Lewisham Opportunity Preschool (for children with and without additional needs)

Lewisham Opportunity Preschool (for children with and without additional needs) Longbridge Way, Lewisham, London, SE13 6PW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2016 25 May 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 have exceptionally high expectations for all children's learning and development. They share children's achievements with each other and with parents and are wholly committed to helping children succeed. Staff expertly assess children's needs and provide excellent support for children with special educational needs or disability.  Children make excellent progress. They settle well and build extremely close, supportive bonds with staff. They are active learners who are fully engaged as they play with their friends. Staff know children very well and form exceptionally positive partnerships with parents to enhance children's learning in the setting and at home.  Staff provide a fully inclusive environment. Children respect each other's varying abilities and preferences. Staff are superb role models for children. They work very well together as a team and respect each other's expertise and knowledge.

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This provision is outstanding

 Staff are highly skilled and well qualified. They work consistently well in a range of ways to develop and enhance their knowledge and skills. The manager regularly reviews staff practice to ensure that teaching is consistently outstanding. 19 April 2016 2 of 5

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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

 consider different ways of involving children even more in contributing ideas for their environment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching in all areas of the setting.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager.  The inspector spoke with children, parents, managers and staff at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector reviewed documents, including staff suitability records, qualification certificates and children's development folders.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Staff fully understand their responsibility with regard to safeguarding matters. They have excellent knowledge of the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. The manager rigorously reviews all aspects of the provision. For example, she meticulously monitors all children's progress in a range of ways and this helps to ensure that staff are successfully meeting children's individual needs. The manager actively seeks feedback from parents. She has an extremely positive approach to this and uses any comments to further evaluate and enhance staff practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff skilfully support children's readiness to learn and develop. For example, they carefully observe and monitor the progress of children who have special educational needs and disability to assess when they are ready to take part in small group activities. Staff plan these sessions meticulously. They fully understand all children's individual communication methods and there is a sharp focus on developing their communication skills. Children use descriptive and imaginative language in their play, and staff respond enthusiastically to their comments. This positive approach helps to encourage children's further exploration of new words. Planned and spontaneous teaching successfully fosters children's literacy and mathematical skills as staff make excellent use of all opportunities to enhance children's learning. For example, they teach children about letter sounds with games and songs, and play counting games which encourage children to solve problems.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is excellent. Staff skilfully prepare children for changes throughout the day and this helps them to understand the routines. Staff consistently give children clear explanations about how to keep themselves safe and why different boundaries are in place. The manager has rightly identified that there is even more scope to incorporate children's views and ideas into the learning environment. Staff support children's understanding of healthy lifestyles successfully. For example, they chat about the benefits of healthy foods and consider their different movements when taking part in physical activities.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress from their individual starting points. Children are learning skills to prepare them for the move to school. For example, they sound out letters in their names and other words, and proudly write their names and draw pictures. Children develop confidence in different situations, for example, enthusiastically describing and recalling events which have taken place at home and in the setting. 19 April 2016 4 of 5

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Setting details

Unique reference number 402825 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 826129 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 33 Name of provider Lewisham Opportunity Pre-School Committee Date of previous inspection 25 May 2011 Telephone number 0208 852 4746

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Setting details

Lewisham Opportunity Pre-School registered in 2001. It operates from a purpose-built, single storey building in the London Borough of Lewisham. The pre-school is open from Monday to Friday, 8.45am until 4.15pm, during term time. A team of 12 staff is employed at the pre-school. All three members of the management team hold relevant early years degrees; seven staff hold qualifications at level 3 or above and two members of staff hold a qualification at level 2. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The setting also receives early years pupil premium funding.

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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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Setting details

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Setting details

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