Brookside Pre-School
Preschool
Play and learn with a smile at Brookside Pre-school. Our pre-school offers education and care from aged 2 years to 4 years. Our purpose built building is the perfect start to your child's early education.
The staff promote play through learning in a fun filled way making it enjoyable for the children linking closely to their interests.
We accept 15 & 30hr funding and also paid spaces.
Who to contact
- Name
- Melissa O'Halloran
- Position
- Manager
- Address
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Gusford School Grounds
Sheldrake Drive
Ipswich
Suffolk - Postcode
- IP2 9LQ
- Telephone
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01473 604238
- brooksidemanager@hotmail.com
- Website
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http://www.brooksideip2.org
Venue Details
- Venue
- Gusford School Grounds
- Address
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Brookside Pre-School
Sheldrake Drive
Ipswich
Suffolk - Postcode
- IP2 9LQ
- View IP2 9LQ on a map
- Venue Email
- brooksidemanager@hotmail.com
- Venue Website
- https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Brookside+Preschool/@52.037952,1.1156093,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x47d9a05e067c38c1:0x50778f2da7566bd5!8m2!3d52.037952!4d1.117798
- Parking available
- No
- Parking details
- Parking is available on parts of the road near to the venue. There is yellow lines immediately outside, so parking not allowed during the school hours. There is a parade of shops opposite the school with parking available.
- Notes
We are easily accessible via the number 13 and 15 bus routes, and easily walkable from the Chantry, Belstead Hills and Pinewood areas.
Are our building can be found at the back of Gusford school grounds, accessible at all times during the day via a gate on Ellenbrook Road, and at the start and end of the school day via the Sheldrake drive entrance into the school.
30 Hours Extended Entitlements
- Registered to provide 30 Hours?
- Yes
Vacancies
- Last updated
- 18/03/2024
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Other information
- Please contact Brookside Pre-School for vacancy information.
Days & times
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Monday to Friday: 08.30 - 11.30
Monday to Friday: 11.30-12.00 Lunch Club available -
Monday to Friday: 12.00 - 3.00
Inclusive Provisions
- Wheelchair access
- Yes - This setting has level access to their premises.
- Cultural provisions
- Yes - We are fully inclusive and can cater for all different cultures, we work closely with our parents to ensure that all cultural needs are met including celebrations, cultural dietary needs. and aim to overcome language barriers with any outside agency support.
- Individual dietary needs
- Yes - We can cater for various special dietary needs, whether it is through allergy, cultural or parental preference.
- Recent experience of supporting children with additional needs
- Yes
- Specific additional needs this setting has experience of
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Autistic spectrum
Challenging Behaviour
Diabetes
Downs syndrome
Eczema
Global Delay
Learning difficulties
Severe dietary needs
Speech and language difficulties
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £11 Under 2 – per session £9 3 & 4 year old – per session £2.00
Other Details
- Facilities
- Arts and crafts, CCTV, Close to parks, Computer, Equipment for all ages, Out-door play, Quiet area
- School pickups
- Gusford Primary School (Ipswich)
- Further information about pick-ups
- Provide an afterschool and Holiday club.
- Cater for over 8s
- No
- Age Range
- From 2 Year(s)
- To 5 Year(s)
- Notes
We are a fully inclusive setting so are able accomodate for all children, regardless of race, religion, gender and disaibilities.
Staff go on regular training courses to update their own going knowledge. They can also access specialist courses to support accomodation for varing needs.
- Offers Tax Free Childcare
- Yes
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted URN
- 251427
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 28/11/2005 Integrated Good 09/12/2008 Inspection (Early Years Register) Satisfactory 23/10/2014 Inspection (Early Years Register) Inadequate 17/03/2015 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Good 06/06/2017 Inspection (Early Years Register) Requires Improvement 21/03/2018 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Requires Improvement 18/01/2019 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Good 25/01/2022 Inspection (Early Years Register) Inadequate 21/06/2022 Re-inspection (Early Years Register) Good
Support for people with disabilities
Access Suffolk
- Experience of including people with special educational needs and disabilities
At Brookside we ensure we have full regard for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (2014) and the Equality Act (2010) so we ensure that our provision is fully inclusive to all children with special educational needs.
- We provide a welcome and learning through play enriched environment ensuring that we meet each individual child's needs and their stages of development.
- We aim to wrok closely in partnership with our parents/carers and any outside agencies to meet and support the chidren's needs.
- We work in conjunction with our special educational needs policy, which we regularly update to ensure that we carry on meeting the most up to date legislations with regard to special educational needs.
- We have a trained Suffolk accredited named SENCo (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) within the setting: Melissa O'Halloran & Kelly Woods as well as our Manager Melissa O'Hallorn. Melissa & Kelly works closely with all staff to support the Keypersons with children who have special educational needs. She has the full responsibility to ensure the setting follows the Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs Policy and co-ordinating provision for children with SEN.
- All staff are aware that they have a duty to meet the needs of children with SEN in their care.
- We ensure that children with SEN are given extra support with regard to any transitional changes in their education, including transition to other settings.
- We use the system of 'Assess, Plan, Do and Review' as outlined in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (2014) for children with SEN.
- We as a setting as a whole ensure that we keep up to date with the changing of legislation and guidelines by attending regular meetings and training sessions, then information is then cascaded down to other staff members.
- Some specialist training courses relating to SEN that staff at Brookside have attended:
* Makaton 1-4
* Autism Spectrum Awareness
* Speech and Language for the under 5's
* As well as other training linked to EYFS which can have a positive impact on children with SEN's development
* Supporting children with EAL (English as an additional language)
- Conditions Supported
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Autistic spectrum conditions
Communication difficulties
Health conditions
Learning difficulties
Mental health conditions
Physical disabilities
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