Higham Way Pre-School Playgroup

Higham Way Pre-School Playgroup Higham Way Baptist Church, Higham Way, Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 2PX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2016 28 November 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

 Staff build strong relationships with parents and children. Time is spent getting to know each child and care is tailored to meet their individual needs.  Children engage in a wide variety of activities that capture their interest. Resources are plentiful. Children make informed choices with regard to their play and follow their interests.  Staff work cohesively with other professionals involved in children's lives. The care of disabled children and those with special educational needs is good. Strong communication enables all parties to provide continuity of care and learning for children.  Staff take effective steps to identify and minimise potential risks and ensure children remain safe. Security within the pre-school is good.  Children benefit from fresh air and physical activity each day. They take time to feel their heartbeat before they become active and then again afterwards. Staff encourage

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This provision is good

children to drink plenty to remain hydrated.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff ask children questions during their play, but sometimes children do not have enough time to think about and consider their response.  Staff do not consistently make the most of opportunities to extend children's counting skills.

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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

 make the most of opportunities to encourage children to think about how they are going to respond to questions from staff  enhance opportunities for children to extend their counting skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector observed an activity and discussed teaching methods with the provider.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the setting's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector spoke to a selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff demonstrate a good understanding of child protection procedures. They are fully aware of their role in protecting children from abuse and neglect. Secure recruitment and induction procedures ensure adults working with the children are suitable. The views of parents and staff are evaluated and contribute to the continuous development of pre-school. Staff are proactive with regard to continually enhancing their own professional skill. They share new ideas, information gained through training and reading literature and best practice with the staff team. Staff encourage partnership working with parents and keep them informed of their child's learning, development and progress made.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a firm understanding of how children learn and develop. Activities are planned taking into account the information gained through observations and assessments made of the children. Staff are fully aware of the individual next steps of the children. Staff capture children's attention at story time. Children are animated and help to tell well-loved stories. They are fascinated by a book that is personal to the pre-school. They giggle as the final page of the book contains a picture of themselves. They enjoy finding themselves and their friends in the picture. Staff use this interest as an effective opportunity to help children learn about the wider world. Children re-enact familiar experiences and the younger children in the group enjoy pushing the buggies and dolls around. Staff provide children who speak English as an additional language good levels of individual support to promote their communication skills and spoken English.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff spend time getting to know children and their parents during their introduction into the pre-school. They gather lots of information from parents about their child which forms the basis of the care they provide. Children enjoy helping themselves to drinks and make choices at snack time. Staff sit with them while they eat and children chatter about the foods they enjoy. Children are encouraged to be active. They enjoy various exercises each day and talk about the changes to their heartbeat as they become more active. Children enjoy spending time outdoors each day being physically active. Staff support them as they put their coats and shoes on. Staff and parents work together as children complete different milestones, such as becoming independent in their personal care.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress. They develop the skills and attitudes to prepare them well for their move on to school. Children become confident individuals, learn independence skills in daily routines and enjoy sharing their experiences with the other children. Adventures undertaken with their families are recorded and shared with their friends. All children enjoy taking home the pre-school teddy bear and recording their antics with him. Children delight in exploring different textures. They make marks and some begin to write letters of their names in various substances. They develop a good awareness of the wider world and the diverse characteristics of other people.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY222141 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 872479 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 26 Number of children on roll 31 Name of provider Susanne Elizabeth Nutting Date of previous inspection 28 November 2011 Telephone number 077138 04299

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Setting details

Higham Way Pre-School Playgroup was registered in 1997. The pre-school employs five members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications to level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Sessions are from 8.45am until 11.45am with a lunch club on Monday and Wednesday from 11.45am until 1.15pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports disabled children and those with special educational needs, and children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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