Happy Days Pre-School

Happy Days Pre-School United Reformed Church, Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, Middlesex, UB10 8BE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 December 2015 15 November 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

 The pre-school provides a welcoming and nurturing environment for all children to enable them to grow in confidence and self-esteem. Children behave well and have good attitudes to learning.  Teaching is strong. Children achieve well because staff check their progress carefully, plan for their individual learning and take into account their interests. Staff prepare children well for the next stages in their learning, including their move to school.  Positive partnerships with parents and other professionals enable staff to meet children's individual needs effectively and to help them catch up in their learning if needed.  Staff undertake regular checks on outings, the premises and resources to ensure that children remain safe and secure.  Parents are unanimous in their positive views about the setting and state they are very pleased with the good care and education their children receive.  Leaders and managers support staff, monitor their work well and evaluate practice

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This provision is good

overall to ensure the provision continually provides good care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some activities do not always provide sufficient challenge for more able children to solve problems or extend their mathematical learning.  Staff sometimes miss opportunities to extend children's learning and development during day to day routines or activities.

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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

 help more able children to extend their mathematical and problem-solving skills  use more routines when possible to promote children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in all parts of the setting, including the outdoor provision.  The inspector spoke to some members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held meetings with the management team.  The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection and reviewed parents' written comments and suggestions.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation and the setting's policies and procedures, including those related to the suitability of staff.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager is well qualified and has high expectations of what children can achieve. Leaders and staff understand and implement early years requirements well. Leaders give staff good support to improve the quality of their practice. Leaders check the progress of children closely to identify any issues. They have recognised that more able children are not always fully challenged in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. Thorough recruitment procedures ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and ensure their welfare. Staff regularly attend training courses to develop their knowledge and skills. They act on the views, comments and suggestions of parents, children and others to improve their practice. Leaders have successfully acted on the recommendations made at the last inspection. They ensure the provision continues to provide a good service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Key persons gather information from parents and use their ongoing observations to establish children's starting points in their learning. They plan and provide a range of stimulating activities and resources to meet individual children's learning needs and interests. Children are motivated to learn. For example, through planned activities for art and collage, children engage well in activities and create their own pictures imaginatively. They thoroughly enjoy songs and dance to music. They laugh, cheer when appropriate, and show good awareness of others around them. Children sort and match objects independently and know the names of shapes. Staff talk to children regularly, repeat words when needed and help children learn new words to support good communication, language and thinking skills. Staff fully engage parents in their children's learning and development, including their contributions to the next steps in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff talk to children in a calm and respectful way. They help children to know right from wrong, manage their own behaviour, and make friends. Children listen attentively and respond quickly to instructions. They share a favourite toy with their friends and help one another willingly. Children develop a good understanding of how to stay safe as they practise the fire drill to evacuate the building calmly. Staff teach children how to use equipment safely, for example, as they cut with scissors and climb on apparatus. They enjoy active play in the garden and benefit from outside activity times and social interaction with their friends.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress and any gaps in their learning are rapidly closing. Children recognise letter sounds and write their names correctly and independently. Their number and speaking skills develop well overall. Children show consideration and respect the views of others. Older children are ready to take their first steps into school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 139172 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 841343 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 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 14 Name of provider Ickenham Pre School Ltd Date of previous inspection 15 November 2011 Telephone number 07752479750 07752702873

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Setting details

Happy Days Pre-School registered in 2002. It is situated in Ickenham within the London Borough of Hillingdon. The pre-school is open each weekday from 9.15am to 12.15pm, term time only. The provider is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs six members of staff; one holds Qualified Teacher Status, one has a qualification at level 6 and two members of staff have 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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