Rising Stars Pre School

Rising Stars Pre School Rising Stars Pre School, Rear of 360, Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7RY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 July 2016 14 January 2013

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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

 Staff create a rich learning environment where children make independent choices about their play and learning. Children make good progress from their starting points. They are confident, happy and keen to explore.  The manager and staff make regular assessments of what the children know and can do. They check the development of individuals and groups of children closely to quickly identify any gaps in learning and take action to provide extra support where required.  Staff are good role models to children. They are friendly and caring and help children to feel safe and secure. Children enjoy positive relationships and behave very well.  Children benefit from the good partnership between staff and parents. For example, staff regularly share information about the children's care and development and engage parents well in their children's learning.  The manager and staff work together well. They evaluate their practice constantly to

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This provision is good

ensure that teaching and children's learning experiences are good. The views of parents, children and other professionals are used effectively to plan further improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not make the best use of opportunities in some activities to encourage children to use their number skills and extend their mathematical development.  On occasion, daily routines are not used as effectively as possible to support children's understanding of how they can help themselves to be healthy.

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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

 provide children with further support to use their number skills and extend their mathematical development in daily activities  make the most of daily routines to improve children's understanding of how to keep themselves healthy.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practices and the impact that these had on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff, children and parents.  The inspector read some of the setting's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures.  The inspector sampled children's development information and records.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager and staff team have made significant improvements since the previous inspection. The manager meets with staff regularly to provide valuable coaching and support their professional development to improve outcomes for children. For example, staff attended training that helped them to further encourage children to learn how to manage risks safely. Partnerships with other settings that children attend are very effective. Staff regularly share information about children's development to provide continuity in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a clear understanding of how to protect children and the procedures to follow if they have concerns regarding children's safety or welfare. Staff closely follow strict procedures for administering medication to children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff regularly observe children and have a good knowledge of their development and interests. They use this information well to plan activities that children enjoy and to provide further challenge. For example, children concentrated intently to design superhero shields. They cut out the shields carefully and independently chose materials to decorate them. Staff skilfully nurture children's thinking skills. They encourage children to work out how to build towers using boxes and different materials. Staff support children's communication skills very well. They ask children interesting questions and encourage them to develop their thoughts in conversation.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are kind and sensitive to the children in their care. They take the time to settle children into the pre-school and make sure that they meet their individual needs. Staff nurture children's confidence and build their self-esteem, for example, through meaningful praise and encouragement. Children become very independent in managing their personal needs, and in carrying out daily tasks. For example, children excitedly cut up and prepared snack and made their own sandwiches for a picnic. Children enjoy and benefit from regular outdoor play in the very well-resourced garden. They practise and develop their physical skills further on complex obstacle courses and as they learn to balance on bikes.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children enjoy learning and engage well in their chosen activities. They develop strong social skills and play well together. Children enjoy talking to each other. They have a good awareness of safety, such as how to use knives and scissors safely in their activities. They are imaginative and confidently take on roles in their play. Children quickly gain skills needed for their next stage in learning, including their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450964 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1028027 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Rising Stars Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 14 January 2013 Telephone number 07773874629

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Rising Stars Pre School opened in 1974 and re-registered in 2012. It operates in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The pre-school is open on Monday and Friday between 9.15am and 3.15pm, and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 9.15am and 1.15pm during term time. The setting employs six staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged 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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