Windmill Preschool

Windmill Preschool Holmcroft Church Hall, Holmcroft Way, Bromley, BR2 8AD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 June 2016 Not applicable

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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 management team works effectively together. Effective systems are in place to fully support staff in their roles and to identify professional development, for example, through regular meetings, observation and discussion. This helps them to continually improve the quality of teaching.  The quality of teaching, learning and assessment helps to ensure that all children make good progress from the time they start. Parents are kept well informed about their children's progress, which helps to support consistency in learning.  Children form warm, trusting relationships with the staff. Children play well together and friendship groups have developed in the short time that children have attended.  Staff are good role models. Staff consistently interact with children during play and routines. For instance, during snack all staff sit with children, encouraging discussions. Children are confident communicators.

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This provision is good

 Children acquire all the necessary skills they need for the next stage in learning, such as moving on to a new provision or school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff occasionally miss opportunities to further challenge older children's thinking skills, to explore their own ideas and develop vocabulary.  Staff do not always maximise the opportunities for children to fully access a wide range of reading material. This does not fully extend their literacy skills.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to experience a range of reading materials to help build on their literacy skills  build on opportunities to further extend older children's vocabulary, to learn new words, express ideas and interests.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including records of staff suitability checks, qualifications and training.  The inspector spoke to children and tracked children's progress.  The inspector spoke with a parent about their child's progress.  The inspector gathered first-hand evidence and observed the quality of teaching and learning.  The inspector discussed children's development with their key person.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager leads and manages the setting well. The staff team works well together, sharing the manager's high expectations to encourage positive outcomes for the children. Safeguarding is effective. There are thorough systems in place to help ensure children remain safe, such as rigorous recruitment procedures and effective staff suitability checks. Staff know what to do if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Relationships between the staff provide a good model for children to learn how to behave towards each other. The manager and staff monitor each child's progress effectively to help them target individual needs thoroughly. They work effectively in partnership with other professionals and carefully plan interventions so that children have the support they need.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff effectively plan activities and resources to help support the needs of the children. They gather initial information from parents to help them identify children's starting points on entry. Staff support children to learn communication and language skills well. They model language between each other and with children and initiate discussions, which helps to support children to become confident communicators. Staff give children plenty of time to respond to their stimulating questions and help children to think critically. For example, they examined a strawberry plant with a magnifying glass and discussed whether the fruit had grown. The staff member then asked if they knew why they could not pick the fruit yet, to help explore their knowledge further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The key-person system is well established and helps to support children's well-being, confidence and independence effectively. The friendly welcoming staff support children to develop a strong sense of belonging. Behaviour is good. The manager and staff have high expectations of children, who learn what is expected of them. Staff work well with other professionals and implement behavioural strategies to help make sure that they manage children's behaviour well. Staff help children to become independent in managing their own needs. For example, older children use the toilet independently, and children pour water from a jug when thirsty. Staff encourage healthy lifestyles, for example, during snack staff talk about cleaning teeth and walking to pre-school.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning from their starting points. Children play well together and consistently play alongside each other cooperating and taking turns. For example, they play in their roles during dressing up as dragons and princesses. Children go outdoors daily and become physically active while accessing a range of resources. They kick balls and run with increasing control and speed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479048 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 981680 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Windmill Preschool Keston Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0208 325 7258

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Windmill Preschool re-registered in 2014 at new premises. It operates from the ground floor of a church building situated in the area of Southborough, in the London Borough of Bromley. The pre-school opens from 9am to midday for four days a week, during term time only. A lunch club runs every Wednesday from 12.30pm until 3pm. The pre-school employs six staff, including the manager, of whom four hold early years qualifications at level 2 or 3.The manager is a qualified teacher.

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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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