Little Learners Pre School

Little Learners Baptist Church Hall, Old Milton Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6DQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 2015 17 March 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 safe and secure environment in which they help children to learn about keeping safe in pre-school and on outings.  Children enjoy lots of outdoor activities and active play to promote their health and physical development well.  Staff promote positive attitudes and behaviour well. As a result, children share, take turns and form friendships with one another.  Staff nurture children's independence well. Children manage tasks for themselves and carry out responsible jobs with enthusiasm. Alongside the good progress they make, this helps to prepare older children for their move to school.  Management and staff successfully evaluate the quality of the pre-school provision to make ongoing improvements. As a result, they provide more resources to promote children's understanding of technology. They encourage parents to contribute to activities that help children learn about one another's home language and to feel

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not regularly encourage children to explore shapes in their play to extend their mathematical development.  Staff do not keep parents consistently up to date regarding their child's next steps for learning. This means they are unable to focus on these to help them promote their child's learning further at home.

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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 children's mathematical development by providing more opportunities for them to learn about shape in their play  strengthen children's learning at home by keeping parents consistently well-informed of their child's planned next steps for learning as they progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching in the hall and outdoor play area.  The inspector sampled children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector assessed the suitability of staff and discussed management's knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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who attend. This is good

Staff plan a good range of activities linked to weekly topics to help children achieve their next steps for learning. Staff use their good teaching skills to challenge children well in different aspects of learning. For example, at the inspection children dressed up as superheroes and pretended to rescue soft toys hidden in the hall. Staff provided clues and hints for children to listen to and learn to follow instructions. As a result, children listened well and looked up and down, in and under equipment and turned left and right as they moved around the hall. Staff encouraged children to take turns and counted with them as they waited for others to hide the toys. Children joined in with great excitement and cheered as they found the toys. Staff nurture children's confidence and self-esteem well and children take a pride in their achievements and enjoy showing others what they have made. This helps to prepare children well for their future learning.

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good

The consistent staff team works well with parents when children start. They find out about children's home lives, interests, languages and aspects of development. This helps to settle children and promotes their emotional well-being effectively. Children choose freely and confidently in their play. At the inspection, children explored sand, water and a tray of natural resources in the outdoor play area. They chose utensils and containers to dig, carry and mix the resources together and to make pretend cakes in the mud kitchen. Children created their own writing games using mini clipboards to record what others wanted to buy from them to eat. As a result, children enjoyed their play and engaged for long periods.

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provision is good

Management and staff have a good knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. They all attend training courses to ensure they have a good understanding of their responsibilities to safeguard and protect children from harm. Management provides supervision sessions each term to monitor staff's knowledge and understanding of how children learn. Staff attend courses to help them meet children's needs well. For example, they attended training to promote children's communication and language skills. As a result, they use specific resources and activities with children in small groups to help extend their vocabulary and understanding. Parents complete questionnaires to share their views. They state that staff genuinely care about their children and they are happy with the care provided.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY289871 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 833761 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 25 Name of provider Sarah Jane Marsh Date of previous inspection 17 March 2009 Telephone number 07748608192

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Setting details

Little Learners Pre-school registered in 2004. It is privately owned and located in New Milton, Hampshire. The pre-school is open weekdays during term time only from 9am until 12 noon, and provides a lunch club on Monday, Wednesday and Friday until 1pm. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff, of whom one holds an early years qualification at level 5 and four hold 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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