Humpty Dumpty Preschool Playgroup

Humpty Dumpty Preschool Playgroup Thistle Hall, St. Winfrid's Church, Salisbury Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 3JA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 November 2016 14 January 2016

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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

 Staff have worked hard since the last inspection to make all the required improvements. The management team is strong and staff work well together to lead the setting.  Children thoroughly enjoy their time at pre-school. Particularly good support is given to children who prefer to learn outside.  The quality of teaching is good. Staff are skilled in responding to children's interests. They help children learn through well planned, challenging activities.  Children form very warm relationships with the staff. New, younger children, and those who are less confident, look to familiar staff for comfort and reassurance. This supports children's emotional needs well.  Parents are fully involved in their children's learning and development. They praise the staff highly and confirm how much their children benefit from attending pre-school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not yet monitor their practice precisely enough to improve teaching to an outstanding level.  Procedures for reviewing the quality of the pre-school and setting areas for improvement are not embedded sufficiently well. This means actions plans are not focused enough to drive standards to an outstanding 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

 develop the use of monitoring to improve teaching to an outstanding level  use self-evaluation more precisely to review practice and set relevant targets to achieve an outstanding level of provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching both inside and outside.  The inspector talked to staff about how they update their knowledge and skills and understand how to support children's learning and development.  The inspector accompanied children and staff on a visit to the nearby woodland for a planned activity.  The inspector took account of written feedback from parents provided for the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including children's learning journeys and staff training records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Concerted action has been taken since the last inspection and this has led to significant improvements, especially in the promotion of children's mathematical and literacy awareness. Supervision meetings and training opportunities are used well to develop staff practice. Funding is used appropriately to specifically target the needs of children who need extra help. For example, staff are completing specialist training to help support children's speaking and listening skills. Additional resources have been purchased to enable children to benefit from high quality outdoor learning. This is particularly relevant for those children who have fewer opportunities to play outside at home. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have completed relevant training and fully understand their role in keeping children safe. The premises are fully secure and staff are vigilant in supervising children closely. Good procedures are in place to make sure children learn how to use the internet

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make full use of every opportunity to support and enrich children's learning and development. Accurate checks are completed to make sure every child is making progress from their individual starting points. Staff work closely with parents and other agencies when children need extra support. This means no child gets left behind and any emerging gaps in their learning start to close. Full use is made of the outside environment to extend children's learning. Weekly outings and visits within the local area inspire children and help to broaden their experiences. For example, on the day of inspection, children thoroughly enjoyed a walk to the nearby woodland to collect autumn leaves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and confident and develop good social skills. They make friends easily and are keen to welcome new children into the group. Children behave very well as the quality of teaching is good. They remain interested in activities and concentrate well. The pre-school is regarded as an integral part of the local community. For example, pre-school children recently attended the local Remembrance Day service and were praised for their behaviour. They make frequent visits to the pre-school’s allotment where they develop a real understanding of how to grow fruits and vegetables. These opportunities help children learn about the local community where they live and begin to understand the role of others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a real thirst for learning and are motivated to try new things. They show patience when things do not work the first time and staff gently support them to have another go. For example, when younger children struggle to make the train track fit together, they carefully work how to do this. Staff promote children's language and communication skills well. This means children gain good speaking and listening skills and convey their needs easily. Those who need extra support with their language confidently use different methods to communicate, which staff understand well. Children leave the pre-school with a good range of skills which help them become ready for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 507865 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1037407 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 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Colbury Preschool Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 14 January 2016 Telephone number 07790144539

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Humpty Dumpty Pre-School has been established in the Totton area of Southampton since 1966. It operates from a church hall and opens from Tuesday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9am to 3pm. The pre-school supports children with special educational needs and accepts funding for early years education for children aged two, three and four years. A team of four staff work with children, all of whom 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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