Acacia Pre-School
Acacia Pre-School is based within the Acacia Centre in Mitcham. The preschool caters for 2-year-old children receiving free (funded) early education places. Children take up their places from the school term after their second birthday. A limited number of paid for places are also available.
Who to contact
- Telephone
- 020 8274 5133
- mcs@merton.gov.uk
- Parent Organisation
Location
- Name
- Acacia Pre School
- Address
-
230 Grove Road
Mitcham
- Postcode
- CR4 1SD
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- 5 days a week from 9.00am-12noon
- Time of day
- Morning
- Session Information
-
Monday to Friday Term Time only
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
-
Table of costs Amount Cost Type £90 Per week - Details
- Priority is given to funded children and a number of paid for spaces are also available.
Availability
- Age Ranges
- 2 years - 3 years
Inclusion Information
Wheelchair Access
- Has Provision
- Yes
Special Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Experience with
-
Speech and language delay
Medical needs
Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD)
Hearing impairment
Global developmental delay
Physical disabilities
Challenging behaviour
Personal care needs
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Motor delay
Moderate Learning difficulties (MLD) - Details
- All childcare providers must comply with the SEND Code of Practice 2015, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and the Equality Act 2010 which states that they must not treat a disabled child less favourably and make reasonable adjustments to ensure they are not substantially disadvantaged. Additional information about support available at this setting may be provided under the section Local Offer at the foot of this website page.
Dietary Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- Halal, vegetarian
Childcare Information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Details
- Places available for January 2021
- Date updated
- 17/12/2021
Funded Places
- 2-year-olds
- Yes
- How are funded places delivered?
- Over 38 weeks of the year (school term time)
School Pickups
- Offers pickups
- No
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted URN
- EY450616
- Link to latest Ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
-
Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 13/03/2013 Inspection (Early Years Register) Outstanding 28/02/2020 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good
Local Offer
- Description
We have a SENCO who has undertaken a wide range of training to enable them to work in partnership with parents and professionals and put strategies in place to ensure children with SEN have positive outcomes whilst in our setting.
We also provide a range of training courses for staff within our setting, to support their skills to meet the needs of children with SEN, which has included:-
- Supporting children’s language and communication
- Supporting children’s behaviour
- Supporting children with social communication difficulties
- Supporting children with ASD
Our staff use a range of different strategies to meet children’s individual special educational needs which includes:-
- Small group work to encourage children’s listening and understanding using visual props
- Small group work to support children’s developing vocabulary/speech
- Small group work to support children’s interactions with their peers and encourage turn taking
- Small group work to support children’s joint attention
- Individualised support for short periods during the session to work on targets set by occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists
- Use of visual timetables, visual props, objects of reference and sings to support children’s understanding of the routines, what will happen next, and encourage children to make a choice
Our environment is purpose built and we have wheelchair access and accessible toilets and nappy changing areas.