Woodsetts Pre-School

Woodsetts Pre-School Village Hall, Gildingwells Road, Woodsetts, Nottinghamshire, S81 8QE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 April 2016 28 May 2012

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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

 Children make good progress. Staff quickly identify and address any gaps in children's knowledge and understanding. There are rigorous procedures to measure the achievement of all groups of children and to build well on their earlier learning.  The managers set high expectations for children's learning and the quality of teaching. Staff are passionate about helping children to succeed. They share the leadership's drive and ambition.  Children enjoy a wide range of motivating and engaging experiences. Staff use resources which are colourful and stimulating. They have a good understanding of how young children learn and develop. Children work well together to develop their own games and solve problems.  Children's behaviour is good. Staff provide very positive role models for children to follow. Children are safe and well cared for. They develop strong bonds with staff and form good friendships with each other.

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This provision is good

 Staff establish very good relationships with parents. Parents are well informed about their children's achievements and receive good guidance to support learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children's physical development is good overall. However, there are not enough opportunities for children to fully develop their balancing and climbing 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

 provide more opportunities for children to practise their balancing and climbing 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 completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. He looked at relevant documentation, such as the pre-school's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The managers gather the views of parents, children and staff well to evaluate the pre- school's effectiveness and plan for future improvement. They receive useful support from the local authority. Procedures for staff's continuous professional development are rigorous and effective. The managers make good use of regular supervision arrangements to promote high expectations for staff to aim towards. Staff take good advantage of training opportunities to deepen their knowledge of teaching strategies and their impact on children's achievement, such as boys' writing skills. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and free from harm. They apply their knowledge well to create a secure and stimulating learning environment.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff interact well with children to help them make good rates of progress. Staff help children to extend their understanding and to articulate their thinking. They ask timely and thought-provoking questions and match activities closely to children's individual needs. Staff make good use of accurate assessments of children's achievement to help them reach the next steps in their learning. They help children develop good skills for their future learning. For example, children learn to listen carefully and recognise patterns and rhymes in stories. The teaching of literacy and numeracy skills is good. For example, staff are consistent in taking opportunities for children to extend their knowledge of letters and the sounds they make. The regularly encourage children to count and order objects. They provide good opportunities for children to develop their imaginative and creative skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are polite and very well behaved. They respond very positively to the excellent example staff set. Children learn to make decisions and select their own toys for their games. They show imagination in their play and sustain interest for long periods. Children are happy and content. They participate in creating their own games with simple rules to follow. Children's social skills are well developed. They work and play well together and are keen to share their toys. Staff promote children's knowledge and appreciation of healthy lifestyles. They make an excellent contribution to tidying up at the end of the session and helping to put equipment away indoors and outside.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are inquisitive and keen to learn. They make good progress in developing their speaking and thinking skills. Children's communication skills are very well developed. For example, they learn to imitate animal sounds in their story book and extend this to repeating phrases and rhymes. Older children learn to read simple words and phrases and form letters well in their mark making. Children make good progress in developing their counting skills. For example, they confidently count the number of legs on animals in their farmyard puppet role play and then add the numbers together.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427803 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 852811 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 14 Name of provider Woodsetts Pre-School Committee Date of previous inspection 28 May 2012 Telephone number 01909567932

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Setting details

Woodsetts Pre-School was registered in 2012. The pre-school employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one with early years professional status. The pre-school opens on Monday and Thursday from 9am to 11.30am, during term time only. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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