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Sept 2023
Scriven Park Pre-school ‘requires improvement’, says Ofsted
Scriven Park Pre-school, near Knaresborough, has received a ‘requires improvement’ rating following a recent Ofsted inspection.
Inspectors visited the school in July and published their findings in a report last week.
It was the school's first inspection since 2018.
The report rated the pre-school as "requires improvement" in four areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management.
It said that "children do not make the best possible progress" at the school and that "during spontaneous play staff do not consistently provide sufficient challenge to children to fully engage them and extend their learning".
The report added:
The inspector also noted:
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In order to improve, the report said the pre-school must "enhance the quality of teaching, so that staff's interactions consistently respond to the spontaneous opportunities that arise during children's play to challenge their thinking and learning".
In addition, it must "extend opportunities for children to access a range of mark-making resources to support their early writing skills".
However, the inspector did note that staff "provide a very nurturing environment, where children’s care and well-being are given priority".
They also added:
This year’s inspection saw the pre-school downgraded from a previous ‘good’ rating.
Scriven Park Preschool registered in 2011 and admits children aged two to four-years-old.
The Stray Ferret approached the school for comment, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
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