Rainbow Pre - School

Rainbow Pre - School Coolings - Green & Pleasant, Main Road, Knockholt, Kent, TN14 7LJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2015 12 September 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 offer children an exciting range of resources and activities to interest and challenge them. Therefore, children make good progress in their learning.  Staff ask children skilful questions and introduce new vocabulary during conversations, which supports children's language and communication development.  Staff observe and assess children's development precisely, in order to plan successfully for their next steps in learning.  Staff provide children with a good level of support and encouragement to behave well and keep themselves safe.  Children are happy and confident, and build positive relationships with each other and with staff. This effectively promotes their emotional well-being.  Staff promote a healthy lifestyle for children with access to a well-resourced outdoor area. They provide and talk about healthy foods with children.  The manager and staff use self-evaluation successfully and show a strong commitment

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This provision is good

to continuous development. This ensures good outcomes for children.  Staff prepare children effectively for their move to school through visits and links with the local schools. This encourages good partnership working.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The craft and early writing area is not sufficiently interesting for children to access independently.  Staff do not thoroughly promote children's awareness of the daily pre-school routines, to help them understand and support their emotional well-being.

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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 craft area to make it more appealing for children to access independently  strengthen all children's understanding of the pre-school routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at some children's records.  The inspector sampled a range of policy and procedural documents.  The inspector spoke to parents to gain their feedback.

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who attend. This is good

Children enjoy playing with a wide range of activities in a welcoming and stimulating environment. They enjoy using magnifiers to look at patterns and shapes and use a range of tools to explore sand, water and mud. The environment is rich in number and print to promote children's interest in literacy and numeracy. Staff effectively use their knowledge from training to develop mathematical thinking, by introducing the words 'thousand' and 'million'. Staff build on children's interests well. For example, a request for a fishing rod inspires children to use materials to make their own rods. Children take turns in using the computers, which enhances their understanding of technology. Staff develop children's thinking during story time. They ask children to think about what might happen next and encourage them to recall previous experiences.

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good

Children help themselves to salad sticks and use knives safely to prepare their fruit at snack time. This encourages children's independence. Children particularly enjoy the large outdoor area that promotes all areas of learning. They enjoy using ribbons to make patterns in the air and use climbing and balancing equipment. Staff support children to land on the mat when jumping off apparatus, this teaches them to manage risks safely. Children enjoy feeding the cockerel and have enjoyed the chicken's eggs at snack time. This, and the planting and growing of vegetables help them to learn about the world around them. Staff are good role models and encourage children to share and take turns, using a sand timer to promote positive behaviour.

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provision is good

The staff team use the new process to observe and assess children well. This helps the manager and staff identify any learning gaps and to ensure all children make good progress. Staff have attended training to support and successfully encourage the progress of boys. This led to a recent project on castles, where children enjoyed making shields and armour. Staff work closely with parents and share children's progress with them. This ensures that they involve parents in their children's learning at home. Regular staff meetings, supervision and annual appraisals help staff to update their knowledge and reflect on their practice. This supports positive outcomes for children. All staff have a clear understanding of the child protection procedures. This helps ensure children remain safe. Staff work closely with staff at the local toddler group and primary school. This helps new children settle into the pre-school, as well as to move successfully on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423863 Local authority Kent Inspection number 838820 Type of provision Sessional provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 36 Name of provider Rainbow Pre-School Committee Date of previous inspection 12 September 2011 Telephone number 01959 533934

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Setting details

Rainbow Pre-School registered at the current premises in 2011. The pre-school operates from a purpose-built classroom within the grounds of Coolings - Green and Pleasant garden centre in Knockholt, Kent. The provider employs six members of staff, five of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications to at least level 3. The pre-school is in receipt of early years education funding for three- and four-year-old children and is registered to claim funding for two-year-olds.

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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

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.

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Setting details

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Setting details

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