Pelican Community Pre- School

Pelican Community Pre- School Pavilion Room, Kings Leisure Centre, Moat Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3LN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 March 2016 30 April 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Children are eager to arrive and to start their learning. They have developed strong bonds with staff.  Staff give children clear expectations with regards to behaviour management. Children learn the importance of sharing resources and working together.  Staff are deployed effectively to keep children safe. Further safety procedures, including thorough risk assessments, help to ensure children play and learn in a safe environment.  Management and staff work closely with parents to provide good continuity of care for children.  Children make good developmental progress. Staff provide good quality activities and teaching that challenge children's learning and development.  Leadership and management are strong. Managers use the views of staff and parents well to shape the service they provide and to improve the quality of activities and teaching.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always recognise opportunities to encourage children to explore writing during their freely chosen play.  The timing of certain elements of the routine is not fully effective. Occasionally, children become restless as they wait for activities and interrupt other children's learning.

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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

 create more opportunities for children to develop early writing skills as they play  review routines to reduce the time spent between activities, to prevent children becoming restless.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing in the main hall and park.  The inspector spoke with managers and staff at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector gathered the views of the parents.  The inspector spoke with the managers regarding observations on staff.  The inspector reviewed a selection of documents, including safeguarding and self- evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff are fully aware of their role and responsibilities, including how to supervise activities effectively. Staff keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date, including changes to legislation. Managers are proactive in making changes to continually improve the quality of the provision. For example, they make good use of the guidance and support of local early years advisors. The managers regularly monitor staff performance and effectively highlight any training needs. Staff make good use of their training to strengthen their teaching. The managers track children's development carefully to help ensure that they are all progressing well, and take prompt action to provide extra support where needed.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff carry out detailed and accurate assessments on children. They use these successfully to identify children's next stages of learning and to plan good-quality activities. Staff work closely with parents to share details of their children's progress. For example, staff provide daily feedback and developmental reports, and discuss ways that parents can support learning further at home. Staff are skilled in promoting children's language development. For example, they use effective questioning and repetition of words to encourage children to develop their speech and thinking skills. During an enjoyable role play activity, staff talked to children about the shopping they were gathering and how much it cost.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff promote healthy lifestyles successfully. For example, snack times are positive social occasions, and staff sit with the children as they teach them the importance of hand washing and healthy eating. Staff promote children's safety and welfare effectively. For example, they teach children what to do in an event of a fire. Daily safety checks of play areas enable children to play in safety. Children enjoy good opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they have daily trips to the local playground to use large play equipment, including climbing frames and swings. Staff make the most of these opportunities to offer greater challenge for the older, more coordinated children, such as encouraging them to explore the rope bridge.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for the next stage of their learning. They develop good levels of independence. For example, during snack times, they gather their own plates and cups and serve themselves. Children also dress themselves ready for outside play. Children have fun as they play and learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 113635 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1014299 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 14 Name of provider Pelican Playgroup Committee Date of previous inspection 30 April 2015 Telephone number 01342 328616

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Setting details

Pelican Community Pre-School registered in 1992. It is located in East Grinstead, West Sussex. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm during term time. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff, four of whom have relevant qualifications at level 2 or 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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