Smarty Pants Pre School

Smarty Pants Pre School Bookham Youth Centre, 164 Lower Road, Leatherhead, KT23 4AQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 June 2016 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 At the time of inspection, there was an insufficient number of staff with the relevant levels of qualification to meet requirements.  The provider has not notified Ofsted of a temporary change of manager, as required. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.

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It has the following strengths

 Children make good progress. Staff use effective teaching skills to extend children's learning and build on what they already know and can do.  Staff make effective use of the views of parents and children to make positive improvements to the nursery. For example, they rearranged the nursery to provide a learning environment more suited to children's needs.  Staff ensure that children are aware of their clear expectations regarding behaviour. Children learn the importance of taking turns and sharing resources. They behave well.  Staff have a clear understanding of the pre-school's safeguarding policies and the procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare.  Children have limited opportunities to explore information technology and how things work to develop their understanding of the world around them.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that qualification requirements are met at all times. 01/09/2016  ensure Ofsted is informed of any changes to a manager. 11/07/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 strengthen children's understanding of information technology and how things work.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing in the main areas inside and outside.  The inspector spoke with the provider and acting manager about the leadership and management of the setting.  The inspector sampled documents, including staff qualifications and safeguarding.  The inspector spoke to staff and children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The provider has failed to notify Ofsted of a temporary change in management, as required. The provider does not ensure that there are sufficient qualified staff on the premises at all times. Staff are completing training to raise the level of their qualifications and, overall, have a good understanding of how children learn. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good awareness of their responsibility to safeguard children. They maintain staff-to-child ratios and are effectively deployed. Staff work closely with early years advisers to identify and make improvements to their practice. The acting manager regularly monitors staff practice, which helps to highlight training needs. Staff use what they learn to improve outcomes for children. For example, they have improved the provision for younger children following training. The acting manager monitors children's progress carefully to identify any gaps in their learning and takes steps to resolve these.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The provider gives effective support to the acting manager to enable her to fulfil her role.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff carry out detailed assessments of children's progress and have a clear understanding of their interests and next steps of learning. They use these successfully to inform planning. Staff work closely with parents to share details of their children's stages of development and discuss ways to support their learning further. For example, they work together to support children's move to school to help them settle in quickly. Staff support children's communication skills. For example, they make effective use of questions to encourage children to speak about the weather and how it differs from the previous day.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff support children's welfare effectively. The acting manager and staff carry out regular risk assessments and daily safety checks to ensure that the premises are safe for children to use. They help children to learn about safety. For example, they teach them how to use the bikes safely around other children. Children learn about healthy lifestyles. They enjoy nutritious snacks, which they help staff to prepare. They talk about the fruit they eat and the effect it has on their bodies. They also learn how to use knives safely.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They develop the skills they need for their future learning and subsequent move on to school. Children develop good physical skills. For example, they learn how to move in different ways to music. Children make good progress in their mathematical development. They draw a hopscotch grid and write the numbers in the boxes in the correct order.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489433 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1054129 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 1 - 5 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person Ebun Carl Thomas

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01372 453803

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Smarty Pants Pre School registered in 2015 and operates from three rooms in a community centre in Leatherhead, Surrey. It is open Monday and Tuesday from 9am to 12.30pm and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 3pm, during term time only. There are six members of staff, including the manager, of whom three hold appropriate early years qualifications to at least level 3. Two staff are currently working towards qualifications. The pre-school provides funded 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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