Outstanding Ofsted Report

WINFORD VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL RECEIVES OUTSTANDING OFSTED REPORT

All the hard work of the last five years and more, the fundraising and the building work, paid off in the most glorious terms for Winford Village Pre-school, when their first Ofsted Inspection in their new building took place in January. The Ofsted Inspector sat in with a normal pre-school session on Jan 22nd, and promptly returned a report stating "The quality and standards of the care are outstanding".

Wendy Cleghorn, Pre-school Playleader, was over-joyed with the report, saying "this simply reaffirms how very much we needed our new building". The pre-school had been operating out of Winford Village Hall before moving into the new purpose built classroom in the grounds of Winford CE Primary School in November 2007, and had been struggling to keep up with the environmental aspects of their Ofsted requirements, due to the condition of the Hall. This latest Ofsted Inspection goes to show that the hard work of the staff and all the parents over the past few years has been worth it.

Only 4% of British pre-schools enjoy the rank of "Outstanding", so the pre-school and the primary school are delighted with this result. Sarah Thomas, Chair of the pre-school committee says "It is difficult to find words to express our feelings about this report. Wendy and the staff deserve this very public and official credit, as their patience when working at the Village Hall seemed endless, and to be rewarded in this way now that we are in our new building is more than we could ever have wished for. We must also extend our thanks to Winford Village School for all their help and support in getting us to this wonderful position."

The pre-school children and parents celebrated their wonderful result by having a tea party at the end of the last session of term 3. The children all made special party hats for the occasion, and cakes and biscuits (a very special treat) were enjoyed by all.

Read the report at the Ofsted Website.