Garras Owlets Preschool

Garras Owlets Pre-School Garras Cp School, St. Keverne Road, Mawgan, HELSTON, Cornwall, TR12 6AY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 March 2015 12 November 2010

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 Staff have an excellent understanding of how children learn and develop. They know children very well and provide exceptional learning experiences. As a result, children make extremely good progress.  Children form an extremely positive relationship with their key person. This successfully promotes their sense of belonging and self-worth.  Home visits help staff to establish children's starting points and effective assessments enable them to identify appropriate next steps for children's learning.  Children greatly enjoy exploring and investigating the natural world. They have collected frog and toad spawn, which they observe as it changes into tadpoles.  Staff are excellent role models. Children follow their good example as they are kind, helpful and display very good manners.  Excellent links with the school and other local early years providers help children move effortlessly between settings and in to school. Additionally, they help staff to meet

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This provision is outstanding

children's individual needs well and provide them with continuity in their learning.  Staff promote children's welfare, learning and development exceptionally well. They have a very secure understanding of the local safeguarding procedures and are confident to follow these if they have concerns about a child.  The premises are very welcoming, stimulating and well organised. An extremely innovative range of resources such as a woodworking area, mud kitchen and willow den outdoors, offer exciting opportunities for exploratory play.

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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 children's early reading and writing skills further through the provision of more letters and words linked to projects outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector engaged in discussion with children, staff, school staff and committee members.  The inspector observed interactions between staff and children.  The inspector viewed the premises, toys and equipment.  The inspector sampled documentation and children's records.  The inspector took account of verbal and written feedback from parents.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff give children time and attention and use very skilful teaching methods. They encourage children's natural curiosity as they ask questions, provide additional tools and resources, and extend children's learning by introducing additional challenge. When pouring milk for one another at snack time, children were encouraged to explore if their arms could reach further when they were leaning forwards or backwards. Staff monitor children's progress regularly and share useful information with parents to promote shared learning. Children are extremely confident communicators who express themselves exceptionally well. Their language skills are excellent and they use sign language as an additional method of communication. Children understand the positive impact of healthy eating, fresh air and physical exercise on their growth and development. They share and take turns at snack times and during play. Children quickly develop the key skills for future

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outstanding

Staff teach children to respect their own cultures, beliefs and abilities and those of others. Children demonstrate excellent independence skills. They are keen to help prepare and serve snack, tidy up and take good care of the premises. They enthusiastically sweep up the sand from the floor after spilling it. Children understand that this is a potential hazard that could lead to slips, trips and falls. Staff promote children's early reading and writing skills exceptionally well indoors as there is a wealth of signs and symbols and excellent use of labelling. However, the outdoor area does not offer an equal amount of visual support to help children become familiar with words and letters. Children enjoy visits to the fire station and the beach, where they learn about safety procedures. They also learn to manage their personal care needs, which in turn promotes their good health and well- being.

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provision is outstanding

Management implements robust recruitment, induction and supervision procedures that help to monitor the ongoing suitability of staff and associated individuals. Management and staff use risk assessment effectively to help promote children's health and safety. Since the last inspection, they have improved safety procedures further by involving children in regular fire drills. In addition, they evaluate daily practice regularly to help drive continuous improvement. As a result, staff have clear plans for the future, including the introduction of child-led topics and observing one another's practice. Staff have recently completed training to help them to introduce the traffic light system as an alternative form of communication. This helps children to identify staff expectations and understand what to do next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY375766 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 829443 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 17 Name of provider Garras Owlets Pre-School Committee Date of previous inspection 12 November 2010 Telephone number 01326 221653

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Setting details

Garras Owlets Pre-School registered in 2008. It operates from a classroom in the grounds of Garras Community Primary School near Helston in Cornwall. The pre-school opens on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8.30am until 3pm and on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8.30am until 12 noon, during term times only. The pre-school is registered to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. They employ four staff. The manager and deputy hold Qualified Teacher Status and two staff hold early years qualifications at level 3.

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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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