Inkspots Early Years
Last updated: 30/01/2024
Our setting is reasonably small, taking up to 12 children at present, and is set within a small village primary school. Our primary objectives for children within our setting is that they are happy and relaxed in their environment enabling them to explore and learn independently.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Sarah Botting
- Contact Position
- Team Leader
- Telephone
- 01488 668 219
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inkspots@inkpen.w-berks.sch.uk
- Website
- Inkspots Early Years
- https://www.facebook.com/Inkspots-Pre-school-554817418351855
Where to go
- Name
- Inkpen Primary School
- Address
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Inkpen Primary School
Weavers Lane
Inkpen
Hungerford
- Postcode
- RG17 9QE
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £5.00 per hour £10.00 Registration fee - Details
- 40p per morning session for a fruit snack
Inclusion Information
Dietary Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
Childcare Information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- Details
- We currently have vacancies on a Wednesday and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday afternoons. We offer 24 hours a week, either full days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9am/3pm or we can be flexible with how the funded hours are used, offering morning and afternoon sessions.
- Date updated
- 29/01/2024
- Vacancy range(s)
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Vacancy range(s) Places Start Age End Age 0 3 5 2 2 5
Funded Places
- 3 & 4 year old funding
- 2 year old funding
30 Hours Extended Entitlements
- Are you intending to provide 30 Hours?
- No
- Are you registered to provide 30 Hours?
- Yes
- 30 Hour Partner Summary
- We offer 30 hours extended funding for eligible families.
Waiting List
- Do you have a waiting list?
- No
Opening Times & Facilities
- Opening Times
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Opening Times Day Opening Time Closing Time Monday 08:55 15:00 Tuesday 08:55 15:00 Wednesday 08:55 15:00 Thursday 08:55 15:00
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted URN
- EY314237
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 29/01/2024 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 22/03/2018 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Good 27/06/2017 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Requires Improvement 21/02/2017 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Inadequate 23/02/2016 Inspection (Early Years Register) Requires Improvement
Local Offer
- Description
Our setting is reasonably small, taking up to 12 children at present, and is set within a small village primary school. Our primary objectives for children within our setting is that they are happy and relaxed in their environment enabling them to explore and learn independently.
- Local Offer Age Bands
- 1 to 4
Early Years Private, Voluntary & Independent Settings
Our staff are trained/in training, constantly sharing knowledge and experience to help towards our common goal-: to provide the best care for each individual child. Our designated Special Educational needs co-ordinator is active in observing the needs of our children and as a team we work together to evolve our care as best we can to suit each child.
Each child is allocated a "Key Person" whose role is to develop trusting relationships with children and parents to enable respectful sharing of information. Our designated Special Education Needs Co-Ordinator is active in observing the needs of our children and as a team we work together to evolve our care to suit each child.
Each day there is ample opportunity to chat with staff at drop off and pick up times. On a regular basis parents are invited to individual meetings with their child’s key person to discuss the child's progress and to share information and experiences. We ensure that parents are informed at all stages of the assessment, planning, provision and review of their children’s education. We welcome any additional reports from health care professional and will work with you to plan appropriately to meet your child’s requirements.
Children are recognised individually and we adapt our teaching to meet the individual needs of each child. We use a system of planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reviewing individual education plans for children with special education needs. We ensure that all children within our setting are appropriately involved, taking into account their levels of ability. We would invest resources (human and financial) advised to be valuable to any child with special educational needs in our care.
Our teaching strategies are constantly evolving to ensure inclusion for all children, we live and learn each day, reflect and plan to suit all.
We provide an environment in which all children, including those with special educational needs are supported to reach their full potential. We identify the specific needs of children with special educational needs and meet those needs through a range of SEN strategies, working in partnership with parents and other agencies.
We constantly monitor children's progress through observation and interaction, both in group play and 1 to 1 sessions. We share observations, progress and concern with parents and work closely to create and maintain a positive relationship. We operate an open door policy whereby parents are always welcome to the setting to observe their children themselves and ensure they are happy with their progress. Regular meetings between key persons and parents discuss and plan for the child’s development whilst in our care. We maintain a learning record for each child, available for parents to view at any time.
We strive to provide a service inclusive to all; we plan trips and activities that are seitable for the whole group. Risk assessments are carried out to ensure the safety of all children and we seek to provide a variry of activities that include and challenge all our children taking account of varying levels of ability.
We ensure that our inclusive admissions practice ensures equality of access and opportunity. The main school building has security gates and doors at every point: all areas are accessible by wide doorways and ramps if necessary. We would work individually with parents to meet the needs of their children, to discuss the limitations of the building and to ensure they and their children are able to fully participate within our setting.
We will share our knowledge and experience of your child with your chosen new setting or school. Whilst children are with us, we put together a learning record for each child using written observations, photographs and assessments against age related milestones to demonstrate their abilities, their strengths and their areas of development. We would share these records with your chosen new setting or school and would be happy to meet with new teachers to discuss required educational plans.
Inkspots Early Years is located within Inkpen Primary school. Whilst we run independently to the primary school, from time to time there are occasions when we do join up as a whole for celebration. Our children tend to easily form relationships with both primary children and teachers alike. Particularly we endeavour to ensure our children integrate with Reception and Year 1 children and staff, sharing a purpose built outdoor classroom, specifically designed for foundation stage children. Alongside role play sessions in our own classroom, our children effectively have the benefits of tasting school life before they start in Reception.
Reflective practice, reflecting on expectancy for varying age groups and supporting areas that need developing. Parents/carers views are always welcomed and we encourage all to fill out our feedback form to offer there personal opinions and ideas.
Kate Edwards. Inkspots Early Years at Inkpen Primary School.
We have a complaints procedure should parents feel their child’s needs have not been met and of course OFSTED will always receive parents views and act accordingly.
We also have an annual feedback form on which parents can relay strengths and weaknesses of our setting back to us enabling us to strive for a better service.
Staff will always receive parents and children’s views with a welcome attitude, we work together to provide the best we can.
Quality checks
- Not applicable
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