Culmstock Pre-School Playgroup

Culmstock Pre-School Playgroup The Methodist School Room, Millmoor, Culmstock, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3HA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 May 2016 17 September 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

 Staff interact well with each other and with children. They provide children with positive examples of how to behave, such as making polite requests to share resources and to say 'please' and 'thank you'. Children respond and socialise well.  Children develop very good mathematical skills. Staff consistently encourage them to use mathematics during the day, such as counting chairs and making comparisons about sizes.  Children are confident communicators. Staff build on these skills further by provoking thoughtful discussions, such as talking about where children are going on holiday.  The manager has successfully made improvements since the last inspection. She has worked well with staff to develop a clearer system to accurately plan and assess children's progress. This helps them to prepare children well for their next stages in learning.  The manager and committee work together effectively. They identify the strengths and

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This provision is good

areas for development within the provision, to set targeted plans for improvements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff provide frequent activities for children to learn about their local community, but they do not extend these effectively to teach children about the wider world and people.  Staff do not help children to understand the benefits of leading healthy lifestyles and following good hygiene practices.

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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

 extend children's understanding about other countries, places and people  increase children's understanding about the benefits of leading healthy lifestyles and having good hygiene practices.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play during self-chosen and organised activities.  The inspector spoke to parents, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's development information and policies.  The inspector held a leadership and management meeting with the manager and the nominated person from the committee.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a good awareness of their responsibility to report any concerns they may have about children's welfare, following relevant procedures in such situations. The manager monitors staff performance well. She provides good ongoing support to continually improve their individual practice and to identify training needs. All staff attend training which builds on their skills. This has helped them to be more aware of identifying children who are at risk from harm. The manager encourages staff to develop their knowledge and to share ideas during regular staff meetings, to maintain a consistent approach to teaching and to recording observations of children's learning. The manager monitors children's progress effectively. She regularly reviews their progress and devises specific activities to support individual children's development well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children well to be curious and confident learners. Children experiment independently and investigate, for example, which resources travel well down guttering. Staff extend children's early literacy skills well. Children look through books before eating snack, enjoy learning to sound out and write their names, and take part in organised group book times to listen and interact with stories. Staff encourage the younger children well to develop their early writing skills. Children use pads and sponges to make prints, and their hands to create pictures. Staff work effectively with parents, sharing information and ways for them to support their children at home, for example, to develop children's awareness of numbers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff frequently praise children, which supports children's good self-esteem. Children are enthusiastic and gain positive emotional well-being. For example, they take it in turns to be helper for the day at mealtimes. This helps children to feel valued and to contribute their help when needed. Children develop a 'can-do' attitude to challenge, which positively motivates them to learn. Children follow daily routines and expectations, for example, to wash hands before eating, after toileting and after wiping their noses, and do this with little encouragement. Children enjoy many opportunities to be physically active outside in the richly resourced area, where they practise to balance blocks and use hoops.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a wide range of skills across all areas of learning. They enjoy outdoor play and form strong social skills. They learn how to behave well and show consideration towards others. Children make good progress and form key skills that help to prepare them well for their next stages in learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 105960 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1029088 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 10 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person Culmstock Pre School Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 17 September 2015 Telephone number 01884 849332

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Culmstock Pre-school Playgroup opened in 1976. It is located in Culmstock, Devon. The setting is open each weekday from 9.15am to 3.15pm, term time only. There are five members of staff who all hold level 3 early years qualifications. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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