Cedar Tree Pre School

Cedar Tree Pre School Cedar Hall, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1BD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 March 2016 18 February 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 knowledgeable staff work together well to plan for the needs of all children and follow their interests. They allow children to choose from a wide range of resources while encouraging and supporting their learning.  Children enjoy taking part in many activities, inside and outside, which support their learning and extend their skills.  Parents are positive about how the pre-school is managed and find the staff helpful and knowledgeable. This helps parents to play a full role in their children's care and learning.  Staff are caring and know the children well. Children feel safe and build confidence in their learning.  Staff have made strong links with early years professionals, who work in partnership with them to support children's individual learning needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager does not always seek detailed views from parents to help evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the pre-school in order to support continuous improvement.  New systems for tracking children's progress are not yet fully effective in clearly identifying the gaps in children's learning in order to help managers and staff support children in a timely manner.

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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 on tracking systems to enable the manager and staff to monitor the gaps in children's progress more easily and take effective steps to bring about improvements  seek more feedback from parents and use their views to help plan improvements for the pre-school.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked to the proprietor and managers and carried a joint observation.  The inspector looked through a range of policies and procedures and discussed practice.  The inspector talked to the children and looked at a sample of their learning journals, discussing their progress with the managers.  The inspector looked at the premises and observed the activities on offer inside and outside.  The inspector talked to parents and noted their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The welfare of children is paramount, and staff implement effective and regularly reviewed policies and procedures to keep children safe. Staff have a good understanding of how to reduce risks for children but still allow them to have plenty of opportunities to develop. All staff and volunteers have checks to make sure that they are suitable to care for children. Staff are well qualified. Managers make effective use of supervision meetings to identify further training needs and enable staff to continue to extend their knowledge. Staff work closely with the local authority and use its services to improve their practice and support children who need extra help. Overall, self-evaluation is well established and is used effectively to improve the pre-school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make careful observations of children's progress and interests. They use this information effectively to plan for children's individual learning needs. Staff share information with each other about the best way to support children. For instance, they use sign language to help children communicate their needs, feel safe and grow in confidence. Key workers provide tailored support for their groups of children and also offer one-to-one support when needed. This helps all children to make good progress from their starting points. Parents are fully involved in their children's learning. They talk to staff on a regular basis about their children's progress and what they are learning at home. Regular routines of the day support the children's learning and help them to become independent learners. For example, children learn to cut up fruit and to wash up their plates.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff know children and families well and work with parents in order to fully support each child's individual care needs. Children feel happy, safe and settled. Their behaviour is good and they settle down calmly to learn and play together well. The mature staff have high expectations of children. They teach them to be kind, respect each other's views and help them learn about diversity. Children benefit from plenty of activities that help them to develop good physical skills. For example, they play parachute games and use the climbing frame.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children become confident learners and learn to express themselves well. Staff speak to the children calmly and listen with interest. They answer children's questions and extend their vocabulary, encouraging them to learn sounds and write their names. Children become independent in self-care and gain confidence in using key skills in preparation for their next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 124909 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 825344 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 36 Number of children on roll 41 Name of provider Cedar Tree Pre School Ltd Date of previous inspection 18 February 2011 Telephone number 07944 017811

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Setting details

Cedar Tree Pre School was registered in 1991 and operates from a hall in Croydon. It opens for five mornings a week during school term times only. Sessions are from 9.30am until 12.30pm. The pre-school receives funding for children aged three and four years. There are five members of staff, all of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications.

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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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