Exminster Pre-school

Exminster Pre-school Deepway Centre, Deepway Lane, Exminster, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8BG

p.1

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 July 2015 2 February 2012

p.1

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

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

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

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

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

p.1

This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

p.1

This provision is outstanding

 The quality of teaching across the setting is of a very high standard. Enthusiastic and motivated staff provide children with a range of challenging and exciting learning experiences, both inside and out. This results in highly motivated children, eager to participate with a passion for learning.  Experienced staff have an excellent understanding of children's individual needs. They use observation and assessment successfully to ensure they plan children's next steps for learning exceptionally well.  Staff meet children's personal, social and emotional needs extremely well. The friendly atmosphere of the pre-school ensures that children settle quickly and develop excellent relationships with their key person, other staff and each other.  Staff have an excellent understanding of safeguarding and are clear on the child protection procedures they must follow if they have concerns about the safety of a

p.1

This provision is outstanding

child.  The manager and all staff have very high expectations of themselves and the children. They all demonstrate an inspiring commitment to reviewing and improving their practice. This has an exceptional impact on staff practice and maintaining high levels of achievement for all children.  All staff work exceptionally well with parents and other settings involved in the children's care and learning. They regularly share information about children's progress and identified needs. As a result, children receive a consistent and continuous approach to their learning and make rapid progress in their development.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

p.2

What the setting needs to do to improve further

 strengthen further children's understanding of number by including more opportunities for them to count in their play.

p.2

Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and interactions, inside and outside.  The inspector spoke with staff, the manager and the chair of the committee.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies, risk assessments, parent questionnaires, children's progress records and the pre-school's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views on the day of inspection.

p.2

who attend. This is outstanding

The quality of teaching is outstanding. Staff provide highly effective interactions to teach children the skills they need to succeed and extend their thinking and learning. For example, children's imaginations and interests are captured as they make storybooks of their favourite stories. Children draw pictures to illustrate the stories and tell staff what they need to write. All staff promote children's speech and language development exceptionally well as they speak clearly, introduce new words and give children time to think and respond. However, at times staff miss some opportunities to include counting in children's play. Planning and assessment systems are precise and sharply focussed on children's individual needs. Children enjoy an extremely good balance of highly effective activities and excellent staff support that focuses on children's next steps in learning. Consequently, all children make exceptional progress in all areas. Parents are fully

p.3

who attend. This is outstanding

involved in all aspects of their child's learning and development.

p.3

outstanding

Children are extremely happy, confident and settled in the pre-school. They build strong relationships with their key person, which helps them form secure emotional attachments. Staff are excellent role models. They interact exceptionally well with children as they play to ensure they understand about sharing and taking turns. Staff have high expectations of children. They encourage them to be independent by giving them appropriate responsibility to complete tasks for themselves. Children access resources and confidently move between the inside and outside environments with ease. This significantly supports children's all-round learning and development. Staff take children on weekly visits to school during the summer term, which helps prepare them for their move to school.

p.3

provision is outstanding

The manager, staff and committee have an excellent understanding of how to implement and monitor the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. They regularly check the quality of children's learning and staff teaching, and implement improvements. Staff keep excellent records of children's learning and complete detailed summaries of their progress on a regular basis. The manager is inspirational. She ensures outstanding practice is consistent and motivates staff extremely well through excellent supervision, support and training. For example, staff have recently attended training on communication and language. This has helped them to develop their questioning skills further and to communicate more effectively with children. The manager's motivation for excellence ensures that the pre-school provides a highly stimulating and challenging learning environment. This includes outside, which they have greatly improved since the last

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number 106118 Local authority Devon Inspection number 845893 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 84 Name of provider Exminster Pre School Committee Date of previous inspection 2 February 2012 Telephone number 01392 833320

p.4

Setting details

Exminster Pre-school registered in 1981. It is run by a parent committee and operates in Exminster, Exeter, Devon. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday during term time only from 9am to 3.15pm. On Wednesday the pre-school finishes at 1.45pm. A breakfast club runs each day from 8am to 9am. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 15 members of staff, of whom two hold qualifications at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 5, six hold qualifications at level 3 and three hold qualifications at level 2.

p.4

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.

p.4

Setting details

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.4

Setting details

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way. To receive regular email alerts about new publications, including survey reports and school inspection reports, please visit our website and go to ‘Subscribe’.

p.5

Setting details

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5