Fallodon Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Bristol for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2012, with 24 places.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS9 4HTWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 6 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly welcome children and their families into the playgroup. The children enter happy and enthusiastic to learn. They become excited as they tell the staff all about their summer holidays. This shows that children form positive attachments with key persons, which supports them to feel safe and secure. Staff offer children lots of praise and reassurance. This builds children's confidence and self-esteem.
Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and happily try out new things.
For example, during an activity, the children want to join two bits of paper together. Staff demonstrate how to use a hole punch. The children place the paper under the hole punch and push it down. They giggle and laugh when they see it makes two holes. Staff provide the children with treasure tags for them to thread through the holes. They encourage the children to keep on trying and not to give up. This develops children's resilience and creates a can-do attitude to learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further develop children's independence skills, particularly at snack time n further support children who are new, or with less confidence, to participate in group activities.
- 6 September 2022Good
- 21 September 2016Good
- 9 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fallodon Playgroup
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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