Little Saints Pre-School

Little Saints Pre-School All Saints Community Centre, Fulford Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 9QZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 June 2016 5 July 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children benefit immensely from a strong sense of belonging. They have excellent opportunities to express their opinions and guide their own learning. Each child is aware of their own aims for learning and how close they are to achieving this.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are kind, polite and considerate towards each other and make friends easily. They competently manage small tasks by themselves. They thrive in an environment where they receive an abundance of support, encouragement and praise from staff who value every achievement.  Staff build strong and trusting relationships with parents. The excellent flow of information about children's starting points, achievements and progress keeps parents informed at every level. Staff use a wealth of effective ways to obtain the views of parents and children, which makes a significant contribution to ongoing improvement.  Support for children with special educational needs or disability is exceptional. Staff

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This provision is outstanding

proactively seek help from other professionals. They rigorously implement and monitor individual action plans that benefit children's substantial progress.  Inspirational leadership and excellent teamwork ensure that the pre-school maintains its exceptionally high quality. Managers provide exceptional supervision for staff who benefit from high-quality coaching, training and support. They inspire and successfully lead a highly motivated, dedicated and well-qualified staff team.

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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

 ensure that all staff are consistent in the accurate pronunciation of letter sounds.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children during activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector looked at samples of children's assessment folders and records, and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the manager, staff, children and parents at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are confident in the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child. They provide invaluable support and work extremely closely with multiagency professionals, to help keep children safe and help them to do as well as they can. Priorities for improvement are highly focused. They stem from close monitoring of the progress of individuals and groups. Reflective practice is embedded and there is a clear drive by all staff to provide a richly resourced environment for all children. Gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and rapidly addressed. Additional funding is used extremely effectively to enrich children's experiences. Recruitment and induction procedures are robust.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is inspirational and enhances children's eagerness to learn. Staff give children plenty of time to explore activities and make discoveries. Staff are highly skilled in increasing the levels of challenge and breadth of experiences as children develop. They use well-timed questions and rich, descriptive language to extend children's vocabularies. They listen carefully to children as they speak and respond skilfully to their ideas. However, very occasionally, staff are not precise and consistent in their pronunciation of letter sounds. Children learn to investigate, think critically and solve problems. For example, they find out that a bucket full of sand is heavier to hoist on a pulley than their empty bucket. Observation and assessment arrangements are of an exceptionally high standard and used effectively to support children to do their very best.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff have a deep understanding of children's health and emotional needs. Children are provided with regular opportunities to take calculated risks. For example, they independently use hammers, nails, wood and screws and are very aware of the rules to follow when using tools and equipment. Staff promote children's understanding of the living world and their local community extremely well. For example, children relish looking for bugs in the garden and explain the lifecycles of tadpoles from their first-hand observations. They make strides in early literacy, such as through excellent use of reference books and online resources.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional progress from their individual starting points. The most-able children are encouraged to excel. Children who have special educational needs or disability progress well in relation to their needs and abilities. Children are confident, curious, persevere with challenges and are very eager to learn. They gain excellent listening and speaking skills that prepare them very well for the eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 122519 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 825294 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 - 5 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Little Saints Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 5 July 2011 Telephone number 0208 393 1777

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Little Saints Pre-School registered in 1993. It is located in West Ewell, Surrey. The pre- school opens each weekday during school terms. Sessions are from 9.30am to 12.30pm. A lunch club operates from 12.30pm to 1.15pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The pre- school employs 16 members of staff to work with the children on various days and 11 members of staff have recognised early years qualifications. The pre-school committee is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, 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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