Euxton Pre-School CIC

Euxton Pre-School CIC Euxton Parish Community Centre, Wigan Road, Chorley, PR7 6JH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 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:

 Leaders do not provide good enough supervision for the manager. The current arrangements are inappropriate and do not help the manager to improve.  Staff do not have high enough expectations for children. While all children have great fun with the activities, the most able children are not challenged consistently and progress slows.  Staff are not consistent in how they manage children's behaviour. They remind children about the rules, however, they do not always notice when these are not followed.  Managers do not support staff well enough in their professional development. The individual training needs of staff have not been recognised. This limits staffs ability to improve.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents are very happy with the service provided. They particularly like the flexibility they have around the hours children attend and the 'homely atmosphere' of the pre- school.  Staff are caring and sensitive to children's needs. All children settle well and are keen to get involved with the exciting activities available.  The pre-school provides a range of waterproof clothing and footwear for children. This means that children can play outdoors despite the wet weather.

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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

 ensure that arrangements for supervision are appropriate and help the manager to improve. 09/09/2016

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 ensure that staff have high expectations and consistently challenge the most-able children. 09/09/2016

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

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 ensure staff are consistent in how they manage children's behaviour.  support staff better in their professional development so that they build on their existing skills and knowledge.

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Inspection activities

 Her Majesty’s Inspector (HMI) observed the quality of teaching and its impact on children’s learning.  HMI conducted joint observations with the manager and discussed plans for improvement.  HMI held meetings with the manager and spoke to children, staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection.  HMI looked at a range of documentation including children’s records, records of the progress children have made and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Leaders and managers have worked hard to bring stability to the pre-school following a period of turbulence. The new manager has made a sound start in identifying the priorities for improvement and bringing about change. Safeguarding is effective. Staff are well qualified, training is up-to-date and they work well with other agencies to support children. Managers supervise staff on a regular basis. However, the current arrangements for the manager are inappropriate and training for individual professional development for staff is limited. A new electronic system to check the progress children are making is in place. Staff are becoming familiar with this and are confident that the new arrangements supports their work. Children who need help to progress get support through extra funding.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff do not have high enough expectations. Despite a wide range of fun activities there is a lack of challenge for the most-able children. Too often the expectations for all children are similar. For example, children are keen to find out how the robots work and experiment by pushing buttons and checking the battery. However, staff do not seize the opportunity to engage children further and build on their learning. Children become independent as they make a good attempt to put on rain capes and boots for outdoor play. They are kind to each other, listen to instructions and understand the importance of taking turns. Children enjoy joining in with rhymes and songs, and listening to stories. Parents appreciate the warm relationship children have with staff and how staff are sensitive to the emotional needs of their children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff are not consistent in managing children's behaviour. For example, children become excited as they play at being 'super heroes' and run around the room with various utensils from the home corner. Staff politely remind them to return the objects and children are apologetic. However, when this happens again it is not reinforced. Children enjoy physical exercise in the outdoors where they discuss and agree who will be next as they pass the hook and line to one another. The whole group cheer with delight when one of their friends manage to hook a dinosaur onto the line. Their physical skills develop well as they 'drive' cars around the track and play at 'catch'. Children recognise when they are too hot and need to cool down. They feel secure and able to take risks as they have good relationships with staff. The website states that the pre-school is 'fun, friendly and welcoming'. This is an accurate description.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make the best progress from their starting points as activities do not offer enough challenge for the most able children. Children of all ages develop confidence and settle easily at the pre-school. Younger children are inquisitive and are confident to explore and have a go at the different activities on offer. Older children are prepared well for school. They recognise the letters of their name and develop their counting skills as they sing number songs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493770 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1055649 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 21 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Euxton Pre-School CIC

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01257 230732

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Euxton Pre-School CIC was registered in 2015 and is situated in Euxton, Chorley. The pre- school is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm. The pre-school provides funded education for children aged two, three and four years. Most children attend term time only. The pre- school employs four members of staff, of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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