A PRE-SCHOOL is celebrating after an Ofsted inspector praised staff and gave the school an overall 'Good' rating.

Wyke Regis Pre-School on Shrubbery Lane, Weymouth achieved the same ranking as its previous inspection in 2016.

Ofsted gives schools an overall rating of either outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate.

In the report published on January 7, the inspector rated ‘Behaviour and Attitudes’ as 'Outstanding' and praised the pre-school as a place where ‘children gain confidence in their abilities and become motivated learners’.

In describing what it is like to attend the school, the report said: "Children are keen to enter the setting and respond happily to the friendly greeting from staff. Children show very high levels of good behaviour and benefit greatly from the excellent praise and encouragement staff provide.

"Staff identified that children have struggled managing their emotions following the Covid-19 pandemic. They have skilfully supported children to help them to find ways of managing and controlling their emotions exceedingly well."

Pre-School Manager, Zoe Waddell said: "We are incredibly proud of our team here at Wyke Regis Pre-School, we all work tirelessly to provide the very best early years education for all of our children.

"At Wyke Regis Pre-School we offer a warm and caring learning environment that encourages all children to reach their full potential. We offer each child a unique educational experience through our extensive resources and comprehensive indoor and outdoor facilities which enrich all areas of the early years curriculum.

"Children at Wyke Regis Pre-school learn all the time through their play and through quality interactions with highly skilled practitioners. We are delighted that Ofsted have recognised the excellent quality of our provision."

Hearing the news, one Pre-School parent said: “I am not at all surprised that the Pre-School has been praised in this way. My son absolutely loves everything about Pre-School - he even wants to come at weekends! We are so grateful to Zoe and the team for always going above and beyond. They really are wonderful!”.

Wyke Regis Pre-School takes children from 2 years 9 months. To find out more about the setting visit www.wykeregispreschool.co.uk/.