West Chinnock Playschool

West Chinnock Play School Scotts Way, West Chinnock, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7PT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 July 2015 30 March 2011

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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

 Children behave exceptionally well, showing their growing understanding of safety and respect for others. As a result, younger and older children play very happily together.  Children are very well motivated. Staff encourage children constantly to explore and create their own ideas for play. Staff provide extensive opportunities to promote children's mathematical development.  Management and staff give safeguarding a high priority. They have an excellent understanding of what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare and the procedures to follow.  Staff complete the progress check at age two years very effectively. This forms part of the excellent range of information shared with parents to keep them extremely well informed of their child's progress.  Robust recruitment and induction procedures mean that only those suitable to work with children do so. Staff are highly skilled and fully understand their roles and

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This provision is outstanding

responsibilities.  There are very strong links with other settings that children attend which ensures continuity and consistency in all aspects of children's learning.

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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

 develop more opportunities outdoors for children to see written words and information, and use them in their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the playroom and the outside learning environment.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled relevant documentation including policies and children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability and qualifications.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Children make excellent progress in their learning and development due to the superb teaching by all staff. They have an excellent knowledge of how children learn and develop. Staff have high expectations of children and themselves. As a team, they ensure children have exciting learning experiences. For example, staff take children on outings to learn about local amenities and visitors to the pre-school share their skills. Staff skilfully use every opportunity to develop children's communication and language skills. They name items for younger children and ask challenging questions, giving children time to think and form their reply. Children enjoy celebrating their friends' achievements. At the inspection, they cheered when they directed the programmable floor robot to its intended destination. Staff observe and accurately assess children's progress. Management has improved information sharing with parents. Consequently, they are fully involved in their child's

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who attend. This is outstanding

learning. Staff highly value the information they receive about children's learning at home.

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outstanding

The small staff team communicates and plans together effectively to meet children's individual needs extremely well. Children settle very quickly and have a strong sense of belonging. Staff form excellent relationships with the children, which helps them to explore the stimulating learning environments with great confidence. Children learn about the importance of a healthy diet through interesting activities and the snacks provided. The rich, inspiring outdoor area provides very good opportunities for the children to be physically active. However, staff miss some opportunities for children to see written words to extend their early literacy skills even further outdoors. Staff work extremely closely with the Reception teachers to plan extensive opportunities for the children to become familiar with the school. Children are excited and enthusiastic about these forthcoming changes because staff prepare them exceptionally well for starting school.

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provision is outstanding

Management and staff understand and are highly committed to meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. There is an extremely strong focus on self-evaluation and implementing targeted plans to secure continuous improvement. The manager monitors children's achievements very successfully, which helps her to identify and promptly respond to any gaps in learning. Staff continually enhance their skills by regularly attending training. They actively implement new ideas to continuously improve their practice. For example, staff have collected additional resources to stimulate children's senses and provide more opportunities for them to direct their own play. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the pre-school and staff.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 143146 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 841587 Type of provision Sessional provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 17 Name of provider West Chinnock Playschool Committee Date of previous inspection 30 March 2011 Telephone number 01935 881 170

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Setting details

West Chinnock Play School registered in 1999 and is run by a parent committee. It operates from West Chinnock Primary School, West Chinnock, Somerset. The pre-school is in receipt of funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four. The pre-school is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.15am to 1pm and Tuesday and Thursday from 9.15am to 12.15pm. It is open during term time only. The committee employs three staff; of these, the manager and one member of staff hold an early years qualification at level 3. There are very close links with West Chinnock Primary School.

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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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