Frampton Community Pre-School

In May 2023, a book trolley for borrowing, rhyme games and shapes made with flour gave Frampton Community Pre-School a recognisable character. In May 2023, these simple resources connected play with language, mathematics and reading at home. The setting has capacity for 24 children at the Village Hall in Frampton.

At its May 2023 inspection, Ofsted rated the provision Good, finding that children developed secure relationships and made good progress. Children attending then were aged two to four. That is a dated picture of the pre-school, rather than a description of its present intake.

The early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care: children learn through play alongside activities guided by adults. In May 2023, staff used children's assessments to shape speaking activities, including choosing an object linked to a rhyme before singing together. This gave children a concrete starting point for joining in.

Mathematics also had a practical flavour that May. Staff used flour and a sieve to reveal shapes, while animals hidden in sand prompted children to work out answers from clues. These activities made ideas tangible. However, staff sometimes explained what would happen rather than inviting more able children to use their knowledge to predict the outcome.

Children explored Easter and Chinese New Year in May 2023's curriculum. Education about people and communities beyond the setting needed further development: the broader programme had not restarted following the pandemic.

At the May 2023 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective and reported that staff adapted activities to include children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), supporting their confidence and progress. Staff training, quizzes and daily checks of potential hazards formed part of the safeguarding arrangements at that time.

In May 2023, practitioners paired speech with signs and described their actions while playing alongside children. These methods gave children with limited spoken language additional ways to take part. Parents could borrow books from the book trolley, extending reading into home life.

School preparation that May included physical education sessions in the term before children moved on. Practising dressing and undressing independently linked those sessions to a useful everyday skill.

The address is Village Hall, Middlegate Road East, Frampton, Boston, PE20 1AR.

In May 2023, attendance ran Monday to Friday during term time, with morning sessions from 9.15am to 12.15pm. The pre-school also provided funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds at that date. Families weighing this pattern need to distinguish a morning session from care covering a full working day.

• Challenge for confident learners. In May 2023, staff sometimes explained what would happen rather than encouraging more able children to make their own predictions. Ask how activities now stretch children who grasp ideas quickly.
• Learning beyond the village hall. The May 2023 improvement priorities included education about wider communities. Ask what experiences now build this understanding.
• Morning attendance. The May 2023 pattern was term-time mornings. Does the current session and funding arrangement fit your family's week?

Frampton's May 2023 picture combines sociable play, practical language activities and useful links with learning at home. The May 2023 attendance pattern suits families seeking term-time morning sessions, with challenge for more able children and broader community learning the two clear points to explore. The book trolley and independence practice give that dated picture substance.