Pilning Pips Pre-School

Pilning Pips Pre-School Pilnings Pips Pre School Playgroup, Village Hall, Cross Hands Road, Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 March 2016 25 September 2012

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The management team does not have robust vetting arrangements to ensure staff suitability, for example, through obtaining references and proof of identification. Public liability insurance is not in place.  The quality of teaching is weak. The management team has not addressed weaknesses in staff's practice sufficiently since the last inspection. Arrangements for staff support do not help to improve their skills.  Children make insufficient progress. Staff do not use observations effectively to plan activities that challenge children. Management and staff do not monitor and assess children's progress well enough. They do not know what children need to learn next or identify any gaps in their learning, which limits the accuracy of the information they share with parents about children's development.  Staff do not support children to develop their thinking skills, to solve problems and resolve conflicts independently for their future learning.

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This provision is inadequate

 The new manager has failed to recognise breaches in requirements and continued weaknesses from the last inspection. For example, the poor quality of the outdoor area hinders children's learning, especially for those who prefer to learn outside.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff provide a well-organised learning environment indoors, where children make choices and form close attachments with staff.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 develop robust arrangements to ensure the suitability of staff, and keep a record of the vetting processes that have been completed 30/03/2016

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Due Date

 ensure public liability insurance is in place 30/03/2016  improve the quality of teaching and staff performance, to ensure staff have the skills to offer quality learning and development experiences for all children, including those who prefer to learn outside 30/04/2016

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Due Date

 improve the use of observations of children's learning in order to plan and provide challenging activities across all areas of learning 30/04/2016

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Due Date

 improve the accuracy and regularity of assessment to ensure staff know what children need to learn next, identify gaps in children's development to take appropriate action so no child falls behind, and to ensure parents have accurate information about their children's progress. 30/04/2016 To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 support children to develop their thinking skills, to solve problems and resolve conflicts independently  improve self-evaluation to ensure that identified breaches and weak practice are more promptly identified and tackled to improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching as children played inside and outside.  The inspector spoke at convenient times with the nominated person, manager, staff, parents and children.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's assessment records, policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke with the manager about safeguarding practice and self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. Recruitment procedures are not robust. The management team does not check the identity of new staff or seek personal or professional references and record all information when vetting new staff. The management team has not obtained public liability insurance. Staff provide a safe and secure environment. They understand their responsibility to report any concerns about the children. The management team does not provide effective monitoring, support and professional development for staff to improve their skills and ensure children receive quality learning experiences. The management team is working together with the local authority to tackle weaknesses identified at the last inspection. However, self-evaluation is not effective. Progress is slow and hinders children's achievement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not have the skills to extend children's learning sufficiently. For example, they do not question children effectively to support their communication and language skills, such as when reading stories. Staff help children to identify shapes and colours using wooden shapes and pins. However, they do not encourage children to think for themselves and develop their creative ideas. Staff often complete tasks for children that they are able to do for themselves. For example, they link construction pieces together for the children, missing opportunities to develop children's physical skills or encourage them to think critically and choose ways to do things independently. Staff make some observations of children's engagement in activities. However, this information is not always accurate and up to date, to help staff plan challenging activities that support children's development successfully, or enable them to engage parents effectively in their children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children make choices about whether to play inside or outside; however, the outdoor environment is uninviting. Children become bored while they are outside. This has a negative impact on all children, and particularly those who learn better outdoors. Staff do not always encourage older children to resolve conflicts independently. For example, when children want the same thing, staff do not encourage them to negotiate and solve the problem before offering a similar toy. Positive relationships with parents help staff to support children to feel secure and to meet their care needs appropriately.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make the progress they should from their starting points. They do not gain the skills for their future learning and eventual move to school. For example, children do not receive the support from staff to think critically, to count accurately, to do things for themselves and develop strong communication and language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY425280 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 1027943 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 11 Name of provider Pilning Pips Pre School Playgroup Committee Date of previous inspection 25 September 2012 Telephone number 07745 494 076

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Setting details

Pilning Pips Pre-School re-registered in 2011. It operates from Pilning Village Hall in Pilning, South Gloucestershire. The pre-school opens Tuesday to Thursday from 9.15am to 2.15pm during school term times. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school committee employs a manager, who holds an early years qualification at level 3, and two other members of staff; of whom, one holds an early years qualification 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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