The Dovecote preschool in Scarborough has received a “good” rating in its first Ofsted inspection since opening in 2017.
The Ofsted report says that the preschool playgroup at Falsgrave Road, Scarborough, had “good” provisions and that “children enjoy their time at the playgroup”.
The report also makes some recommendations on how to “further improve the quality of the early year’s provision” at Dovecote.
Founded five years ago, this is the first Ofsted inspection for the preschool and the report says that even during the Covid-19 pandemic, “staff maintained contact with families and provided activity packs for children” which it says “helped to minimise potential gaps in learning and to lessen anxiety when children returned”.
Dovecote received praise from the inspector, who highlighted the outdoor learning environment as “a strength in the playgroup” and that the “children thoroughly enjoy being outdoors, and the manager has spent pupil premium funding to develop this area”.
“Staff provide older children with focused activities, which help them to develop some of the skills they need to start school”, according to the report.
It also said that the staff help children to understand how to be safe and healthy and they are “very experienced and knowledgeable” as well as mentioning that “the manager has developed good partnerships with other settings and professionals who are involved with children”.
However, the report, published on Friday, also makes suggestions for improvement.
The report says that the provider should “ensure staff consistently model correct vocabulary and letter sounds to children, particularly during planned activities with older children and focus staff’s teaching during unplanned play, to provide children with specific support to reach their individual learning goals.”
A “good” inspection result means that Ofsted “will inspect them at least once within a six-year window from their last report”.
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