Teynham Community Pre-School

Teynham Community Pre- School Station Road, Teynham, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 9BQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2016 10 June 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

 The manager has an excellent understanding of her responsibilities. She has highly effective processes for monitoring and supporting staff practice. For example, she provides regular staff meetings, supervision and training. This promotes exceptional outcomes for children.  The manager has rigorous monitoring systems. She swiftly identifies any gaps in learning and works with staff to provide support to help children catch up. They use additional funding to support children's individual needs efficiently.  Staff provide exceptional opportunities to involve parents in their children's learning. For instance, they hold termly meetings, daily discussions, send texts and update the website. This helps parents to continue children's learning at home. Children are prepared for the next stage in their learning extremely well.  Children are very confident and highly motivated to learn. They make consistently high

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This provision is outstanding

rates of progress from their starting points. Children form excellent relationships with staff, which helps to support their emotional well-being exceptionally well.  The manager forms highly effective partnerships with other settings that children attend. For example, she makes initial telephone calls, shares books with children's progress and has 'pen-pal' links. This helps to support a very consistent approach to meeting children's development and care needs.

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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

 strengthen opportunities to develop children's understanding of healthy lifestyles further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning and development.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She viewed a range of documentation including children's records and monitoring systems.  The inspector spoke to parents and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The manager works exceptionally well with the committee members. They have highly effective processes to target improvements and maintain the high quality provision. The manager efficiently uses the views of parents, staff and other professionals in the evaluation process. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have an excellent understanding of current safeguarding practice. They have an exceptional knowledge of the signs that would cause them concern about a child's welfare and the processes to follow. This helps to keep children safe from harm. The manager completes very thorough risk assessments of the environment. This helps children to play safely in their environment.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The quality of teaching is outstanding. Staff consistently challenge and extend children's development. They ask skilful questions to encourage children to think for themselves and extend their learning. For example, when children find a flower, staff ask them what sort of flower it is. Staff expertly extend children's learning and continue to talk about what the flower becomes. Children remember that the flowers on the tree are blossom and that they will eventually produce fruit. This deep level of conversation successfully builds on children's interests and develops their understanding of the world further. Staff provide a very strong focus on supporting children's communication and language, and literacy skills. For instance, they read to the children using excellent expression, linking stories to the children's experiences and objects around the room. Children excitedly join in and fully engage in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children form very secure attachments and positive relationships with staff. For example, staff sensitively support new children settling in, providing them with reassurance and comfort to effectively meet their specific needs. Staff offer excellent opportunities for children to learn about each other and diversity. For instance, there is a 'community board' display and resources reflecting children's different backgrounds. This encourages children to respect and value each other's differences. Children's behaviour is exemplary.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress and are extremely well prepared for their move to school. They develop excellent independent skills. For example, they prepare their own snack, serve cereals, pour milk and peel fruit. However, occasionally, staff do not make the most of opportunities to develop children's growing understanding of healthy lifestyles further. Children progress their physical development very well. For example, they enthusiastically explore the large outside space on bikes and trikes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 127676 Local authority Kent Inspection number 825439 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 28 Number of children on roll 58 Name of provider Teynham Community Pre School Committee Date of previous inspection 10 June 2011 Telephone number 01795 522004

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Setting details

Teynham Community Pre-School registered in 1993. It is situated in Teynham, Kent. The pre-school offers care from 8.50am to 3pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 8.50am to midday on Wednesdays. The provider receives funding to provide for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are eight members of staff, seven of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications.

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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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