Broome and Ditchingham Preschool

Encouraging Kindness

Promoting Inclusion

Respecting Nature

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Inspection date: 22 September 2025


Overall effectiveness: Good
The quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good


Overall effectiveness at previous inspection: Good

Read the updated report from the Ofsted website

 

Louisa Taylor
Ofsted Inspector
"Staff understand what children need to learn next. They provide engaging learning experiences based around seasonal themes and books that ignite curiosity, wonder and a love of reading."
"Children beam with pride when staff praise them for their positive attitudes towards learning a new skill and for their efforts. This gives children the motivation to learn more and increases their self-confidence."
"Children become deeply engrossed in their play and develop their attention skills in preparation for their move on to school. Outdoor learning is prioritised, and children enjoy the freedom of continual access to outdoor play."

Mission Statement

We are an Early Years registered term-time only setting and our mission is to provide children of preschool age with a nurturing, safe and stimulating environment where they can learn and grow through play. We pride ourselves on meeting the individual needs of every child, and promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion. Kindness and respect is our preschool's priority and all children’s emotional wellbeing is central to our ethos and teaching.  

The Preschool provides a wide variety of age-appropriate resources and activities facilitated by experienced and knowledgeable staff to promote all areas of development and nurture strong foundations for learning. The children have free access to a large enclosed outdoor area and a smaller nature garden to learn and play while enjoying fresh air, freedom and being physically active.  

We are a non-profit organisation with a voluntary management committee made up of parents and members of the local community. We promote a charitable ethos within our organisation and aim to put any profits we make back into the Preschool and to support the families within our community.  

Our location

We provide a well planned and resourced outdoor learning space that the children can access freely throughout each preschool session.

We believe that all children should have the opportunity to experience and enjoy the special nature of being outdoors. Our provision provides an inclusive complementary environment that enhances and extends our indoor learning space and utilises what is different and unique about the outdoors.

Our policies

We have a wide variety of policies and procedures covering many topics.

Meet the team...

The people who make it happen here

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Julie // Manager
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Tori // Deputy Manager
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Jemma // PRESCHOOL PRACTITIONER
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Emma // PRESCHOOL PRACTITIONER
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Jodie // PRESCHOOL PRACTITIONER

What people are saying about us...

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I have had two children at this preschool and really can't endorse it enough. The staff are warm, nurturing and knowledgeable. My children were very different in terms of developmental needs and each received the best preschool care and attention they needed. The outdoor area is great and I will cherish my children's learning journals forever!

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I can not recommend the preschool highly enough. There’s enough balance between learning and playing. Both my children learnt to write their names, numbers, letters, sing songs and would bring home the most amazing pieces of artwork. Their development in such a friendly, fun and nurturing environment has been fantastic. X

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This is one of the best preschools!

I have had 3 children through this setting. The staff are all caring, professional and always go the extra mile and can't thank them enough for the help with the speech therapy referrals for my boys. The staff always keeps the parents updated with children's progress and the children love the nature walks they do regularly. Thank u all 

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