Little Owls Pre-School & Nursery

Little Owls Pre-School & Nursery Little Owls Pre School & Nursery, Witchampton Methodist Church, Chapel Row, Witchampton, WIMBORNE, Dorset, BH21 5AL

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 October 2016 4 March 2013

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The manager works directly with the children and staff and provides a very strong role model. She mentors staff and students working towards qualifications and has high expectations. The quality of teaching is consistently good and continually improving.  Staff have important partnerships with parents and other early years providers. They actively work together effectively to ensure consistent care and learning for children.  Children's behaviour is exemplary and staff praise them for their excellent sharing. Through the outstanding key-person system children are emotionally secure. This provides an excellent base for children to explore and gain confidence.  The excellent organisation of resources enables children to become independent learners, making choices and extending their ideas. Children have every opportunity to be independent, make decisions and manage age-appropriate tasks.  Staff make continual observations of children's achievements and use this information

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This provision is good

well to plan for each child's unique learning needs. They use children's interests well to engage children and motivate them to learn. Children make good progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not seek comprehensive information from parents on children's development prior to them starting at the group, to have a full picture of how to plan from the start.  The manager's system to monitor the overall progress of children does not include different groups of children to enable staff to plan specifically for their needs.

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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

 increase the information gained from parents on children's development when they first start, to plan even more effectively straight away  develop the system to monitor children's development to include different groups of children and plan for their specific learning needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector had a meeting with the manager and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector took account of the group's self-evaluation and spoke with parents, staff and children.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff implement the policies thoroughly to keep children safe. All staff attend safeguarding training and know the procedures to follow should they have a concern a child may be at risk of harm. The manager meets regularly with staff to discuss practice and their professional development. Following training, staff have reviewed how they support children's communications skills and made effective changes. For example, they use photographs to stimulate conversations and ensure they speak to children at their level. Staff continually evaluate and look for better ways of working that will enhance outcomes for children. For example, they are extending the opportunities for children's outdoor learning to provide greater use of the natural world. Staff keep parents well informed of their children's next stages of development to support learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know the children well and engage them in purposeful discussions. Staff help children to think about alternative ways to use resources and what to do if they do not have something they need. For example, children make their own coins, choosing the materials and practising their cutting skills. Staff encourage children to persevere with tasks, using trial and error to solve problems for themselves. For example, children complete puzzles and work out that they need more glue to stop pieces falling off their picture. Staff support children well in understanding how one thing can have an effect on another. For example, children notice that foam makes the toy cars slippery.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff implement excellent procedures to support children's well-being. They raise children's self-esteem expertly. For example, they ask children 'how did you know how to do that?' and 'you are so clever, can you show me how to do that?' Staff enable children to extend their imaginations and develop high levels of concentration. For example, the role play area has a wide range of materials that can be used in a variety of ways, which sustains children's interest and extends their ideas. Children thrive in the healthy environment and learn to keep themselves safe. For example, children carry out risk assessments with staff and prepare the shopping list for healthy snacks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills that prepare them well for their next stage of learning and school. For example, they learn to recognise their names and link sounds with letters. They independently use books and practise their early writing skills. Children recognise shapes and use mathematical language. Children are very confident and independent. They are creative and develop their imagination well. Children enjoy their learning. They learn to value each other's differences and work together harmoniously.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 144342 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1061488 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 14 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Little Owls Pre-School & Nursery Committee

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Date of previous inspection 4 March 2013 Telephone number 01258 840 042

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Little Owls Pre-School & Nursery registered in 1993. The group operates from Witchampton, near Wimborne, Dorset. The group is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm, during term time only. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are four members of staff. The manager holds an early years qualification at degree level. Two staff hold an early years qualification at level 3 and one is working towards a qualification at level 3.

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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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