and if necessary staff would attend any revelant training to help support.
- Ways we inform parents about how their child is being supported
Staff are available to speak to parents each day to update on the days activities and have termly consultations with a keyworker to discuss development and progress in more detail.
Home diaries are available and we send out regular newsletters.
Parents/carers are encouraged and welcomed to stay and help in a pre-school session during each term.
We also update the Learning Journals on the Tapestry which parents can acccess online and conrtribute to.
- Our complaints policy
Our complaints procedure is displayed in our foyer.
Welfare
- Alterations we have made to make our building accessible
The pre-school building was purpose built in November 2008 with accessibility a prime consideration. No further alterations have been necessary.
- Specialist resources we have
Sensory tent, light tube amongst other sensory items
- How we include all children in activities, such as trips
We are heavily supported by parents and work on a high adult to child ratio. We adopt a minimum 2:1 ratio on trips and outings.
Parents/carers are encouraged to come along and join in on these trips.
Access
Last updated: 29/11/2023