Killamarsh Bears Pre-School c/o Killamarsh Sports Centre

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Unique reference number EY387086 Inspection date 15/06/2009 Inspector Tracey Jane Outram

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Setting address Killamarsh Community Campus, Stanley Street, Killamarsh, Derbyshire, S21 1EL Telephone number 07952755784 Email jill.w@wormhome.plus.com Type of setting Childcare on non-domestic premises This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

Children only attend this setting before and/or after the school day and/or during the school holidays. The judgements in this report reflect the quality of early years provision offered to children during those periods. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the setting

Killamarsh Bears Pre-School registered in 2008. The group is based with the sports and community centre in the centre of Killamarsh, North Derbyshire. The pre- school is open five days a week during the school term only. Sessions are from 09.00 to 12.15 on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 12.00 to 14.30 on a Tuesday and Thursday. The children have sole access to a secure enclosed outdoor play area. A maximum of 26 children may attend the setting at any one time.

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Description of the setting

The setting is registered on the Early Years Register and children attend a variety of sessions. There are currently 39 children aged from two to under five years on roll. Of these, 36 children receive funding for early education. The pre-school employs six members of staff all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. It is managed by a management committee and they receive support from the local authority.

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Overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is inadequate. Members of staff have an awareness of the children's personal care needs and they are able to ensure that their individual health requirements are appropriately addressed during the session. However, there are a number of breaches in national requirements, which impact on children's safety, learning and development. In addition, the process of self-evaluation is not effectively used as a tool for improvement; it lacks rigor and fails to identify weaknesses in the daily organisation.

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Overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall, the early years provision requires significant improvement. The registered person is given a Notice to Improve that sets out actions to be carried out.

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further?

To comply with the requirements of the EYFS the registered person must take the following action by the specified date:

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further?

 take appropriate action to ensure that the environment is secure and there are procedures in place to prevent intruders entering the premises (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare) 03/07/2009  request written parental permission to obtain emergency treatment or advice for all children (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare) 03/07/2009  ensure that children's behaviour is managed effectively (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare) 03/07/2009  ensure that there is a named deputy who is able to take charge in the absence of the manager (Suitable People) 03/07/2009 This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006  ensure that children's hours of attendance are accurately recorded (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare) 03/07/2009  ensure that all children receive a challenging learning and development experience as they progress towards

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further?

the early learning goals (Organisation) 03/07/2009  use observational assessment in order to plan and provide experiences which are appropriate to the unique interests of both boys and girls (Organisation). 03/07/2009 To improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 provide activities that involve turn-taking and increase children’s understanding of acceptable behaviour for themselves and others  increase activities that help children to link letters and sounds and give meaning to marks  ensure there is a balance between adult-led and child initiated activities and increase opportunities for sustained shared thinking, which support and extend children’s cognition and help them make connections in learning  develop the use of self-evaluation to recognise the importance of continuous improvement and encourage a culture of reflective practice to improve the quality of provision for all children.

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provision

The setting implements an appropriate safeguarding procedure and members of staff are confident about the indicators of child abuse and neglect. They understand the necessity to contact local child protection agencies without delay if they are worried about a child in their care. During the session, the staff are deployed appropriately, adult to child ratios are addressed and the key worker system provides children with security and parents with a named adult with whom they can discuss any issues affecting their children.

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provision

Members of staff are courteous, welcoming and friendly; they make time to talk to parents and respect their role as the children's primary carers and educators. Information is collected from parents at the start of a placement in order to ensure that the children’s individual routines and health requirements are addressed. Policies and procedures are in place to underpin the daily operation of the setting, they are clearly written and openly accessible. However, national requirements are not met because the setting has failed to name a deputy, who is able to take charge in the absence of the manager and the premises are not sufficiently secure. In addition, systems for recording children's hours of attendance are not robust and written parental permission to obtain emergency treatment or advice for children is not in place for all children.

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provision

The manager has made some plans for the future development of the service, but there is too little focus on the organisation of the setting; particularly in relation to behaviour management and meeting the learning, development and play needs of This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 individual children. While the setting has the capacity and willingness to improve; self-evaluation is not used effectively as a tool to support the development of the service.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

The organisation of the daily routine is weak and as a result all children do not receive a challenging learning and development experience that is tailored to meet their individual needs. Some observations are completed, and as a result members of staff are aware of children's interests; however, too little emphasis is placed on using the this information to effectively support the curriculum planning. Consequently, some of the older children, including boys, are not motivated or interested in the activities provided. Likewise the children have too few opportunities to enjoy independent learning through the provision of purposeful resources that are aimed at motivating children to become creative thinkers who learn through play.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

The children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play where they use static climbing equipment with confidence and agility. They manoeuvre small wheeled toys with skill and they have the strength and ability to peddle trikes forwards and backwards. However, there is no planning to support the use of the outdoor area and it is not currently used to its full potential as an area for children to explore and investigate. While some of the children behave well, the children are not helped to develop the habits and behaviour appropriate to meet their own needs and those of others. For example, children are not adequately supported to 'take turns' and insufficient time is spent helping children to deal with their feelings and seek collaborative solutions to disagreements. As a result, the children quickly become frustrated with each other, and this has a negative impact on their friendships.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

Aspects of children's creative development are fostered appropriately, the children benefit from the use of musical instruments, dressing-up clothes and arts and crafts activities. However, the use of tracing cards, stencils and pre-formed cut out shapes, which children colour-in and paint stifles their individual creativity and does not give a sufficient balance of adult-led and child initiated activities. Some of the children are confident to communicate but too little emphasis is placed on helping children to link letters and sounds and give meaning to marks as they write, paint and draw. Adults interact with children and there are some examples of open-end questioning techniques, which encourage the children to think. For example, during a modelling activity staff encourage the children to describe what they are doing and they talk with them about contemporary television characters, which some of the children choose to model but not enough is done to encourage

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

The children show some good independence skills when encouraged by staff; they self-serve snacks, attempt to pour their own drinks and use scissors with skill and accuracy. The children are learning how to keep themselves safe through the careful use of resources. The children enjoy the use of number activities and they This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 are able to rote count, sort, order and sequence using a selection of appropriate resources, such as keys and small bears. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

How well does the provision promote inclusive practice? 3 The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement.

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Foundation Stage led and managed?

How effective is the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement? How well does the setting work in partnership with parents and others? How well are children safeguarded? 3

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

How well are children helped to stay safe? 3 How well are children helped to be healthy? 3 How well are children helped to enjoy and achieve? 3 How well are children helped to make a positive contribution? How well are children helped develop skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being?

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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