Great Bedwyn Pre-school and Toddlers

Great Bedwyn Pre-school and Toddlers Village Hall, Frog Lane, Great Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3PB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 September 2016 12 October 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Leaders and staff have addressed the areas for development identified at the previous inspection successfully. For example, they have made improvements to the ways in which they use systems of observation, assessment and monitoring to plan for children's learning. They ensure that children are challenged to make good progress in their learning.  Leaders and staff support children well. They work in effective partnerships with other settings children attend. Staff understand the importance of supporting less confident and younger children to help them make good progress.  Parents are fully included in their children's learning. For example, they are encouraged to contribute their ideas towards planning for children's development. Staff use a variety of effective ways to inform parents about their children's achievements in the setting.  Children behave well and demonstrate good levels of respect and concern for others.

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This provision is good

For example, they notice when their friends may need help, such as carrying wet paintings to the drying rack, and they take an active part in tidying away their toys.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Outdoors, the resources are not always easy for children to choose from to enable them to be fully independent.  Staff reflect on one another's practice but leaders do not use this information effectively to share good practice and raise teaching skills to the highest level.

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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

 improve the organisation of some of the resources so that children can choose them more easily, to increase their independence  build on opportunities for staff to reflect on their own and one another's practice to improve teaching skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the activities and the quality of teaching throughout the setting.  The inspector held discussions with the leadership team and spoke with children and staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including staff suitability checks, self-evaluation, observation, assessment, planning records, and documentation linked to checking children's progress.  The inspector conducted a joint observation of staff practice with the manager.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders ensure all staff understand how to keep children safe and protect them from harm. Staff are knowledgeable about what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Leaders check that staff are suitable to work with children. They use effective processes to help new staff to become familiar with their roles and responsibilities. Leaders monitor children's progress carefully and identify and address any gaps in learning promptly. Overall, leaders support the well-qualified staff through meetings and training to update their professional knowledge.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff help children to develop a good understanding of the natural world. For example, children learn about growing their own produce and enjoy harvesting tomatoes to eat. Children are curious and wonder what creatures have been 'munching' some of the tomatoes in the garden. Staff skilfully extend children's communication and language. For example, they encourage children to talk about the constructions they make. Staff help children to develop a good understanding of positional language. For example, when children introduce small world figures to their constructions they learn about concepts such as 'next to', 'inside' and 'above' in their play. Staff offer good opportunities for children to develop their listening skills. Children take part in enjoyable physical activities to music where they listen carefully to instructions to move their bodies.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop good self-esteem through the praise they receive for their contributions. They display a huge sense of pride as their names are moved along the rocket reward board. Children develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, staff discuss the benefits of eating fruit and the healthy options they provide at snack time to help ensure their good health and well-being. Children have a good understanding about keeping themselves safe in the warm weather. They talk about the importance of sitting in the shade when it is very sunny.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in the setting. They are motivated learners and enjoy exploring and discovering. For example, they notice detailed things in the natural world, such as spiders' webs. They observe carefully and comment on how the creatures they find in the garden, such as snails, move. Children use their understanding of the world to discuss how things happen. For example, they moved a drying rack of wet paintings into the sunshine because they knew that the heat from the sun would help them to dry quicker. Children develop important skills to help them in their future learning and the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 146027 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1030835 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 19 Name of registered person Great Bedwyn Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 12 October 2015 Telephone number 01672 870179

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Great Bedwyn Pre-school and Toddlers registered in 1968. The setting operates from the village hall in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire. It is open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9.15am to 2.45pm, and on Friday from 9.15am to 12.15pm. There is a stay and play toddler group session on Wednesday from 9.15am until 11.30am. The setting receives funding for free early years education for children aged, two, three and four years. There are four members of staff working with the children. Of these, one holds an early years qualification at level 4, two hold a qualification at level 3, and one holds a qualification at level 2.

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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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