A PRE school is celebrating after receiving an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report.

Ducklings Pre-school, based in Venterdon, has been operating for many years, offering term-time childcare for children aged from two years old to four years old.

The school is now celebrating following its most recent inspection by the education regulator where its was awarded an overall effectiveness of ‘Outstanding’.

Ducklings Pre-school runs with a small team of dedicated staff that Ofsted say use their ‘comprehensive knowledge of child development to implement a highly ambitious and innovative curriculum, they create an environment that empowers children to be independent.’

Nicola Cox the pre-school manager said: “I am immensely proud of my small and dedicated team of staff, each day they provide a nurturing, language rich and ambitious curriculum for all the children that attend. They provide a stimulating environment to support each child's individual learning and have created a family environment for us all to thrive in.

“I am very lucky to have such valuable staff and group of trustees who support our pre-school values and the day to day running of the setting. We are all extremely proud to be recognised as an Outstanding early years childcare setting.”