Isfield Pre-School

Isfield Pre-School Village Hall, Station Road, Isfield, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5XB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 5 April 2011

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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 committee and staff team work very effectively together to sustain a good standard for the provision and to promote children's learning and development effectively.  The staff are well qualified and experienced. They have a good understanding of how children learn and are skilled at organising imaginatively themed activities.  Children's emotional well-being is good. Children build strong relationships with staff. They are very confident to separate from their parents and enjoy their play.  Children make good progress in all areas of development. Staff work very effectively to help children make a smooth transition to school.  The manager and staff have strong partnerships with other professionals. They share information and have shared strategies to help promote consistent care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The process for all staff to share skills and to learn from colleagues is not fully developed so that best practice is shared to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.  Some adult-initiated activities, such as library time, are not sufficiently focused on what the children will gain from the activity. Not all children are fully engaged in what they are doing, and this limits their learning at these times.

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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

 develop further the existing system for monitoring teaching skills to share the good practice between all staff  provide a greater focus on children's interests in small group activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play in the setting.  The inspector examined a range of documentation, including suitability checks for staff and committee members, and children's learning records.  The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation.  The inspector spoke to parents to gather their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff undergo regular training in safeguarding issues and know what action to take should they have concerns about the welfare of a child. The committee and manager work very effectively to sustain a good standard in the provision. They work with staff and parents to evaluate their practice and identify targets for improvement. Actions are well-targeted to bring about improvements for direct benefit of children. The manager uses a wide range of methods to monitor the quality of the provision. For example, she analyses data on children's development to examine how different groups of children are progressing.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff work very closely with parents to share information throughout the children's time at the pre-school. Staff make a detailed assessment of children's interests and abilities based on parents' information and early observations. Children enjoy choosing from a wide variety of different activities. Children have mature communication skills and enjoy explaining what they know or describing what they are doing. Parents and staff exchange further information each term as children grow and develop. For example, parents contribute information to the learning records about what children are doing at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's physical care and well-being is good. They enjoy healthy snacks which include a wide range of different and unusual fruit. Children enjoy helping to prepare food and learning about why it is good for them. They take part in a variety of physical activities both indoors and outdoors. They enjoy being active and learning about how their bodies work. Children are very well-behaved. They understand that rules help them to play together and are very cooperative, listening to each other and sharing ideas. Children are confident to describe how they feel and show pride in their achievements.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning and development, and children with special educational needs make rapid progress to catch up their skills. Children are excited to experiment with different play materials. For example, they use long cardboard tubes to roll pasta down, as telephone devices, or to balance different things on top. Children use home-made and real binoculars to examine nature and to play favourite games such as 'I- spy'. Children greatly enjoy their play and are well-motivated to learn. They acquire good skills in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 109445 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 845958 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 24 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Isfield Pre-school Committee

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Date of previous inspection 5 April 2011 Telephone number 01825 750245

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Isfield Pre-School registered in 1975 and operates from Isfield Village Hall, in Isfield, East Sussex. It is open from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 1.15pm, during term times. The pre- school receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school employs six staff, all of whom are suitably qualified for their role.

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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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