Report shows tots have such a ‘good’ time at the Play Centre

The Play Centre pre-school, in Rustington, has been graded as “good” across the board by Ofsted.

Sally Kealey, deputy manager, said: “We are proud of the whole report, and proud that it was a consistent ‘good’ in every area judged Ofsted looked at.

“We are really, proud of all our members of staff, who have worked so hard to get to this standard.”

The report also praised staff at the nursery, in The Street, stating that they had a good understanding of each child’s needs, and effectively supported their welfare and learning requirements.

It added: “The environment is stimulating, well organised and exciting for a young child. Because children are motivated to play, they make good progress in their learning and development.

“Children’s progress in communicating, literacy and information technology is developing well.”

Inspectors also commented on the way in which all children, whatever their background, were included and cared for, and noted work being done to promote diversity.

“If children with special educational needs and/or disabilities require additional support, the staff work alongside parents and inter-agency teams to ensure their needs are met.

“This means that children make good progress in relation to their starting points. Children who speak English as an additional language get a good level of support, such as individual sessions and a pictorial timetable.

“The pre-school makes the most of diversity to help children appreciate other cultures. They learn about children in other countries by looking at photographs and celebrate different festivals, such as Christmas and Chinese New Year.”

The fact that the 43 children on the Play Centre’s books enjoyed themselves at the centre was obvious to inspectors.

The report said: “Children really do have fun at the pre-school and are enthusiastic and confident during their play. In particular, they show good levels of independence and thoroughly enjoy choosing their preferred resources and activities,”