Little Cuckoos Preschool

Little Cuckoos Pre School Lyes Green, Corsley, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7QH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 February 2015 18 May 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Staff work very well together as a team. They deploy themselves effectively so children are clearly supervised in all activities.  Management and staff frequently evaluate their practice and identify areas to develop. This actively promotes continual improvements that promote outcomes for children.  Staff provide a good variety of exciting play activities that build effectively on children's interests. This actively encourages their participation and learning.  Staff give a strong focus on developing children's communication and language skills, which actively helps prepare them very well for their move on to school.  Management and staff regularly monitor children's achievements and the effectiveness of activities. This helps them identify and close any gaps in children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always encourage children to fully develop their understanding of possible risks to themselves and others. This slightly reduces children's awareness of safety.  Staff do not always promote children's awareness of daily routines, to help them manage changes more effectively.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 provide further opportunities for children to develop their understanding and take responsibility for keeping themselves and others safe from harm  strengthen the opportunities for younger children to learn about changes within daily routines and what happens next.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions with staff indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as the operational policies and procedures, required records and the self-evaluation form.  The inspector had discussions with the registered person, the manager and staff and children.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken with at the visit.  The inspector undertook a joint observation of children's play with the manager.

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who attend. This is good

Staff have a good understanding of children's development. They use their observations of children's play effectively to identify their next stages of learning. As a result, teaching is good as staff actively adapt activities and target specific support to promote children's individual needs. Children listen very attentively to a favourite story. Staff ask appropriately challenging questions to encourage children's recall of the story. They quickly remember the names of fruits in the story, such as guava and mango. This effectively encourages children to develop a positive enjoyment of stories and actively promotes their early literacy skills. Children are happy and engaged in their play and concentrate very well. However, occasionally younger children become unsettled by changes in routine as they are not sure what happens next. Staff quickly give children reassurance, but sometimes give little warning of these changes. Nevertheless, children

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who attend. This is good

are generally very settled and happy. Children benefit from the positive partnerships staff form with their parents. Staff keep parents well informed of activities and provide stay and play sessions, which actively encourages parent's involvement.

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good

Staff are friendly and caring and clearly value children as individuals. They praise children frequently, such as for sharing toys or being kind and they behave very well. Children find their name cards on arrival to self-register, which actively boosts their sense of belonging. Staff promote children's good health effectively by providing regular opportunities for energetic play. Children enthusiastically join in with favourite musical action songs and they eagerly stretch up tall or bend down very small. Staff talk to children about why their hearts are beating faster after this activity. This clearly helps them learn about the benefits and effects of exercise on their bodies. Staff gently remind children to walk inside. They use road safety resources to help children learn about keeping safe. However, at times children pedal their ride on toys outside with great enthusiasm. Staff do not always involve children in risk assessing this play so they learn to follow a safe pathway. This

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good

sometimes has an impact on the safety of other children playing in the same areas.

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provision is good

Management and staff have a good understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Management follow clear employment procedures, which include detailed induction, supervision and appraisal systems and ongoing training opportunities are promoted. Staff attend training on communication programmes and implement this effectively through fun games that actively encourage children's language skills. All staff attend safeguarding training and are clear on their responsibilities for protecting children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 161999 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 842105 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 31 Name of provider Little Cuckoos Pre School Committee Date of previous inspection 18 May 2011 Telephone number 01373 832298

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Setting details

Little Cuckoos Pre School registered in 1986. It operates from purpose built premises situated in Corsley, Warminster. This parent committee run pre-school is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The pre-school is open from 9am to 3pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during term time only. The pre-school receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school employs five staff. Three staff hold early years qualifications at level 3 and two hold qualifications at level 2.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Setting details

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Setting details

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Setting details

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