St John's URC Preschool Group

St John's Pre-School St. Johns United Reform Church, Lynwood Grove, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0BG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 October 2015 14 June 2011

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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

 Children enjoy strong relationships with staff. As a result, they are happy and keen to learn, and rapidly grow in self-assurance.  Staff provide a good range of interesting, stimulating activities for the children. They can choose whether to play indoors or outdoors, which helps to develop their decision- making skills.  Staff are highly skilled in using effective questions to make the children think, and they use sign language to help support children's language development and communication skills.  Children are making good progress from their starting points. This is due to the good quality teaching provided by the staff. Children, including disabled children and those who have special educational needs, are making significant progress.  Staff promote children's independence skills well. For example, children serve themselves their snack and pour their drinks during snack times.  Management is effective in its role. The chair of the committee and the provider make

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This provision is good

regular checks to ensure staff's ongoing suitability and up-to-date knowledge and skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although staff help children to understand the cultures of some children, they do not use all information given to them to promote children's understanding of the lifestyles and practices of all children in the pre-school.

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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

 strengthen children's understanding of the diversity of others in the pre-school.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the main play areas and the garden.  The inspector spoke with the chair of the committee, the provider and staff at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documents, including safeguarding policies and children's files.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a clear understanding of child protection and the procedures they would follow if they had any concerns. The provider has a robust recruitment procedure in place making sure staff are suitable, and she carries out regular supervision meetings to identify training needs. Children benefit from the training as this enables the staff to provide good quality activities. Procedures to enhance the safety of the children include risk assessments and fire drills, which enable staff to teach the children what to do in the event of an emergency. Staff work well with the local early years team and other professionals to meet children's individual needs. Staff take account of the views of parents and children when reviewing the effectiveness of the pre-school and making improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff carry out detailed observations and assessments on all children. All staff have a clear understanding of all children's next steps in learning and use them successfully to inform their planning. Staff work closely with parents and others who care for the children. They share children's stages of development, next steps and developmental reports so that they can all work together to enhance children's learning and development. Staff track children's progress well allowing them to identify areas to work on next. Children cooperate well with each other and are enthusiastic in their play and learning. They take turns to tell a toy their name, what food they like and to sing a song, clapping the beat as they sing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy exploring a well-stocked pre-school. Staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management and children's personal development. For example, they make good use of the term 'Where are your bunny ears?' This teaches the children to respect the views of others. Children enjoy playing outside. Staff make sure resources are appropriate for the weather. For example, children used large chalks to draw on walls instead of paper, so the drizzle did not ruin their drawings. Children also develop their physical skills indoors, for example, dancing with ribbons after choosing which colour.

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Outcomes for children are good

Staff provide good quality teaching that enables children to progress well with their learning and development. Staff set realistic targets for the children to work towards. Children are gaining the necessary skills for their future development. For example, they are learning how to dress and undress themselves during role play activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 137350 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 841240 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 31 Name of provider St John's United Reformed Church Committee Date of previous inspection 14 June 2011 Telephone number 01689 830453or01689 854511

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Setting details

St John's Pre-school is a committee-run setting and was registered in 1993. It operates in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley. There are 12 staff who work with the children, as well as a part-time administrator. Of these, 10 staff have relevant childcare qualifications. The setting receives funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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