Happy Days Pre-School

Happy Days Pre-School Nettlebed Community School, High Street, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 5DA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2015 13 October 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 develop good relationships with children and, as a result, children are happy and feel safe and secure.  The quality of teaching is good. Staff effectively role model and ask children questions to encourage them to think critically and extend their learning.  Staff provide children with good opportunities to count and develop their mathematical skills. Children confidently chat about numbers and their ages during everyday conversations.  Staff prepare children well for their move to school and have strong links with the local reception class teacher.  Staff have good relationships with other professionals. As a result, additional support for children with identified gaps in development is welcomed and used effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not fully involve all parents in contributing to their children's shared learning. Parents receive feedback regarding their children's progress. However, they are not encouraged to share information about what children are doing at home.  Staff do not provide children with a variety of reading materials outside. There is a good range of books inside but children do not take these out and therefore, opportunities to extend reading in all environments are not used 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

 improve opportunities for all parents to be fully engaged in children's shared learning  provide opportunities for children to access books in outside environments to more fully encourage reading for those who learn best outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured areas of the premises used by children.  The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and observed staff and children.  The inspector sampled policies and documents.  The inspector spoke to staff during the inspection to gauge their knowledge.

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who attend. This is good

Staff offer children good educational programmes. As a result, children make good progress. They enjoy interacting with staff, peers and children from the reception class next door. Children participate in physical activities, indoors and outdoors, that support their development effectively. They enjoy running, climbing, building construction, threading, and filling containers with different materials. Staff praise children, helping them to recognise their own achievements. Staff are good role models, building and extending on children's range of vocabulary. They are enthusiastic and motivate children to take part and learn. Staff support children in learning how to write numbers and letters. Children settle well and parents state that they are happy with the service they receive and are given information regarding their child's progress.

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good

Staff remind children about appropriate behaviour and encourage them to be polite, use their manners, share and take turns. Children are confident to share their ideas with staff. For example, one child sits with a staff member building with different materials. He explains to the staff member what he is building and how he is going to achieve this. Staff support children to become independent. Older children toilet, hand wash and hang up their coats by themselves, while younger children are offered assistance as needed. Children enjoy selecting their own healthy snack from a canteen style snack bar. They are offered milk or water to drink with meals and are able to access fresh water by themselves throughout the day. Staff offer children excellent support to move to school. Children have good opportunities to have regular short visits to the reception class next door. Staff work closely with the reception teacher to tailor effective programmes to ensure moves are

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provision is good

The manager has a good understanding of her responsibilities to support children's learning and development and to meet requirements. Children are all allocated a key person and assessments of children are collected to effectively support and extend their development. Staff have all attended training in first-aid and safeguarding and therefore, they are able to keep children safe. Staff regularly evaluate activities and their own practice. Parents complete questionnaires and as a result of their feedback, newsletters and reminder e-mails are more frequent to keep parents better informed. Staff have termly meetings and attend training to improve their knowledge. Therefore, staff are becoming more effective in supporting children's progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY332584 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 834716 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 39 Name of provider Happy Days Preschool Committee Date of previous inspection 13 October 2011 Telephone number 01491 642936

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Setting details

Happy Days Pre-School registered in 2006. It is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 12 noon and from 12.15 to 3.15pm during school term time. Children can stay for a variety of sessions including lunch. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four. A total of seven members of staff are employed to work with children. Six staff hold relevant qualifications from level 2 to level 5.

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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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