Pavilion Pre-School Playgroup

Pavilion Pre-School Playgroup Hepworth and Scholes Youth Club, Whitewells Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1TB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 May 2015 22 June 2009

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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 provide a well-resourced, attractive and welcoming environment, that offers activities for children across all areas of learning.  Children behave well and they make safe and independent choices in their play. Staff effectively build on child-led activities and successfully incorporate children's interests into the planning. As a result, children make good progress and they are confident, enthusiastic and motivated learners.  The children are happy, settled and feel emotionally secure at the pre-school. Individual key persons and other staff, have close relationships with children. They effectively meet children's individual needs, which includes responding quickly to any concerns.  Staff deploy themselves well and implement effective policies and procedures to safeguard children. Through planning and discussion, they support children to understand about their own safety, risk and dangers so that they play safely.

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This provision is good

 Staff effectively review children's learning and planning records to assess their progress, so that they quickly identify any gaps in learning. Through regular action planning, they sustain improvement and strive towards promoting high standards of care, teaching and practice for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always make the most of adult-led activities to challenge children to the highest level.  Staff do not always effectively use information about children's learning at home to promote more rapid progress.

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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

 enhance planning so that staff consistently plan sharply focused and challenging experiences to support all children's even swifter progress  make better use of information gathered on entry about children's learning at home, to identify ways to promote exceptional learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the main playroom and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to the children and members of staff. She held discussions and meetings with the manager during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, and a range of other documentation, including policies, procedures and self-evaluation. She checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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who attend. This is good

Staff have a good understanding of how young children learn. They regularly observe children and track their progress, so that they can effectively identify children's next steps in learning. This supports children to make good progress, which helps prepare them for school. Staff interact positively with the children. As a result, older children engage easily in conversations and younger children repeat simple words and phrases. Children enjoy a wide range of activities that develop their pre-writing and literacy skills, such as writing their name and making lists during role play. Although planning successfully covers all areas of learning, staff are not always using adult-led activities to support children's even swifter progress. For example, staff do not always consistently use resources, explain and challenge individual children to gain new skills and knowledge. Children enjoy being creative and imaginative learners. They enthusiastically use the large blocks in different

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who attend. This is good

ways, such as designing castles, climbing or to have tea with their friends.

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good

Settling-in arrangements are good to support children's emotional well-being. Individual key persons encourage parents to share information about children's care and learning at home to support planning continuity for children. However, not all staff consistently use the information parents' share to assess children's learning at the start. As a result, assessment arrangements are not always sharply focused to plan for children's even swifter progress. Staff effectively support children to lead a healthy lifestyle. Children regularly play outdoors and engage in physical activity. Children enjoy eating nutritious snacks, which includes eating some of the foods they have grown in the pre-school garden. Children practise effective health and hygiene routines, such as handwashing, so that they develop good self-care skills and keep healthy. Staff work closely with other settings children attend to plan continuity in their learning. Staff also have close links with

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good

the local schools and they work together to support children's transition to school.

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provision is good

Staff have a good understanding of their responsibilities in safeguarding children. They maintain all required documentation and complete regular safety checks so that children play safely. All staff complete safeguarding training to ensure they effectively deal with child protection concerns. Management and staff have a strong commitment to improve, including promoting their professional development. All staff are qualified, or working towards a qualification and they have regular appraisals and attend training. This results in a knowledgeable staff team, who understand how children learn. Staff use ideas from training to influence practice, such as introducing more activities to promote children's mathematical development. Following the last inspection, staff have improved how they identify children's next steps in learning, which supports children's good progress. Parents speak highly of the pre-school. They say children are happy and that staff share good

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provision is good

information about children's progress, including offering 'Stay and play' sessions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 311302 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 864986 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 33 Name of provider Pavillion Pre School Playgroup Committee Date of previous inspection 22 June 2009 Telephone number 07713092471

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Setting details

Pavilion Pre-School Playgroup was registered in 1991 and is managed by Pavillion Pre School Playgroup Committee. The pre-school employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The pre- school opens term time, Monday to Thursday from 8.15am to 3.15pm and Friday from 8.45am to 11.45am. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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