Hook Pre-School

HOOK PRE-SCHOOL Hook Parish Hall, Hook Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 1PL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 2 July 2013

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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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 Arrangements to support staff are not fully effective. The leadership team does not always ensure that staff are promptly made aware of changes when policies and procedures are updated. In addition, the manager does not have consistent arrangements to monitor staff's practice, to help her target support to continually raise the good quality of teaching.  Staff do not recognise all opportunities to encourage children to practise their early writing skills.

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It has the following strengths

 Since the last inspection, the manager and staff team have successfully improved arrangements to monitor children's progress and plan for the next steps in their learning. All children make progress in their learning and development.  Children settle quickly and form strong emotional attachments with their key person and other staff.  Staff focus well on teaching children early mathematical and problem-solving skills.  Staff form strong relationships with parents and providers at other settings children attend, to help ensure continuity in children's care, learning and development.

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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 all staff maintain an up-to-date understanding of their roles and responsibilities following changes to procedures and working practices 06/06/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 extend the monitoring of staff's performance to help specifically target support to continually improve the quality of teaching and maintain good outcomes for children  make better use of opportunities to support children to practise early writing skills during play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and carried out joint observations.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke to staff and checked their knowledge of safeguarding children and of current legislation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Staff understand the signs that may indicate a concern about a child's welfare and there are secure arrangements to ensure that any concerns are dealt with appropriately. The leadership team regularly updates all procedures, for example, to reflect changes in legislation. However, leaders do not always check that all staff are made aware of changes. The impact of this is limited as staff work well as a team and share a strong sense of accountability. The manager monitors to ensure that staff check children's progress accurately and plan for their learning effectively. She is aware that teaching is strong and but does not consistently monitor the practices of individual staff to help target support and mentoring as precisely as possible. The manager clearly understands what information needs to be reported to Ofsted.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff take good account of children's individual needs and interests when planning for their learning. They are skilled at targeting teaching to meet children's special educational needs. Staff use their knowledge from training effectively. For example, they successfully use new techniques with children who are learning English as an additional language, to help them become confident speakers. Staff provide motivating learning experiences for children. For instance, children play imaginative games in the garden as they build a boat out of wooden bricks. Children confidently use technology resources, such as a camera to take pictures of objects around them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Overall, arrangements to promote children's well-being are effective. Staff help children to learn to keep themselves and others safe. For example, they teach children to follow the rules of the pre-school, including reminding them to use their 'walking feet' indoors and 'kind hands' when playing with their friends. Staff explain potential dangers to children, and children are eager to tidy up after themselves. Staff teach children to manage their self-care and hygiene routines independently. Children behave well. They value each other's differences and gain a positive awareness of themselves and others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for their next steps in education and their move to school. For example, they have an opportunity to meet their teachers, try on uniforms, play with book bags and meet their new friends. Children confidently count and sound out letters. Children are active and understand the importance of healthy eating. For instance, they choose, prepare and talk about the fruit at snack time and pour their drinks of milk or water independently. Children develop a good understanding of the world. For example, they learn about life cycles as they observe caterpillars transform into butterflies.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 131787 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 1028704 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 35 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Susan Elizabeth McNamara

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Date of previous inspection 2 July 2013 Telephone number 020 8397 5226

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Hook Pre-School registered in 1995. It operates from Hook Parish Hall in Chessington, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 12.00pm, and Monday to Thursday from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, during term time. There are seven members of staff; of whom, six hold qualifications from level 2 to level 4. The pre-school receives funding to provide 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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