Ascot and Cranbourne Pre School

Ascot and Cranbourne Pre-School Lovel Road, Winkfield, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 2EU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 February 2016 23 March 2012

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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

 Staff provide an outstanding learning environment in which children thrive. Children make excellent progress in all areas of their learning and development.  The manager uses her excellent knowledge of the early years to rigorously monitor children's progress. Children receive the best possible education and care at all times.  The teaching of communication, language, and mathematical skills is of a very high quality. Children benefit from an excellent range of activities and exciting resources. High quality teaching ensures that children are motivated and make excellent progress.  Children benefit from the very effective key-person system. Children form close relationships with a special person who knows them very well. They quickly develop strong attachments that help them to settle and enjoy their learning.  Children are safe and secure. Their behaviour and personal development are exemplary. Children develop a strong respect for each other and for adults.

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This provision is outstanding

 The manager and committee are determined to provide the best possible environment for the children. They have strong local partnerships with other professionals. They identify and target key priorities to improve the provision even further.  Partnership with parents is exceptional. Parents are fully involved in their children's learning and enjoy high levels of support from staff.

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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

 continue to develop the excellent opportunities for those children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held conversations with staff, the manager, the chair of the committee and two other committee members.  The inspector observed children's learning indoors and in the outdoor play area.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and several other policies.  The inspector spoke to several parents about their children's experiences at nursery.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager to assess staff practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Leaders are totally dedicated to their roles and place a strong focus on improvement. All staff are fully involved in planning, evaluating and improving practice. The well-qualified staff use their high quality observations to accurately assess each child's learning. Staff receive regular training and use this to improve children's learning. Rigorous monitoring of staff practice ensures that standards remain high. Very strong relationships with parents ensure that children's learning continues at home. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a confident and secure understanding of how to protect children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

All key persons have an exceptionally secure knowledge of their children's abilities, interests and learning styles. They use this knowledge to carefully tailor learning to effectively challenge and support each child to make significant progress. Staff place a high focus on providing children with the confidence and skills to move them on in their learning. For example, they plan activities that interest and challenge children to solve problems and try new things. At the inspection, older children worked out how to fit a large number of eggs into small boxes. They worked cooperatively to solve the problem successfully by joining two boxes together to hold all the eggs. Staff use innovative strategies to successfully promote language and communication for all children, including those who are learning English as an additional language. For example, 'talk time' sessions focus closely on speaking, listening and developing vocabulary through play that absorbs

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

children, such as comparing the stripes and markings on giraffes and zebras.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy and have trusting and close relationships. Staff provide excellent activities to encourage children to work together, respect others, share and take turns. They provide a range of experiences that promote children's strong understanding of families and communities beyond their own. For example, children explore and compare winter festivals such as Christmas, Diwali, and Chinese New Year. Staff use the expertise of adults with knowledge of other languages to help children who are learning English as an additional language to feel valued and develop secure dual language skills. Children enjoy excellent opportunities to be physically active, take considered risks and learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. As the new premises reach completion, staff continue to develop outdoor learning opportunities even more.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for school. They take turns, offer opinions and share their toys. Children are very kind and extremely tolerant of others. Their behaviour is exemplary and they are extremely confident.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 119262 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 825202 Type of provision Full-time 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 30 Number of children on roll 43 Name of provider Ascot and Cranbourne Pre-school Committee Date of previous inspection 23 March 2012 Telephone number 01344 885020

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Setting details

Ascot and Cranbourne Pre-school registered in 1991.It operates from a classroom in Cranbourne Primary School. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of early years education for children aged three and four years. The pre-school opens five days a week during term time only, from 9am to 3pm. A total of seven staff work with the children. The manager holds Early Years Professional Status, and all staff hold an early years qualification at level 2 or 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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