Woodlands Pre-school

Woodlands Pre-school Westfield Cricket and Bowls Club, Greenmeads, Woking, GU22 9QJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 July 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:

 Staff do not always give good support to children who are learning English as an additional language, to help improve their language skills in preparation for school.  Management does not ensure that staff make effective use of children's learning assessments to plan activities that consistently meet their individual needs and provide challenge. However, most children make sound progress in their learning from when they start.  Staff do not always gather sufficient information from parents about what their children already know and can do. This means that planning does not consistently provide activities that are well matched to children's needs and offer sufficient challenge.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff are kind and caring. They are aware of children's individual care needs and meet them well. Children are comfortable and content under the staff's close supervision.  Children have access to a wide range of play activities and experiences. For example, resources are well organised to enable children to make independent choices.  Children enjoy their play and form secure attachments with each other. This successfully contributes towards children's emotional well-being.  Children develop the use of their imagination well. For example, for children who enjoy being outside, the outdoor area provides them with lots of space and resources to be creative with and to use their own ideas.

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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

 make sure that all children who are learning English as an additional language are given sufficient opportunities to learn and reach a good standard of spoken English 30/09/2016

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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

 make more effective use of children's learning assessments in the planning of activities to help ensure they are challenging and always tailored to meet children's individual needs  involve parents more closely in supporting their children's learning at home and in the setting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled documentation and children's development records.  The inspector spoke to parents to obtain their views on the provision.  The inspector observed interactions between children and staff.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the provider.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Management is beginning to identify areas for development and make some positive changes. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have completed up-to-date child protection training and are clear of their responsibilities and the procedures to follow should they have a concern. All staff attend ongoing training to help them develop their knowledge. However, this does not always have a positive impact on raising the standard of teaching to provide good outcomes for all children. Play areas are set up in an interesting way and staff involve themselves in children's play, which helps children become motivated to learn. However, the monitoring of children's progress by management is not consistent to ensure they all make good progress. Management meets regularly with staff to support them and this is beginning to have a positive impact on staff practice. Overall, additional funding is used positively to support children's learning needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff know what children enjoy and they provide activities and resources that reflect their interests. They support children's literacy skills well. For example, children sing songs, begin to recognise letters at the beginning of their names and read stories with staff. Staff develop an awareness of children's abilities as they observe and assess their progress. However, staff do not consistently use all children's identified learning priorities to inform planning and ensure every child is challenged appropriately. In addition, staff do not always make full use of opportunities to develop the communication skills of some children who are learning English as an additional language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children behave well and play happily with their friends. Staff are good role models and teach children to value and respect others. Children form strong emotional bonds with staff. They develop good physical skills, for example, they use bikes in the outdoor area and build on their physical abilities. They understand why they need to wash their hands before eating. Children's behaviour is good. Staff provide interesting things for children to do and explain any rules so children understand how to behave. Staff have positive relationships with parents; however, information sharing is not always effective.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

In the main, children are developing into independent and confident learners. They concentrate at chosen activities, are curious and enjoy investigating. Most children make good progress in their communication skills. However, gaps in language skills for a few children who are learning English as an additional language are not closing as rapidly as others. Overall, most children make progress in the skills they need to move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479516 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 984316 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Kodomo Limited

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07593812718

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Woodlands Pre-school registered in 2014. It is located in Woking, Surrey. The pre-school is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9.15am to 3.15pm and on Tuesday and Friday from 9.15am to 12.15pm, term time only. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. There are seven members of staff, six of whom hold relevant early years qualifications, including the provider/manager who holds a qualification at level 4.

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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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