Explorers Seaford Nursery

Early Birds Pre-School Group The Church Office, Belgrave Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 2EE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 December 2015 17 February 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children thoroughly enjoy their time in this excellent and stimulating environment. They are extremely happy, settled and content. The pre-school has an exceptionally caring ethos, and staff place a strong focus on promoting children's emotional well-being.  Staff take time to listen attentively to children and show how much they value their achievements. This helps to build children's confidence and self-esteem highly effectively.  The quality of teaching is outstanding. Staff have an excellent knowledge of all children. They offer exciting and stimulating learning opportunities that meet children's needs extremely effectively.  Staff use assessment arrangements exceptionally well to identify and plan for children's next steps for learning. Children make rapid progress from their starting points on entry.  The highly committed team has excellent knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements and implements these highly effectively to ensure children's well-being.

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This provision is outstanding

 The manager and staff have developed exceptional partnerships with other agencies. Children who have special educational needs receive exemplary support.  The leadership team has high aspirations for continual improvement and sets challenging targets to maintain extremely high standards at this impressive 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

 build further on the already excellent sharing of information with parents about children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held meetings with the manager and deputy manager and looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation form.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's learning and development records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have meticulous knowledge of how to protect children from the risk of harm. All staff fully understand their roles and responsibilities. The manager is inspirational and works extremely well with the leadership team. Together they have an excellent understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Excellent systems for supporting staff to develop professionally enable them to extend children's learning even further. The manager and staff work closely together to effectively monitor children's progress. They analyse how different groups of children are progressing and any gaps in learning are quickly addressed so all children make excellent progress. Partnerships with parents are exceptionally good. Staff work closely with them to support children's care and learning, and parents speak extremely highly of this nurturing pre- school. The leadership team recognises that it can continue to enhance the sharing of

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff have an excellent knowledge of the different ways that children learn and they skilfully use this information during activities. They meticulously set out activities that they know will excite and inspire children to learn. Staff ask questions that help children to think for themselves, taking their learning deeper. Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. They are highly skilled in supporting the development of young children's speech, language and literacy. Children enjoy a rich and vibrant learning environment with exciting resources to explore. For example, children concentrate for long periods of time chipping out dinosaurs that have been frozen in ice, or exploring the properties of shaving foam as they make marks in it. Staff consistently praise children for their inventive ideas and their consideration of others.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

A highly positive community spirit runs throughout the pre-school. Children are excited as they arrive and are immediately ready to learn in the highly stimulating indoor and outdoor areas. Diversity is celebrated through discussion and activities which help to promote children's sense of belonging and help them to understand about similarities and differences. Children are confident with routines and expectations because staff use highly effective methods to help them understand them. Behaviour is exemplary. Staff provide children with a wealth of opportunities to be physically active and to learn about healthy lifestyles. Children form strong attachments to the highly attentive staff.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those who have special educational needs, make exceptionally good progress. Children are extremely well prepared for their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 109411 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 824884 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 27 Name of provider Seaford Baptist Church Committee Date of previous inspection 17 February 2011 Telephone number 07974835978

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Setting details

Early Birds Pre-School Group registered in 2000. It operates from a church in Seaford, East Sussex. The group opens five days a week during school term times. Sessions are from 9.00am until 12 noon. Separate afternoon sessions are provided on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1.00pm until 3.00pm if demand requires. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There is a staff team of seven, of which five hold qualifications at level 3 or above.

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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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