Four Seasons Kindergarten

Four Seasons Kindergarten Arc Hall, Hoathly Hill, East Grinstead, RH19 4SJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 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

 Children benefit from a safe and welcoming environment. They make confident, independent choices from a good variety of resources and activities that interest and engage them.  Staff are attentive to children's well-being and successfully meet their individual needs. For instance, they gather detailed information from home on a daily basis to keep up to date with children's care needs and routines.  Staff observe children closely. They plan interesting experiences for children and make thorough assessments of their interests and achievements. Children join in enthusiastically and are motivated to learn. They make good progress in their development.  There are effective partnerships with parents. Staff keep them well informed and successfully involve them in their children's learning. For example, they visit them at home each term to discuss their children's progress and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff have not fully established effective systems for working as closely as possible with other early years settings that children attend.  The manager has not fully extended arrangements for supporting staff to more precisely identify areas to develop their skills and improve their good practice even further.

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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

 develop further systems for sharing information with other early years settings that children attend, to fully support a consistent approach to their learning and care  strengthen the arrangements for supporting the ongoing professional development of staff to further enhance the already good-quality provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff and children taking part in activities inside and outside.  The inspector had discussions with the manager and staff about their practice and about children's learning and development.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including staff records and children's files.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager undertakes thorough checks on staff to ensure they are suitable to work with children. Staff understand their responsibilities to protect children and know how to recognise and report any child protection concerns. The manager is well organised and keeps all required records up to date. She monitors children's progress and their learning experiences closely to quickly identify any gaps in their achievements. The manager and staff seek the views of parents regularly to help them evaluate the provision and involve them as much as possible, for instance through parent representatives. Parents speak highly of the setting. They value the caring staff and the good daily communication.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff guide and support children effectively. For instance, they show children how to use new tools and equipment when joining in with activities and tasks. They give children time to practise skills and learn through exploration and discovery. For instance, children confidently dig and explore outside, mixing sand and water, and using tools to chop wood. Staff support children's language and communication skills effectively. For example, they question them skilfully and encourage conversations. Staff successfully capture children's interest when they tell them stories and children listen attentively. They provide exciting opportunities for children to learn about the natural world. For example, children take part in exciting outdoor learning experiences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and settled, and behave well. Staff act as good role models and are calm, gentle and reassuring. Children quickly become familiar with the daily routines. For instance, young children remember to find their cushion at rest time. Staff engage children in meaningful tasks that help them become independent and develop practical skills. For example, children helped prepare vegetables to make the nutritious soup eaten at snack time. Staff help children learn how to keep themselves safe. For instance, children remember how to use a rake carefully. Children practise and develop their physical skills well. For example, when they join in with action songs and when outside.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a range of skills ready for their future learning, including starting school. They learn to take care of their own needs well; for instance, they put on their own waterproof trousers for their walk outside. Children develop positive social skills. They get along well together and show care and concern for their friends. Children are confident communicators who negotiate well and clearly express their ideas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481721 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 995103 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 17 Name of registered person Hoathly Hill Education and Events Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07799181844

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Four Seasons Kindergarten registered in 2014. It operates from a community building in Hoathly Hill, West Hoathly in West Sussex. The kindergarten is open each weekday during term time from 8.30am to 12.30pm and on some afternoons to 3.30pm. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are three staff. Of these, one holds a relevant qualification at level 5 and one holds a level 2 qualification. The kindergarten follows the Steiner Waldorf educational philosophy.

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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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