Wye Under Fives Accredited Pre-School

Wye Under Fives Accredited Pre-School Village Hall, Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 March 2016 8 June 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

 Staff work effectively with children to help them learn to manage their own behaviour. For example, they constantly praise children for their acts of kindness and achievements, which supports their self-esteem exceptionally well.  Children are stimulated, motivated and constantly challenged in their play. They make rapid progress in relation to their individual starting points and are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning.  Staff work exceptionally well with other professionals to support children with special educational needs and those who need some extra help to catch up. Information is shared and concise educational plans arranged to help support progress.  The manager places a high priority on staff's professional development. She meets with them to discuss their training needs and offers support and coaching to extend even further their already excellent teaching skills.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children have excellent, trusting and secure relationships with staff and their key person. They settle quickly and know who to turn to for guidance and reassurance.  Partnerships with parents are extremely effective in maintaining excellent continuity in children's learning and development. Parents feel fully involved and are exceptionally positive about the care their children receive.

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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

 strengthen the already excellent opportunities even further to extend children's interest in literacy.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning throughout the setting.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents about their views on the service they receive.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records in learning and development, staff qualifications, training and safeguarding procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The manager has high expectations of her staff and children. She works closely with the committee and the local authority to maintain the exceptional level of care and learning. Regular, meticulous self-evaluation works exceptionally well to constantly extend and improve the already excellent standard of teaching and experiences for children. The manager seeks the views of the staff, parents and children, and uses these to raise the outcomes for children even further. Children's progress is monitored continually to ensure they all make rapid progress. The manager shares their achievements with parents to keep them fully involved in their children's learning. Safeguarding is effective. Thorough recruitment procedures ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff have an excellent awareness of how to keep children safe and ensure their welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff know the children's abilities and interests extremely well. Children have outstanding opportunities to learn outside. For example, they observe insects living in a bug hotel and use their imaginative skills when playing in the wooden train. Children learn about simple science using a bucket-and-rope pulley system. Staff offer the children a wealth of opportunities to investigate natural resources and use their imaginations. For example, staff have created a fairy garden with little stone paths and doors in the bottom of the tree trunks. This exciting use of outside space and natural resources stimulates and motivates children to use their imaginative skills in their place. However, staff do not always make the most of all opportunities to extend children's literacy skills even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have excellent opportunities to extend their social skills. Mealtimes are very much a social occasion and great attention to detail is taken to develop this. For example, children help staff to lay the tables using tablecloths, potted plants and menus. This helps to promote excellent table manners and encourages discussions between staff and children about what food is on their menu. Children treat each other with respect, behave well and play harmoniously together.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional progress. Children are extremely confident, independent and eager to learn. They develop excellent physical skills, and learn to take and manage risks for themselves. For example, children test their coordination and strength through climbing trees, and weaving in and out of smaller trees. Older children are extremely well prepared for school. They recognise the sounds letters make, and know how to read and write their own name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 960662 Local authority Kent Inspection number 826283 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 - 5 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 61 Name of provider Wye Under Five Committee Date of previous inspection 8 June 2011 Telephone number 01233 812235

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Setting details

Wye Under Fives Accredited Pre-School registered in 2000. It is a committee-run group. The pre-school provides funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. The pre-school employs seven staff, including the manager, and they all hold appropriate early years qualifications. The pre-school opens from 8.45am to 11.45am and from 12.15pm and 3.15pm

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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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