Rainbow Preschool

Rainbow Preschool New Life Church, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent, TN16 3BB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2016 14 February 2013

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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

 Parents take an active role in their children's learning. This helps to support children to make good progress with a positive level of consistency in their development. For example, staff encourage parents to add detail about children's learning achievements at home to the learning records.  Staff role model positive manners and behaviour well. Children are polite and behave well. For example, they take turns, share and play well together. This helps to strengthen their future social skills.  The management and staff work well together and they reflect on their teaching daily. This helps children to have good outcomes. For example, staff make positive changes to their practices and engage children in new learning opportunities.  The environment is well organised and the good quality resources are accessible to children.  Staff know the children well as individuals. Children are confident and settle well. They

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This provision is good

demonstrate a high level of emotional well-being and sense of belonging.  The children make good progress in relation to their starting points and are well prepared for the next stage of their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff miss some opportunities to extend children's understanding of diversity, such as by making the best possible use of children's home languages.  Staff do not always encourage children to use their imagination during some adult-led 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

 build on children's awareness and understanding of people's similarities and differences beyond their own experiences  extend the opportunities for children to use their imagination and creative ideas further during adult-led activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff interactions with children.  The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector looked at the written documentation, including a sample of policies and procedures, risk assessments and staff training records.  The inspector spoke to children, parents and staff, and took their views into consideration.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager accurately monitors children's progress. The regular tracking of individual children and specific groups of children helps the staff to highlight any gaps in progress promptly. They provide effective support to children to catch up. Staff continue to develop their professional knowledge with the support of management. For example, staff have a wish list and training plan in place. This has a positive impact on children's learning; for example, they engage and are interested in the new ideas. Staff maintain good communication with other early years professionals involved with individual children. For example, they discuss planning with other pre-schools to help provide children with a consistency of care and learning. Safeguarding is effective. Staff demonstrate a good understanding of the procedures to follow if they have concerns about children's welfare. They help children to remain safe. For example, they have closed-circuit television

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

installed to monitor the entrance of the pre-school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff build upon children's interests well. For example, when children showed curiosity in transport, staff supported them to build a large model boat. Children develop good communication and language skills. For example, staff encourage children to think and respond through the use of thought-provoking questions. Staff carefully plan story and singing sessions that are appropriate for children's ages and abilities. For instance, children have an active role in storytelling and choose their favourite songs to sing. Children show a good interest in the printed word, such as books. This supports them to develop good early reading skills for their future learning. Staff use additional funding effectively to support individual learning needs, such as obtaining specific resources.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children manage changes in the daily routine well, for example, with staff using easy to follow displays. This helps children to manage their feelings well during times of change. Children have good opportunities to develop their physical well-being. For example, they have space to run at speed, take part in slower paced activities, and have places to rest if they wish to. Children have a good understanding of the positive effects of a healthy lifestyle, exercise and relaxing. They develop good physical abilities. For example, they negotiate space and balance on a variety of bikes and scooters.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop skills that help to support their move to school well. They participate in activities such as counting and sorting different sizes to encourage their mathematical development. Children develop positive problem-solving skills. For example, they investigate Russian dolls and work out how they fit back inside each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 137336 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1027902 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Biggin Hill Christian Fellowship Trust

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Date of previous inspection 14 February 2013 Telephone number 07784 531306

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Rainbow Preschool registered in 1991. It operates from a hall within the New Life Church, Westerham, Kent. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday from 9.15am to 12.15pm, term time only. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are eight staff, of whom, seven hold recognised early years qualifications at level 2 and above. This includes five staff who hold a level 3 qualification and one member of staff who has an early years degree.

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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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