Tackley Pre-School

Tackley Pre-School c/o Tackley C of E Primary School, 42 St. Johns Road, Tackley, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 3AP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 October 2016 10 September 2013

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The manager and the chair of the committee have an excellent understanding of the strengths of the setting. They continually reflect on the quality of practice and provision. They use feedback from parents, children and staff highly effectively to make changes that improve the setting for the benefit of the children.  Staff consider and plan the environment carefully to ensure children enjoy an impressive range of rich learning opportunities that entice them to master skills that prepare them exceptionally well for school. All children are highly motivated to learn.  The quality of teaching is consistently outstanding and, as a result, all children make excellent progress in their learning.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. The staff and parents alike value these positive relationships. Staff keep parents very well informed about their children's progress and actively encourage parents to support their children's learning at home.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children thrive in pre-school as staff provide a nurturing environment. Staff meet children's physical and emotional needs incredibly well and are excellent role models. Children's behaviour is exemplary.  Highly effective observations and assessments of children's achievements help staff to plan exciting and effective programmes of education. Children are extremely happy and confident. Children are active learners and eagerly engage in their play.

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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

 extend further the already excellent opportunities for those children who learn best outside to explore and challenge themselves in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector conducted a joint observation of a planned activity with a member of staff and discussed children's learning and development.  The inspector spoke to the nominated person, the manager, staff, parents and children.  The inspector reviewed the effectiveness of assessments of children's learning, and how staff plan to support individual progress.  The inspector sampled documents and records, including safeguarding procedures, and assessed staff's understanding of how to implement these.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The manager and the chair of the committee have developed a very ambitious culture that effectively drives forward improvement to benefit children. For example, they have identified opportunities to re-develop the outside area. The manager identifies staff training needs through a highly effective system of observation, supervision and appraisal. The manager monitors children's individual progress and the progress made by groups of children accurately and thoroughly. She ensures appropriate support is put in place swiftly where any gaps in learning are identified. Safeguarding is effective. The manager, committee and staff implement extensive policies and procedures to protect children's welfare. They keep up to date with local safeguarding guidance and have a precise knowledge of what to do should a child be at risk of harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff use a system of assessment that reflects a high level of review and planning, with a consistent cycle of high quality observations. They plan activities and resources very thoughtfully to ignite children's interest and curiosity and help them make clear connections in their learning. Children are highly motivated and become deeply involved in their play. For example, children thoroughly enjoy experimenting with the water, scooping and pouring the water and using cause and effect. They use syringes to find out how high they can direct the water, when pushing it through the syringe.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The excellent key-person system supports children extremely well in settling into the pre- school. Children and their families form very strong bonds with the staff and feel secure. Staff have an excellent understanding of the impact that children's well-being has on their development and learning. Staff organise the environment exceptionally well, for example, to enable children to make choices and lead their play. As they grow in confidence, children make their own decisions and gain high self-esteem. Children develop an excellent awareness that some choices are safer and healthier than others. For example, they discuss how milk helps to develop their muscles, know to compost fruit after snack, and understand that they need to exit the pre-school quickly when the fire alarm sounds.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly confident and independent. They make excellent progress and are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their education. Children write competently, having excellent opportunities to do so in all areas of the pre-school. They count and understand numbers very well. The excellent focus on children's physical development outside supports their health and well-being very successfully.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 133493 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 1061368 Type of provision Full-time 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 16 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Tackley Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 10 September 2013 Telephone number 01869 331447

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Tackley Pre-School has occupied its present site since 2011. It first opened in 1972 as a playgroup. The pre-school operates from premises in the grounds of Tackley C of E Primary School, in Tackley, Oxfordshire. Opening times are 8.45am to 2.45pm Monday to Thursday and 8.45am to 11.45am on Friday. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre- school employs seven staff, five of whom have appropriate qualifications in early years. The manager has a primary teaching qualification. Two members of staff are currently working towards a qualification at level 3 and one at level 7.

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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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