St Peter & St Paul Preschool

Garden experiments and small-group language games give St Peter & St Paul Preschool's June 2022 provision its character. At its 9 June 2022 inspection, Ofsted judged the preschool Good and safeguarding effective, with positive relationships between children and staff.

The Syston setting has 26 places in total. Children attending in June 2022 were aged two to four; that age range describes the children at that visit.

In June 2022, the garden served as a learning space: children compared objects on scales, explored storytelling with puppets and made marks on paving stones using water and brushes. These activities brought exploration of weight, storytelling and early writing into outdoor play.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, the June 2022 examples show what that meant in practice: investigating materials, telling stories and learning through play.

Small-group activities in June 2022 gave younger children practice in listening by identifying objects from their sounds. Older children explored sounds within words, building skills relevant to later school learning. An interest in insects also led to raising caterpillars and releasing the resulting butterflies, giving children a concrete experience of change and living things.

In June 2022, staff encouraged kindness and children helped one another, including noticing when a friend needed water at lunch. Children returning after an absence received extra emotional attention, while quieter children were encouraged to participate in play.

Communication with families had a practical purpose in June 2022. Staff paired photographs with written activity explanations so parents could try learning ideas at home. This made the suggestions easier to understand and use.

At the June 2022 inspection, Ofsted identified three priorities: helping children handle disagreements and join shared play more independently, keeping learning moving during routine changes, and teaching children how to stay safe online. The examples matter: adults sometimes recovered a disputed toy themselves, routine tasks interrupted their responses, and technology activities had yet to include internet-safety teaching.

The address is The School Lodge, Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester LE7 1HR.

In June 2022, attendance ran Monday to Friday during term time, with morning sessions from 8.30am to 11.30am and afternoon sessions from 12.15pm to 3.15pm. A lunch club operated between 11.30am and 12.15pm, enabling children to stay across the day.

Funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds formed part of the June 2022 provision. These attendance and funding details describe that period.

• Shared play. In June 2022, children needed more help to settle disagreements themselves. Look for how adults support turn-taking rather than simply returning a toy.
• Routines and technology. June 2022 improvement priorities covered interrupted learning during transitions and internet-safety teaching. Both concern how everyday activities are organised.
• Attendance today. The June 2022 model combined morning and afternoon sessions with lunch club. Which current session and funding arrangements would fit your child's week?

The June 2022 picture suits families who value practical outdoor learning and usable ideas for continuing activities at home. Its attendance model served both morning-session and afternoon-session families, with lunch club linking the day. The balance is clear: engaging play experiences alongside specific work needed on peer interaction, transitions and online safety.