Teddy Bears Preschool

Teddy Bears Preschool New Village Hall, Boxford, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8DD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2016 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The committee and manager do not evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of teaching and children's learning sufficiently. They do not help staff gain a strong knowledge and fully understand how to promote the learning and development of all children.  The committee have not notified Ofsted of new committee members. This is a breach of the safeguarding and welfare requirements.  Staff do not always focus sufficiently on the learning needs of children that may require additional help to catch up. Some children make typical progress, but their progress cannot easily be measured their progress because staff do not monitor or challenge their learning robustly.  Staff do not organise the environment well to build on children's sense of belonging and provide opportunities for children to share and celebrate their achievements.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are very happy at the pre-school. They benefit from the way staff care for them and help them to feel safe.  The staff model high standards of hygiene. Children learn to manage their personal needs independently.  Staff work as a team effectively, and know their key children and families well. Partnership working and a shared approach between staff and parents provides children with consistency in their care.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 improve staff knowledge of how children learn and develop to help them provide more support and challenge to improve outcomes for children's 29/09/2016

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 monitor children's development and modify planning to help those children that require additional help to catch up quickly and all children to make good progress in their learning. 29/09/2016

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

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 use evaluation more effectively to clearly identify breaches in requirements and weaknesses in teaching to improve outcomes for children  review the organisation of the environment to help children develop a sense of belonging and share their achievements with others.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and staff interaction with the children during activities throughout the pre-school.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, and spoke with the children and staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including staff and committee suitability checks and children's assessment records.  The inspector took into account the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day.  The inspector and manager completed a joint observation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The committee and manager do not reflect on the provision for children well enough to identify weaknesses in practice. For example, they do not support staff sufficiently to gain good knowledge and skills to improve their teaching skills. The committee and manager do not monitor children's progress effectively to identify any gaps in their development or use additional funding to support children that require additional help to catch up. The manager ensures that staff have a secure understanding of the procedures to follow if they have a concern for a child and know how to protect their welfare. Although the committee have not notified Ofsted of all its members, the manager has completed a disclosure and barring service check for all the committee to make sure they are suitable for their roles. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff make assessments of each child that build on information from parents. They provide opportunities for parents to contribute to and share their children's learning at home. However, they do not plan a good balance of purposeful learning experiences for each child. Nonetheless, children learn some skills as they explore activities the staff present. Teaching is variable. Staff do not consistently support or extend children's learning. For example, they do not always ask children questions that stimulate their thinking or encourage them to work at tasks until they are complete. Some children enjoyed a singing activity. However, staff did not manage the large group well. As a result, younger children lost interest and interrupted the learning of the older children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff provide a warm and welcoming environment and a range of activities both indoors and out. Staff help their key children to feel confident and build trusting relationships with them. They encourage children to develop their independence and to manage some tasks. Staff are good role models and teach children to be kind to each other. They encourage children to take turns, for example to put spread in their sandwiches for snack time. Staff help children learn about and join in with celebrations for significant events, such as St David's day. However, they do not display children's achievements in the environment as one of the ways to promote children's sense of belonging.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make steady progress, however some children have gaps in their development and do not catch up quickly. Some children play happily but do not engage or concentrate long enough to complete activities. Children behave well, are polite and get along with their friends. They are independent and learn some skills that prepare them for school. For example, children put on dressing-up clothes, their shoes and coats.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478571 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 980055 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Teddy Bears Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01488657273

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Teddy Bears Preschool is a community-run group that opened in 1992. The pre-school re- registered in 2014 and operates from the New Village Hall in Boxford, near Newbury in Berkshire. The pre-school opens Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during school term times. Sessions are from 9am to 11.30am and from 12.30pm to 3pm. There is a lunch club each day. There are additional sessions on Friday from 9am to 12.30pm for children aged three years. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two years. There are seven staff, who all hold early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager has early years professional status.

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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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