Out There Forest School and Kindergarten
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Bristol for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:30, 4 days a week. £67.50 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2017, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £67.50KINDERGARTEN DAY | £18.00AFTER KINDIE, 2 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £35.00 Administration Feeanyone paying for their child's place or self-funding any portion of
- £100.00 Depositrefundable
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 a session Afternoon Teaif using funded hours for After Kindie
- £14.00 a day Enhanced Provision Contributionif using the funded hours for Kindergarten
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funded hours (15 and 30 hours).
Worth knowing. Enhanced Provision Contribution of £14 per day for Forest School Activity if using funded hours for Kindergarten, and £2.00 per session for Afternoon Tea if using funded hours for After Kindie. Contribution removed from first 15 government-funded hours for Disadvantaged 2-Year-Old Funding and EYPP.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS4 4DYWhat 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, 25 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The curriculum meets children's needs well. It provides a wide variety of experiences in a well-resourced outdoor environment, in particular to support children's personal, social and emotional development. Children engage well in their learning and are keen to participate in the forestry activities. For example, children share their knowledge confidently during small-group activities, recalling how they planted beans. Children are curious to explore the celery plant using their senses. They notice similarities and differences between plants, and respond well to questions that challenge their thinking.
Children benefit greatly from clear routines so that they know what is happening now and what to expect next. Staff respect children's play. They give a five-minute warning so children can finish their play before confidently moving on to another activity. Children understand the rules that keep them safe in the outdoor environment, such as using their 'owl eyes' and 'deer ears'. Children learn to respect nature. When they find a snail in the gazebo they think about a safe place to put it so that it does not come to harm.
Children develop their strength and physical skills successfully. They climb tree trunks carefully to listen to a story. They balance and jump over ropes as they create imaginative stories. Children hold mark-making tools with developing coordination, such as using small brushes to paint or markers to make attempts to write their name on whiteboards.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use all opportunities that arise to help children have a go and solve problems for themselves to further develop their critical thinking - organise group times to enable all children to contribute their thoughts and ideas even further.
- 25 April 2023Good
- 27 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Out There Forest School and Kindergarten
- Meals
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £67.50 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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