Liden Pre School

Liden Pre School C/O Liden Primary School, Liden Pre School, Liden Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6EX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2016 18 June 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 leaders have made good progress in effectively working on the weaknesses found at the previous inspection and they have targeted them well. They lead the provision well, promoting good-quality care and learning for children.  The leaders and staff demonstrate a successful drive for improvement. They use improvement planning well to identify areas to develop, plan for them and monitor their success. This helps to raise the outcomes for children.  Relationships with staff are strong. Children are happy, forming secure and trusting bonds with staff. This helps promote their emotional well-being successfully.  Methods for observation, assessment and planning are effective. Children make good progress from their starting points. Staff are good teachers, preparing them well for school and the next stage in learning.  Safeguarding policies and practice are robust. Staff have a comprehensive understanding and are secure about their roles and responsibilities to promote

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently use effective methods to extend children's thinking, vocabulary and understanding further.  Staff do not always support children consistently to play cooperatively and manage their behaviour, meaning they do not always remain fully motivated in their play.

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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

 make greater use of opportunities during children's play and activities to increase their thinking skills and promote their language development further  strengthen strategies for managing children's behaviour consistently and help children to develop skills to manage situations independently.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with leaders at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting.  The inspector observed children's activities and staff teaching, inside and outside.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, and planning and assessment records, and checked the suitability of staff and committee members.  The inspector took account of the views of children, staff and parents spoken to on the day of the inspection, and of the pre-school's self-evaluation.  The inspector completed two joint observations with the leaders.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders ensure they make constant improvements. They regularly observe staff to monitor and maintain the good quality of staff teaching. They check children's progress and use this information to inform the evaluation process and improvements. Staff regularly attend relevant training to enhance their ongoing professional development. This has helped them to deepen their knowledge of children's learning and improve their teaching skills. Partnerships with parents are good. Parents are encouraged to get involved in their children's learning. Staff keep them up to date and share information regularly about what children have been learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff plan activities that follow children's interests and support what they need to learn next. They gather information about children from their observations and from parents before they start. They use this information to plan what they will make available to children and use it to check their progress. Children use a range of play resources and equipment, indoors and outdoors. Staff ensure they can make choices from the wide range available. This helps them become deeply involved in activities. Children develop their mathematical skills and awareness of texture and colour through a variety of activities, such as creative play with foam shapes and paint. Staff plan enjoyable activities that challenge and extend their early reading and writing skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Play environments are welcoming and maintained to a good standard. Staff promote children's safety and independence well. Children are confident in what they can do for themselves and this prepares them well for their future. For example, staff encourage them to prepare their snacks and pour their own drinks which helps to develop their physical skills and self-care. Children learn about healthy lifestyles, and the importance of healthy meals and snacks of fruit and vegetables. They have regular opportunities to be active. Staff encourage outdoor play well. For instance, all children have time to play and learn in a well-resourced garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are keen to engage in activities and have fun while they learn through play. They are happy and confident. All groups of children make consistently good progress from their starting points with any gaps in their learning closing quickly. Children have many opportunities to develop their early literacy. They confidently write some letters and words, recognise letters sounds and enjoy stories.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 109045 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1018287 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 45 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Liden Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 18 June 2015 Telephone number 01793 485392 and 07486 466206

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Liden Pre-School registered in 2001. It operates from premises attached to Liden Primary School in Swindon, Wiltshire. The pre-school provides funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. It is open each weekday during term time between 9am and 3.30pm. There are separate sessions for two-year-old children from 9am to 11.30am on Tuesday and Thursday. The pre-school employs eight members of staff who work directly with the children; seven of whom all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The manager holds a relevant level 4 qualification.

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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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