Orkidz Pre-school

Future Vacancies Contact the provider for information on future vacancies

Age groups Caring for children aged between 1 years 1 months and 5 years 5 months

Funding available Offers Extended Entitlement (30 hours)

24 hour funding is available. Monday to Thursday Child Tax Free Childcare Babies 9 month 15 hours 2 year funding 15 hours 3-4 year funding 15 hours The pre-school only accepts children who are attending four full days with eligible codes only.

Wheelchair Access Wheelchair access.

Special Needs Caters for children with special needs.
At Orkidz Pre-School we aim to provide a secure, caring and stimulating environment where each individual child feels valued. We aim to create an inclusive environment which embraces diversity. We treat every child as an individual . When your child comes to Pre-school they are monitored and assigned a key person who is responsible for your child’s development and welfare whilst they attend our setting. We use observations and planning for their next steps to help us to identify any areas of concern which we will share with you, and with your consent on the registration form contact any professionals if we felt it was needed, and from discussion with parents/carers of the first instance. The Owner Sharon Symon and our SENCO Beth Whorton are also available to speak to you about any concerns or discuss and help implement any strategies or plans that are in place. We offer all children ‘settling in’ visits before they begin which will help your child become familiar with our setting and all members of staff. This will also enable support to be discussed before your child starts, hopefully ensuring a smoother transition between home and the setting. Care routines can be discussed such as nappy changing and potty training. We are able to administer medicines once the appropriate paper work is completed and are willing to attend specific training regarding medical conditions if needed. Promoting Positive behaviour is important to us and we will always discuss any behavioural concerns with you to help us maintain a consistent approach between home and setting. All staff at Orkidz Pre-school are Paediatric First Aid trained. We have all undertaken appropriate Safeguarding training and regularly update our policies and procedures. Our SENCO has undertaken SEND training and attends support meetings to keep her up to date with policy. Our setting has access to advice and guidance from our North Lincolnshire area SENCO, Health Visitors, Speech and Language Therapists and Children’s Centre Workers. The pre-school is all on one level and has easy access through a large main door suitable for a wide wheel chair, we also have the use of a disabled toilet and changing area. Our outside area is also on one level and can be easily accessed via the main door or the back gate. We will work with Parents to access any specialist equipment that may be needed and have a visual timetable that outlines our daily routines. Appropriate funds are made available to help support children in setting and support from our local authority SENCO to borrow appropriate resources. We also ensure that our staff receive any specific training they may need. As a staff we regularly discuss the needs of our children during staff meetings and supervision for ways we can support them. Your child’s key person will also be able to identify any additional support they may need through the observation process and Individual Educational Plans will be made as necessary. We have good relationships with our Parents and encourage them to speak to us at any time. We have home link books for sharing any important information and have termly parent meetings and newsletters.

Inspection Type Inspection (Early Years Register)
Ofsted rating is Good
Last inspected on Monday, October 16, 2023