Hartford Pre-School

Hartford Pre-School Hartford Community Centre, Canterbury Road, Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire, M41 0RX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 May 2015 16 May 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement 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

 The well-motivated leaders have used their higher level training, increased monitoring and advice from the local authority, to support the staff and provision to improve.  The pre-school provides a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere, where children enter eagerly, develop secure relationships, and play with enthusiasm and imagination.  Teaching is good overall and, as a result, children achieve well. Staff organise the environment and routines effectively, which helps children develop the skills they need in readiness for their future learning at nursery or school.  The strong relationships that staff develop with parents, support continuous two-way communication. This helps staff to accurately assess children's learning needs and interests, plan specific support and help parents to continue to their child's learning at home.  Parents have a great deal of trust in the long-serving, consistent staff team. They value

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This provision is good

that staff know their children well, that they are happy, safe and make good progress in the setting.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not use the outside area to support different learning needs and styles as effectively as they do inside.  Occasionally, staff do not support children's understanding of good behaviour in the best possible way. They focus on reminding children what they don't want them to do, as opposed to reinforcing and supporting the good behaviour.

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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 the use of space, particularly outside, to support children's different learning needs and styles in the best possible ways  help children to better understand the best ways to behave, by enhancing staff's understanding of how to support, affirm and reinforce positive behaviour.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the rooms used by the pre-school and in the outdoor area.  The inspector spoke to members of staff, children and parents, and held meetings with the manager.  The inspector carried out an observation of an activity alongside the manager.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery and a range of other documentation, including examples of staff training and qualifications.

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who attend. This is good

Staff continue to improve the way they plan for children. They use regular checks on their development and focus on what they want them to achieve. This helps children make good progress. Children are eager to join in activities because staff provide a wide range of toys and materials, which children have fun with and appeal to their imagination. The indoor learning environment is well planned and allows children to freely access interesting resources, which are regularly adapted in response to their identified learning needs. Therefore, when staff support children to achieve a new skill, such as cutting with scissors, children can continue to access the tools to practise their new achievements. Staff use routines to support different aspects of children's learning well. For example, children learn to recognise and select their own name card on entry. They sit, listen and join in with familiar stories during group sessions. However, staff do not always make the

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who attend. This is good

best use of space, including outside, to support different learning styles and preferences. The imaginative play of boys in particular, becomes overly excitable when they can only play inside for a significant part of the session.

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good

From the moment children arrive, staff support their understanding of the routines of the session. This enhances many aspects of children's learning, including how to stay safe and be healthy. Children become accustomed to cleaning their hands after toileting and before eating. During snack time they learn good manners, turn-taking and self-care skills. Staff provide children with tongs so they can pick up fruit and small jugs to pour their own drink. This encourages the development of the small muscles in their fingers and hands to support their future writing skills. Through effective key working, staff build close relationships and children's social confidence, which helps them engage well. However, on occasion they do not reinforce positive behaviour or use positive messages to channel children's understanding of good behaviour. This leads to some low-level boisterous behaviour from a small number of children.

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provision is good

The management team have successfully tackled the actions and recommendations raised at the last inspection. Consequently, all legal requirements are met. Using information from audits and having regular checks on teaching, make action plans and staff support more focused and effective at making improvements. Improvements have been made in adopting different ways of monitoring and checking the progress of individuals and groups of children, especially those at risk of falling behind. Regular supervision sessions help staff to improve. Some staff have raised their level of qualifications, which is having a positive impact on children's learning. Safeguarding procedures are understood, and staff prioritise children's welfare. Strong links with the neighbouring school, and improved links with others, support children's future move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 318685 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 977117 Type of provision Sessional provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 52 Name of provider Duncan Wise Date of previous inspection 16 May 2014 Telephone number 0161 746 7752

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Setting details

Hartford Pre-school was registered in 1999 by a private provider. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 9am until 12pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children. A lunch club for children attending the neighbouring nursery for afternoon sessions is also provided.

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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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