The Brook Pre-School

The Brook Pre-School Rising Brook Baptist Church Centre, Burton Square, STAFFORD, ST17 9LT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 May 2016 15 December 2015

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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 self-evaluation of the provision includes the management committee, staff, parents and children. This ensures that improvements to benefit the children are effectively identified and implemented. Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, such as school.  Children develop strong emotional attachments with their key persons. Key persons welcome children into the provision, helping them settle quickly and be ready to learn. All key persons know the children well and demonstrate real warmth and patience with them.  The manager and her staff develop good partnerships with the parents, other professionals and providers. These include regular exchanging of information between all parties. Furthermore, parents are encouraged to be fully involved in their child's continued learning at home.  Robust risk assessments are conducted each morning before the children arrive so that they are kept safe and well. These include all indoor and outdoor areas and any outings

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always provide enough opportunities for children to build a good awareness of how they are different from or similar to other people.  Staff do not always consider factors, such as background noise, that may not help to fully promote children's listening and attention skills as they become engrossed in their activities.

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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

 increase ways to help children develop a positive view of cultural diversity that reflects the local community  increase opportunities for children to develop their listening and understanding skills to further support their language and communication development.

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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. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the pre-school's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector spoke to a selection of the staff during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to the children and a 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 arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager has attended safer recruitment training. This enables her to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children. Furthermore, all staff keep their child protection training updated so that they know what to do and who to contact should there be a concern about a child. The manager is well qualified and experienced. She provides good support and coaching for all staff, including observing their teaching practice. Furthermore, staff have time to talk about their training needs, their key children and anything that may concern them. Since the last inspection, the manager and her staff have attended a broad range of training on how to effectively support children's learning and development. They reflect on their training to ensure children's needs are identified and met at all times. The manager closely monitors the educational programmes. Consequently, teaching has a positive impact on

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

children's learning and developmental progression.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff gather information from parents about children's previous learning, interests and learning styles. This helps identify precise starting points for each child and form clear next steps in their learning. The staff take children on regular outings to the local community gardens. They dig, plant and grow flowers and vegetables. Older children learn about numbers and calculation as they practise throwing beanbags at targets. They become excited as they write down their scores next to their names. During role play, older children try on different school uniforms in the school role play area. This helps them become familiar with the types of routine they will encounter at school. Younger children investigate the outdoor sand tray. They fill and empty containers using a range of tools.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and diet. They talk about healthy foods and enjoy their 'healthy heart' walks, where they learn about the benefits of physical activity on their body. All children practise their physical skills as they ride around on trikes and use the climbing and balancing equipment with a 'can do' attitude. Children are encouraged to take manageable risks in their play as they use a range of equipment outdoors under the close supervision of staff. During activities, staff use a range of questioning techniques, praise and encouragement to foster children's confidence across the areas of learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make choices about where and what they want to play with. They move freely between the indoor and outdoor areas as they wish. All children, including those in receipt of funding, make good progress in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 218213 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1035147 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 26 Number of children on roll 19 Name of provider The Brook Preschool at Rising Brook Baptist Church Committee Date of previous inspection 15 December 2015 Telephone number 01785 214750

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Setting details

The Brook Pre-School was registered in 1974 and is managed by a not-for-profit voluntary association. The pre-school operates Monday to Friday, from 9am until 3.30pm, during term time only. Five staff are employed. Of these, one has qualified teacher status and four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school 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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