Sessional Care Service-Honor Oak Preschool

Honor Oak Pre-school Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number EY435196 Inspection date 27/03/2012 Inspector Rebecca Hurst

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Setting address 39 Honor Oak Road, Forest Hill, Lewisham, SE23 3SH

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Telephone number 07967096357 Email carry@hornby.org.uk Type of setting Childcare - Non-Domestic to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as

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you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk 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

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the setting

Honor Oak Pre-school is privately owned and was registered in 2011. The setting runs from church premises in Forest Hill, within the London Borough of Lewisham. The pre-school has the use of a main classroom and the garden, as well as a large hall for snack time and physical play.

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Description of the setting

Sessions run from 9.30am to 2.30pm, and morning sessions run from 9.30am to 12.30pm each weekday during term time. The pre-school serves the local community.

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Description of the setting

The pre-school is registered on the Early Years Register. The pre-school is registered to care for up to 16 children aged from two years old to under five years and of these, not more than eight may be under three years at any one time. There are currently seven children on roll.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is good.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Children are happy and settled because the pre-school creates a stimulating, safe and secure environment. Overall, children learn about healthy lifestyles and most activities are well organised to promote their learning. Children are valued and supported to make the most of their abilities, making good progress. The pre- school evaluates their provision well. They seek to improve the learning opportunities provided, working towards the best possible outcomes for children. As a result, the pre-school has a good capacity to maintain continuous improvement.

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 increase children's opportunities to gain independence skills, for example at snack time  support and extend children's development and learning by using open ended questions This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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the early years provision

Staff have a good understanding of child protection and how to safeguard the children in their care. Detailed risk assessments are carried out with daily safety checks to enable the children to play in a safe environment. Good fire evacuations procedures are in place and another fire drill is planned shortly so the children are aware of what to do in an event of an emergency. Good procedures are in place to enable the owner to check the suitability of staff to work with children. This enhances the safety and welfare of the children. Resources are well placed enabling children to make choices in their play. They happily move around the pre- school safely as the resources are well laid out to allow this. The children learn about a good range of different festivals and celebrations from around the world. Staff are aware of the children's backgrounds and they use this information when planning activities to ensure a good range of opportunities is offered to teach

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the early years provision

children about the wider world around them.

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the early years provision

Staff have training each week during their staff meetings. The owner and staff look at different aspects of early years they wish to know more about and work together to update their knowledge and skills. Recent training has included behaviour management, food hygiene and planning. This allows the staff to keep up to date with their knowledge of early years. Good partnership working with parents is in place. Regular newsletters allow the parents to see what is happening within the pre-school and what the current learning topics are. Parents also have regular meetings with staff to discuss their children's learning and development. Currently children do not attend any other settings; however, staff are aware of the importance of information sharing.

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the early years provision

The pre-school works closely with the local authority to make sure all polices and procedures are up to date and that planning systems meet the needs of the children. Self-evaluation is good. The owner is able to clearly identify the pre- schools key strengths and staff are currently working on areas of development. Staff use discussions with parents to shape the activities and services provided.

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and outcomes for children

Children are happy and settled. Children's self esteem and confidence levels are greatly nurtured and boosted by the strong relationships they have built with the staff. They like to snuggle up with the staff while they read stories, and gain reassurance from them. Children enjoy choosing the stories they like and listen intently to the staff reading them. However, at times children's learning is not fully enhanced as staff do not always use open-ended questions to help children to think for themselves. Children are making good progress with their speech and show that they are becoming inquisitive learners, showing curiosity in all that is This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 going on in the setting.

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and outcomes for children

Children enjoy phonic sessions. Staff make it interesting for them by playing games to catch the phonic that is being spoken. Children clearly identify items beginning with 'f' such as fingers, frogs and fish. This enhances their learning skills for the future. Good planning is in place to show the learning intentions for the children and how staff can aid their development. Staff make effective observations of the children's learning and development and these show the good progress children make from when they first start at the pre-school. The organisation of group time allows children to become restless due to the time spent sitting. Staff are consistent in their positive approach to behaviour management and children are well behaved.

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and outcomes for children

Overall, children have good opportunities to learn about their own health and know the importance of good hygiene. They enjoy freshly prepared healthy snacks and bring their own packed lunches which are healthy. Staff talk to the children about the importance of exercise and children have daily opportunities to enhance their physical skills. They have a good range of physical resources both inside and out to allow them to exercise and learn about healthy lifestyles. Staff prepare the snack and pour the drinks for the children. Consequently, children are not encouraged to be independent at this time or have opportunities to discuss and learn more about healthy food.

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and outcomes for children

Children enjoy exploring the musical instruments. Children happily take the lead in activities and confidently ask the other children to stop playing so that the quiet instruments can be heard. Children work well together and respond positively to the requests made by their friends. They enjoy playing along to nursery rhymes and experimenting with the different sounds their instruments make. The children enjoy making their own Easter eggs. Children use cotton buds to make small detailed patterns on the egg and show off their end results. 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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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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Early Years Foundation Stage

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 2 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 3 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 2

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 2 The extent to which children feel safe 2 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 2 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 2 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 2

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Stage

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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