Little Smiles

Little Smiles Old Lakenham Community Centre, Harwood Road, NORWICH, NR1 2NG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 September 2016 Not applicable

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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

 The manager's evaluation of practice is effective and leads to ongoing improvements to provision. She seeks, and acts on the views of children, parents and other professionals to continually look at ways to improve provision.  Staff know the children well. They observe them regularly and make accurate assessments of their learning. Children take part in interesting and stimulating opportunities to help them to achieve their next steps in learning.  Children experience a wide range of activities in all areas of learning. They have plentiful opportunities to independently develop their early writing skills. They count and explore mathematical concepts during activities and develop a keen interest in books and stories.  Staff are good role models to children. They teach them to be polite and use good manners. Staff are consistent when managing children's behaviour and teach children to learn the rules and boundaries they must follow to keep them safe.

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This provision is good

 Staff accurately monitor children's progress and quickly identify concerns about children's development. Additional funding is used effectively to implement appropriate interventions to help raise children's level of achievement. This helps children to make even more rapid progress, for example, in developing their speech and language.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to build on children's ideas during play and activities.  Sometimes, staff do not adopt effective questioning techniques. They occasionally ask too many questions without giving children time to think and respond.

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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

 enhance children's learning even further and use staff interactions to promote consistently high levels of engagement and sustained learning opportunities  enhance teaching practice to the highest level, using effective questioning during activities to give children time to think and develop their response.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the pre-school manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the pre-school manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the pre-school's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector sampled a range of other documentation, including the learning and development records of children, the pre-school's policies and procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector spoke to children and a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager is committed to helping children to achieve to their full potential. She works closely with parents, providing support both within and outside of the setting. She runs an inclusive practice, often adapting what she provides to meet the individual needs of children and their families. She engages well with other professionals to give children good quality opportunities, and consistency in their learning and development. Safeguarding is effective. Secure procedures are in place to protect children from harm. Staff are fully aware of their responsibilities to keep children safe and know how to report any concerns they have about children's welfare. The manager actively encourages good attendance at the setting to help children to achieve well. The manager encourages a culture of mutual support for staff. They give each other feedback on their practice and share knowledge gained from additional training.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enthusiastically join in with activities which staff plan for them. They explore and develop their imagination during a play dough activity. They use resources provided to make a pretend birthday cake and proudly show off their achievements. Outdoors, children experiment with filling different sized containers as they investigate volume and capacity. Children enjoy sensory play as they paint with their hands and explore colour. They identify colour when staff perceptively relate the colour to children's favourite character to help them to remember. Staff develop effective partnership working with parents. They share information about children's learning and progress and support parents to continue learning at home. Parents value this exchange of information.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build secure bonds with staff. They seek staff out for support and reassurance where needed. Staff are responsive to children and meet their needs effectively. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff involve all children in welcoming new children to the setting. Staff encourage them to be kind and include new children in their play to help them to develop confidence and a sense of belonging. Children are secure in their routines. They communicate to each other when it is time to tidy up, complete the task and quickly settle together as a group to sing songs. Children become independent and manage their own self-care appropriately. They wash their hands before eating and benefit from healthy options at snack time. Children enjoy outdoor physical play as they ride-on bikes and climb. Staff are vigilant to keeping children safe and stay close, enabling children to take controlled risks. Children learn to share resources and wait for their turn,

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

staff are consistently on hand to help children to negotiate with each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children progress well from their starting points. They develop an interest to learn and engage well in activities, often showing high levels of concentration. Children are keen to join in and confident to have a go at activities to develop new skills. They develop good social skills and are happy to interact and play alongside their peers. This prepares children well for the next stage in their learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481877 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1001537 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Samantha Louise Dunn

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07799626417

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Little Smiles was registered in 2014. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 9am until midday on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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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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