Witheridge Preschool / Childcare at the HIVE

Witheridge Preschool / Childcare at the HIVE The Hive, Fore Street, Witheridge, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8AH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 April 2016 7 May 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

 The management team evaluates its practice really well. It seeks staff's and parents' feedback to review what it does well and identify the most appropriate actions for continuous improvement.  Staff are securing their new assessment system and use their observations effectively to plan for children's individual learning needs. Children make good progress from their starting points. Staff motivate them to learn and enable children to explore their own ideas through good access to resources in all areas of the environment.  Children behave well and older children have a good understanding of resolving conflict for themselves. For example, they eagerly go off to get a timer to share equipment.  The strong partnerships with parents and outside agencies ensure disabled children and those who have special educational needs receive the support they need to achieve well.  Babies and children form strong emotional attachments with staff. This has a positive

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This provision is good

impact on their well-being and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff sometimes miss opportunities to extend older children's understanding about risks and how to manage safety for themselves as they play.  The manager has not fully implemented an effective system to identify where staff can support particular groups of children to make as much progress as they can.

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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

 support children in gaining confidence to assess risks for themselves  strengthen the systems to monitor children's overall development to identify more effectively where groups of children may need extra support.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector held a meeting with the nominated person and acting manager, and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector spoke with parents, staff and children, and took account of the pre- school's self-evaluation.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The acting manager is supported by a strong committee. She took over responsibility unexpectedly and has worked hard to keep the group running smoothly. Staff have addressed actions and recommendations from their previous inspection fully and are continuing to improve outcomes for children. Staff receive good supervision and have suitable opportunities to continue their professional development. They work well in partnerships with parents. They share good information to support children's learning at the setting and at home. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a strong awareness of the importance of monitoring children's welfare. They know the procedures to follow should a child be at risk of harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff seek good information on children's starting points. Through their ongoing observations they assess children's development accurately and have a good understanding of each child's individual development needs. Staff encourage children to make predications and test their ideas through trial and error. For example, children worked together to build a wall from soft bricks, working out if they had enough and the best way to stop them from falling. They excitedly extended their ideas, making a house with a window and door. Staff engage babies in activities that enable them to use their senses. Staff help children to become confident communicators through the way they model language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff work well in partnerships with parents to help children settle quickly on arrival. Staff encourage children's independence and build their confidence effectively. Some children benefit from small-group activities to nurture their social skills and language development. Children understand the staff's expectations. They help to tidy up so they know where to find resources when they want them. There is an appropriate key-person system, providing babies with a special adult who takes care of their physical and emotional needs. Children learn the benefits of exercise; they climb and balance with control. Children enjoy their learning and staff use impromptu situations well. For example, when a helicopter landed in the school field, this brought great excitement.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in the key areas of development, preparing them well for school. They gain good mathematical and literacy skills. For example, children kept records of their scores as they counted how many beanbags they could get in a hoop. Children's play is purposeful and long lasting. They work together well, suggest ideas and persevere with tasks. Babies explore with confidence and pay attention to stories.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106398 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1014555 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 - 8 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 26 Name of provider Childcare at the HIVE Committee Date of previous inspection 7 May 2015 Telephone number 01884 861784

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Setting details

Witheridge Pre-School operates from its own building within the grounds of Witheridge Primary School, Devon. It registered in 1992 and is open every weekday from 9am to 3.30pm, with an optional lunch club from 12 noon to 1pm, during the school term. The provider also operates out-of-school care for 51 weeks a year between 7.45am and 6pm from the same premises. The pre-school employs eight members of staff, six of whom hold early years qualifications at level 3. Two staff hold early years qualifications at level 2 and one of those is working towards a qualification at level 3. Staff are supported by an administrator. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education to children aged three and four years.

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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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