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Published:
June 26, 2008
OFSTED
inspectors praise 'outstanding' Brent Knoll pre-school
Staff
and pupils at a pre-school near Burnham-On-Sea are celebrating
this week after OFSTED inspectors praised the facility as "outstanding".
Brent
Knoll Tadpoles Pre-School, which opened last year in Brent Street
and has less than 20 pupils, is one of only a handful of schools
in the area to achieve the sought-after top rating.
 Owner
Cathy Hurley told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "We had an unannounced
inspection by OFSTED and the inspector was very impressed with
the extremely high standard of nursery education. To obtain an
'outstanding' rating in nursery education was confirmation that
we do a really great job."
"We've
worked hard for this and are delighted to be recognised in this
way," she added. "It's difficult to achieve a ranking
as high as this - very few childcare providers in the area have
done it."
The
pre-school earned an 'outstanding' grade overall, with inspectors
praising it for the quality of its teaching and learning, helping
to keep children healthy and encouraging them to achieve well.
OFSTED
inspector Michelle Tuck also praises staff in her report: "The
whole staff team have a really strong commitment to improvement
and regularly reflect on the children's activities and evaluate
how well they have supported children's progress. Staff work together
extremely well to ensure that children access a wide range of
activities and that all curriculum areas are covered. They plan
activities that support development and also respond well to children's
interests and needs. As a result, children are making very good
progress towards their early learning goals."
The
OFSTED report concludes: "No recommendations for improvement
are made because the quality and standards of nursery education
are outstanding."
Pictured
are some of the pre-school's children celebrating this week and,
below, during a visit to a local small holding to observe the
progress of five goslings which were brought to the setting in
April
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