Broadhill Pre-School

Language, imaginative outdoor play and books to take home give Broadhill Pre-School its character in the October 2022 account of daily life. This Witney setting has 24 places in total. At its 13 October 2022 inspection, Ofsted judged provision Good, found safeguarding effective and reported very good progress for children with additional needs or disabilities.

The detail matters more than the grade alone: children chose activities, staff extended their play through conversation, and outdoor resources became a pretend fire station. These are examples of learning built around children's interests.

The early years foundation stage is the framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, the October 2022 examples show how play brought those elements together: adults introduced vocabulary during activities and planned the mathematical ideas children would encounter next.

In October 2022, speaking and listening received sustained attention. Staff adjusted their language to each child's development, giving children opportunities to practise new words in conversation.

Outside, children collaborated on their imaginary fire station for extended periods. Adults sometimes stepped back so children could solve problems, then joined in to add language to the game. There was also space for energetic running, with staff participating in chasing games.

In October 2022, key persons provided continuity in personal care and spent time with children who were settling. That arrangement gave newcomers a familiar adult while they became accustomed to pre-school.

Additional funding supported children with additional needs to participate alongside their peers, with specific staff supporting individual children. For children learning English, some opportunities included their home language, although this practice was uneven.

The borrow a book for bedtime scheme connected pre-school with home: in October 2022, families regularly took part in this book-borrowing activity. Staff training also covered helping children manage their behaviour and leading story times, linking adult development to everyday interactions.

Broadhill Pre-School's address is 131 Hailey Road, Witney, OX28 1HL.

In October 2022, opening hours were 8.30am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, during term time. Children attending then were aged two to four, and the setting received funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four. These are dated arrangements rather than a statement of today's attendance offer.

• Resources and learning. In October 2022, some materials were less well suited to children's developmental stages, making participation in planned learning harder. Matching activities to individual children was an improvement priority.
• Home languages. In October 2022, opportunities to use home languages differed between children learning English. More consistent opportunities were needed to support language development and wellbeing.
• Attendance fit. The October 2022 opening pattern was term-time daytime provision. Does the current attendance pattern fit your family's working hours and holiday arrangements?

Broadhill suits families who value conversational learning, imaginative outdoor play and a familiar key person. Those strengths come from October 2022 observations. The same account identifies resources and home-language opportunities as areas requiring attention, so the Good judgement should be read alongside those practical limitations.