Friary Pre-School

Friary Pre-School St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Southgate Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6HD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 October 2015 19 September 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Staff are very caring, encouraging and supportive and children form strong emotional bonds with adults. This helps children feel confident, secure and safe.  Children develop good social skills; they readily share and take turns as they play.  Staff competently observe and assess children. They carefully tailor activities so that they meet children's individual needs. Staff show good teaching skills when they extend and promote children's learning. They help all children make good progress in their learning.  The leadership and staff team evaluate their practices and educational programmes effectively. They monitor every child's progress and make sure children's individual needs are met.  There is a good two-way exchange of helpful information between staff and parents. This enables them to work effectively together to meet children's care and learning needs well.  Leaders' thorough recruitment and induction procedures help ensure that all staff are

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This provision is good

suitable to work with children. This helps safeguard children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children are not always aware of the importance of recognising and valuing all of the different home languages represented in the pre-school.  Most able children do not always have the opportunities they need to take risks and extend their already good physical skills further.

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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

 provide greater physical challenge for the most able children to build on their good physical skills and ability to manage risks  strengthen ways in which all children's home languages are represented in the pre- school to help extend children's already good understanding of the need to respect and value differences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager of the pre-school.  The inspector sampled children's learning records and other relevant documentation.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and spoke to members of staff during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The leadership and staff team have a good understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Safeguarding is effective. Staff fully understand their role in child protection. They keep up to date with safeguarding procedures; this helps promote children's welfare. Staff competently identify and minimise hazards. As a result, children stay safe and in good health. The leadership team makes good use of monitoring to identify and address gaps in teaching and planning. For example, staff introduced additional creative activities that reflected boys' interests and helped improve their creativity and early writing skills. The manager has completed a childcare degree and is using her increased knowledge to make positive changes to the pre-school. For example, staff are making more effective use of outings as valuable learning opportunities to help strengthen children's understanding of the wider world. The manager actively seeks to

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

promote staff skills and knowledge. For example, she gives them regular guidance and encourages them to attend further training.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know children well. They create an interesting learning environment that meets children's needs and reflects their interests. Children enjoy the learning experiences, such as mixing and pouring porridge oats. They become more skilful as they handle resources. Children readily join in activities and have fun exploring. Staff promote communication skills well and children, including those who are learning English as an additional language, become confident speakers who share their experiences and ideas. For example, staff ask questions and skilfully interact with children as they play. Staff ensure children develop good mathematical skills. For example, they reinforce numbers, sizes and colours competently with children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff give good emotional support to less confident children. As a result, all children quickly settle when they arrive. They find their favourite activities and soon become absorbed in play. Children play well together and understand the rules of the pre-school, such as being kind to others. They develop good levels of independence. For example, they take on responsibilities such as helping prepare healthy snacks. Staff help children develop a strong understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. Children develop good self-care skills, such as finding their coats and putting them on before going outside.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They develop well in the skills they need to prepare them for a successful move to school. Children learn to make decisions and enjoy finding things out for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 113493 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1027876 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 50 Name of provider Tony Barry Date of previous inspection 19 September 2012 Telephone number 01293 403 873

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Setting details

Friary Pre-School registered in 1998. It operates from a building in the grounds of St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Crawley, West Sussex. The pre-school operates every weekday during school term times. Opening times are from 9am to 3.30pm. The pre- school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. The pre-school employs seven staff. All of the staff, including the manager, hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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