Rainbow Pre-School (Aylesbury)

Rainbow Pre-School (Aylesbury) Aylesbury & District Sports Club, 86 Wendover Road, AYLESBURY, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9NJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 July 2015 8 December 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 provide a wide range of resources and activities, overall, which helps children to make progress in all areas of development.  The management team and staff form strong partnerships with parents. They use a good variety of ways to engage all parents in children's next steps in learning.  Staff form strong partnerships with other professionals, such as Reception teachers at local schools. This helps them to provide continuity for children as they move on to other settings.  Staff promote children's healthy lifestyles well. They help children to build a good understanding about the affects healthy food and drinks have on their bodies.  The management team encourages staff to continue their professional development to help to improve outcomes for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities or who speak English as an additional language.  The management team effectively uses self-evaluation to drive improvements within

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This provision is good

staff practice and the provision. The team seeks suggestions and comments from parents, staff and the committee to involve them in future improvement plans.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 During activities, staff do not always provide a wide variety of materials and media for children to freely access to express themselves through art and design.  Staff do not always consider how they group children and organise group activities to ensure that all children, that are keen to join in, get turns to share their ideas and knowledge.

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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

 increase the range of materials and media available for children to use, to allow them to more freely express their creativity  review how children are able to express their ideas and knowledge further during large group sessions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the acting manager.  The inspector had discussions with the children, staff, the chair of the committee and the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback.  The inspector looked at a range of relevant documentation relating to safeguarding and staff suitability, as well as policies, procedures and progress records.

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who attend. This is good

Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They plan effectively to meet each individual child's interests and learning. This encourages children to quickly settle into activities on arrival and this helps them become active learners. Staff provide plenty of opportunities for children to develop their mathematical skills. They constantly encourage children to count and use numbers during their play and daily routines. Staff help to develop children's physical skills as they encourage them to climb and learn to ride bikes. They constantly challenge children's coordination as they encourage them to try new things, such as twisting nuts and bolts. Staff provide lots of opportunities for children to bring technology into their play. For example, children pretend to type on toy laptops and practise their mouse skills while operating the computer. Staff invite parents into the pre- school regularly to share their children's progress. They encourage parents to constantly

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who attend. This is good

share ideas and suggestions to help to improve outcomes for children.

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good

Staff provide friendly and welcoming environments. They form close relationships with children and build a strong knowledge about their interests and needs. Staff help children learn to manage and express their feelings well. Children show a good understanding of different types of emotions. Staff develop this further by providing pictures of different expressions for children to use to communicate how they feel. Staff offer them plenty of praise as they share and take turns with others. As a result, children learn to behave very well. Staff invite emergency service professionals into the pre-school to share their knowledge. This increases children's awareness of how to keep themselves safe. Staff invite teachers into the pre-school and share plenty of information with them about children's progress. Staff make good use of resources, such as clothing and photographs from local schools, to help prepare children emotionally for their move on to school.

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provision is good

The management team closely monitors children's progress to help to identify any gaps in development. Staff attend regular training and seek advice and support from other professionals, such as speech therapists, to help to close those gaps promptly. As a result, all children make good progress in all areas, given their starting points. The management team trains staff on their safeguarding procedures. Staff have a good understanding of what to do and who to contact if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Staff carry out daily checks on the premises to help to minimise any risks. The management team and committee work closely together to follow robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure staff's suitability to work with children. This helps safeguard children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 140878 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 846559 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 38 Name of provider Rainbow Pre-School (Aylesbury) Committee Date of previous inspection 8 December 2011 Telephone number 07941 820325

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Setting details

Rainbow Pre-School registered in 1980 and operates from the hockey and cricket pavilion of the Aylesbury Sports and Social Club in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It is open Monday to Friday from 9.15am until 12.15pm, during term time only. The preschool currently supports a number of children with special educational needs/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. It is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years old. There are 10 members of staff who work with children; of these, seven have relevant qualifications between level 2 and level 6.

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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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