Rainbow Pre-School

Rainbow Pre-School Scout Building, Baden Drive, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8SD

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 March 2015 9 June 2010

p.1

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

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

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

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

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

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

p.1

This provision is good

 The manager and staff have a good understanding of how to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirements. Staff are well trained and know their duties and responsibilities in keeping children safe.  Staff have a strong knowledge and understanding of how to meet the learning and development requirements. They are skilled teachers who work together effectively to create a broad range of activities across all educational programmes.  Children benefit from a wide range of good opportunities that promote their physical well-being. They enjoy using see-saws, balance beams, circle games and a variety of bats and balls.  Staff have highly consistent teaching skills. They talk with children as they play, extending their vocabulary, building long conversations and asking what they think. This gives children mature communication and language skills.

p.1

It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff and management effectively track children's progress against expected levels of development, but this information is not always used to identify clearly how different groups of children are progressing.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

p.2

What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance the analysis of children's progress by identifying more clearly how different groups of children are progressing.

p.2

Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play indoors and outside.  The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records and learning journals.  The inspector spoke to parents to gather their views.

p.2

who attend. This is good

Staff work very closely with parents when children first start to share information about children's current abilities and interests. This continues throughout the child's attendance. Parents meet with their child's key person twice a year to discuss children's progress. Children enjoy a wide range of play activities that staff have planned to target their individual learning needs. Children are very independent in their play and staff are frequently alongside them to talk with them and enrich their play. For example, children worked together to blow large bubbles and watch them rise, and staff held open frames so that children could direct the bubbles to a target. Staff also plan one-to-one and small group activities for teaching particular skills. This means that children make good progress against the next steps that staff have identified, especially where children have additional needs.

p.3

good

Children benefit from strong attachments with staff. They have the same key person throughout their time in pre-school. Staff care for children in one main play area, which helps children to make strong friendships and feel secure with all the staff. As a result, children are happy to explore and be confident, which promotes their emotional well- being. Staff frequently talk with children about healthy living. For example, staff draw children's attention to how they feel after they ate a healthy snack, or after vigorous exercise. This helps children to make the links between their actions and their health. Children are very well-behaved and know how to politely ask their friends for a turn, and understand that sometimes they need to wait. As a result, children have mature personal and social skills. This means that overall, they are well-prepared for school.

p.3

provision is good

The manger and staff use regular appraisals to identify and address any training needs. They reflect on their practice each day and also have regular meetings to discuss the provision and make enhancements to their teaching methods. For example, they devised 'chatterboxes' where children use a self-decorated box to bring in something they want to talk about. They review any changes they make to see the impact on children's skills. Staff regularly attend training and use the knowledge they gain to further enhance their teaching skills which directly benefits children. Staff consult with parents regularly to gather their views and operate a library service to strengthen the partnership between home and pre-school. Parents are very appreciative of how staff work closely with other professionals to give children consistent care for their additional needs.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY273986 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 833415 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 21 Name of provider Denise Covey Date of previous inspection 9 June 2010 Telephone number 0779 414 9995

p.4

Setting details

Rainbow Pre-School was registered in 2004 on the Early Years Register. The pre-school operates from the Scout Building in the Meath Green area of Horley, Surrey. The pre- school is open Monday to Friday term time only, from 9.15am to 1.15pm. The pre-school receives funding for free early education sessions for children aged two, three and four years. A team of six members of staff work with the children. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications.

p.4

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.

p.4

Setting details

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. 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.

p.4

Setting details

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way. To receive regular email alerts about new publications, including survey reports and school inspection reports, please visit our website and go to ‘Subscribe’.

p.5

Setting details

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5