Newdigate Pre School

Newdigate Pre School Village Street, Newdigate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5DJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 April 2016 13 July 2010

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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

 The highly experienced staff have an excellent understanding of how to motivate children. They provide exciting learning opportunities which enable children to explore and become independent learners.  Children make excellent progress in their learning, taking into account their starting points. Staff are committed to working closely with parents and other professionals to support children's development. Any gaps in children's learning have closed or are closing rapidly.  Children have highly stimulating opportunities to explore the outdoor area. Children flourish as they explore the natural environment and learn about the wider world.  Partnership working with parents is highly effective. Parents are fully involved in their children's learning and are encouraged to continue this at home, for example, by borrowing books.  Observations and assessments of children's learning focus on their individual needs and

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This provision is outstanding

stage of development. Staff work hard to identify children's current interests and how best to support their excellent progress.  Children's behaviour is admirable. Children have an impressive understanding of the setting's rules and what staff expect from them. Children are polite and exceptionally well mannered.

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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

 extend further the excellent support for children to practise completing manageable tasks independently.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and interactions between staff and children.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed children's development and next steps with staff and tracked children's progress.  The inspector spoke to parents and viewed written feedback to gain their views.  The inspector took part in a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Managers and staff are highly reflective and continuously strive for improvement. Managers consider the views of parents and children at all times, fully involving them in any improvements. Recruitment procedures are extremely robust. The manager has excellent relationships with staff. She works closely with them to achieve their professional goals and rigorously monitors the impact this has on the quality of teaching. For example, staff make excellent use of their training to promote first-rate teaching in woodland environments. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have an excellent knowledge of their responsibility to keep children safe, including child protection procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff make excellent use of the local environment to promote children's learning. Overall, their teaching skills are awe-inspiring. They generally make the very best use of all learning opportunities during activities, although they very occasionally miss opportunities to encourage children to complete some small, routine tasks for themselves. Staff expertly provide challenge and encourage children to think. For example, children rummage through foliage and mud to search for minibeasts. They make homes for worms from twigs and decorate crowns with moss, fern and other natural resources found on their 'treasure hunt'. Children demonstrate a highly impressive confidence while exploring. They climb trees and stacks of logs without hesitation, and all are eager to have a go. Children have excellent imaginations and talk confidently. They demonstrate impressive knowledge, for example, as they enthusiastically explain where animals live.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have extremely secure relationships with staff. Children settle immediately and have an excellent understanding of the routine. Children have an impressive knowledge of personal safety and know what staff expect from them when on trips to the woods. For example, children confidently show staff the agreed boundary lines and talk about how to look after the environment. Staff encourage children to make independent decisions and solve problems. For example, they encourage them to consider the safest way to cross a stream and provide many opportunities for them to work together in small groups to achieve certain outcomes. Children are highly independent and have an extremely confident knowledge of hygiene procedures. For example, they confidently discuss the importance of washing their hands to get rid of the germs and mud.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for school. They are confident communicators, developing excellent literacy skills. For example, they eagerly have a go at writing their name. Children have exemplary social skills and are extremely kind towards others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 122674 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 825303 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 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 44 Name of provider Newdigate Pre-School Committee Date of previous inspection 13 July 2010 Telephone number 01306 632882

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Setting details

Newdigate Pre-School registered in 1995, and it has been established in the village since 1970. The pre-school is open Monday to Thursday from 9am until 3.20pm and on Friday from 9am until midday, term time only. It employs seven members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, 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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