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Fernheath Play | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)
Fernheath Play
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Fernheath Play
- Nursery
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH11 8DA
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| How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend | Satisfactory |
| The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children | Satisfactory |
| The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision | Satisfactory |
| This inspection | Satisfactory |
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Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: There is a secure outdoor play area with large adventure play structures; however, many structures are under renovation.
Activities: Children make imaginative models, engage in creativity like papier-mache, and play games.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop their social and communication skills, but younger children do not always have sufficient resources or support.
Communication: Staff try to speak with parents when delivering or collecting children. A newsletter and website keep parents up-to-date.
Programs and Resources: A music therapy programme called 'Sing and grow' is available.
Staff Training: Staff provide activities for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are friendly and prepare the play areas before children arrive.
Safeguarding Training: Management and staff have suitable knowledge of child protection issues and know what to do if they have concerns.
Play and Learning Integration: Children benefit from a relaxed environment where they can engage in various activities like cricket and imaginative play.
Child Safety Management: Daily checks are conducted, but hazardous substances were accessible during the after-school club.
Happiness and Settling: Children of different ages mix sociably and develop positive relationships with staff.
Nutritional Menu: Healthy eating is not consistently promoted; the tuck shop has more sweets than healthier options.
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A traditional play area with permanent wooden play equipment is not an adventure playground. Children may enter and exit the facility whenever they want, and it is staffed. They can design and construct their own playthings, alter their surroundings to suit their needs, and engage in a variety of activities, such as playing with earth, air, fire, and water. The lack of natural play areas for kids in our modern society is made up for by adventure playgrounds. They offer a location, supplies, tools, and adaptable, unobtrusive adult supervision. Most significantly, they give kids freedom of choice, the chance to experiment, collaborate, and work with materials while also giving them room for imagination and creativity. Children can play freely and at their own pace on an adventure playground, where they can also discover the pure thrill of independence. They are by definition settings where kids can be themselves. Children can face and take risks at adventure playgrounds while being watched carefully by a Playworker. Although they may appear to the uninitiated to be disorganised, messy, unstructured, cluttered, or even chaotic, their accident rates are minimal when compared to other play environments.
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