Portreath Pre School

Portreath Pre School The Institute, Penberthy Road,Portreath, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4LP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 March 2015 15 July 2010

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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

 Children are confident, happy and settled. They form a secure attachment to their key person and other staff, which promotes their well-being.  Staff regularly extend their knowledge and skills by attending early years training events, such as Letters and Sounds. As a result, they successfully promote children's early reading and writing skills.  Effective links with other practitioners help staff to support children in their move between settings and on to school.  Staff recruitment and induction procedures are robust. In addition, ongoing suitability checks and regular performance reviews take place. This results in staff who are skilful teachers and promote children's learning well.  Staff are positive role models. As a result, children's behaviour is good and they learn to share, take turns and cooperate effectively to maintain harmonious play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always organise the resources effectively to enable positive interactions to take place that fully promote children's learning and development.  Self-evaluation does not involve children and parents in regularly monitoring the quality of provision.

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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

 review the organisation and availability of resources that children can play with at any one time, to allow for more positive staff interactions to extend children's learning further  include the views of children and parents more effectively in the setting's evaluation process.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector engaged in discussion with parents, children, the chairperson and staff.  The inspector viewed the premises, toys and equipment.  The inspector sampled documentation and children's records.  The inspector observed interactions between staff and children.

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who attend. This is good

Staff have a good understanding of how children learn and develop. They know children well, so provide a broad and balanced range of challenging learning experiences based on their individual interests, preferences and abilities. Appropriate grouping of children enables staff to deliver focused activities that promote specific areas of learning. For example, older children extend their early reading skills by identifying rhyming words. Younger children use a mirror to study their facial expressions, as they discuss their feelings and emotions. Children also learn to identify and manage their personal care needs. These good practices help children to develop key skills for future learning. Assessment records contain good levels of information. They are available to parents on a daily basis. Parents report that they find them very useful in helping to monitor their children's progress and to promote home learning.

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good

Children learn to respect people's differences as they explore and celebrate their own cultures and beliefs, and those of others. Staff teach children how to identify and manage everyday risk, such as how to move wooden building blocks safely to the outdoor play area. Children eat healthily and enjoy plenty of fresh air and physical exercise, which impacts positively on their growth and development. Generally, the premises are organised well and staff supervise children appropriately at all times. Children make independent choices about what they will do. However, sometimes the extensive range of activities makes it difficult for staff to interact purposefully with all children so that they can promote children's learning and development during child-initiated play. This means, at times, not all children consistently engage in their play.

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provision is good

Staff promote children's welfare, and learning and development well. They are confident to follow the local safeguarding procedures should they have concerns about a child. Risk assessment is effective in minimising potential hazards. Children practise regular fire drills with staff to develop their confidence and awareness. Since the last inspection, the pre- school has improved partnership working with parents and other providers, which contributes to meeting children's needs. Parents provide very positive feedback regarding the quality of care and education. However, although staff evaluate the pre-school practice on a regular basis, they do not fully involve children and parents in this process.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 102847 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 835666 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 46 Name of provider Portreath Pre School Playgroup Committee Date of previous inspection 15 July 2010 Telephone number 07527700414

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Setting details

A voluntary committee manages Portreath Pre-School. The pre-school opened in 1969. It operates from the Village Institute in the coastal village of Portreath, in Cornwall. The pre- school is open Monday to Friday from 9am until 3pm during term time. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school employs 10 members of staff. Most have appropriate early years qualifications to level 3 and one member of staff holds Qualified Teacher Status.

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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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