Sunbeams Preschool and Kids Club

Sunbeams Preschool and Kids Club Newton on Trent Junior CE Primary School, High Street, Newton-on-Trent, LINCOLN, LN1 2JS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2016 24 May 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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The manager is new in the post and has established positive relationships with staff and children. She identifies plans for future improvements and gathers feedback from parents and staff to help her to continually evaluate practice. This helps to improve outcomes for children.  Staff help children to be prepared for their move on to school. For example, they engage children in conversations about school and help them to develop social skills during mealtimes.  Children make good progress in their communication and language skills. They listen well and follow simple instructions. Their vocabulary is increasing. For example, children learn the names of new foods they eat for lunch.  Children are independent and increasingly learning to do things for themselves. For example, they help to tidy away resources and serve their own snacks and meals.  Children develop good physical skills. They move their bodies to music and join in with

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not fully involve parents in helping them to identify what children already know and can do when they first start, in order to help inform their initial assessments.  Staff do not always use assessment findings to plan precisely enough for every child to be highly challenged and helped to make rapid progress in all aspects of their learning.

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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

 gather more detailed information from parents about children's prior learning to help inform staff's assessment of the starting points for their future learning  refine the use of assessments to plan more precisely so all children are highly challenged, in order to promote their rapid progress in all aspects of their learning.

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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 discussions with the pre-school manager, assistant manager and owner.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the pre-school's policies and procedures, training certificates and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms of abuse. They have attended training to help them identify if children are being drawn into circumstances that put them at significant risk. The manager monitors the progress of individual children. She works with staff to identify strategies that help to close any gaps in learning. The manager monitors staff's teaching practice and provides them with support through supervision meetings and by working alongside them. Staff share information received from training with each other to improve outcomes for all children. The pre-school has developed strong links with the schools that children move on to. Staff share information about children's learning to support continuity in teaching. Teachers from the school visit the children, who also go with staff to visit the school. Staff know what older children are learning in the school and complement this in the out-of-

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know the children very well and provide them with activities and resources to support their learning. Staff use observations to establish children's levels of learning and to identify what they need to learn next. They know when to stand back and observe children and when to become involved in their play. Children explore different textures. Staff ask them to mix flour and water and talk about how the mixture feels. Children say that it is slimy and soft. Children talk confidently about their experiences. Staff weave mathematical language into children's play. They ask children if they know the day of the month and older children join them in counting to twenty three. Parents comment positively about the pre-school and talk about the friendly staff, who keep them informed about what their children are learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are good role models. They provide activities that encourage children to share and take turns. Older children help staff to develop rules and boundaries. Children's comments are displayed on the wall to reinforce positive behaviour. Children show good levels of understanding about walking safely, lining up and wearing coats and hats to keep warm and dry outside. Children demonstrate a clear sense of belonging because staff actively take account of their views and opinions. Children quickly settle when they arrive and form strong bonds with their key person. They show high levels of confidence and relish the opportunity to engage with visitors. Children learn about how to keep themselves safe. Staff talk to children about road safety when they go for walks into the community. Children know how to use knives safely to cut up fruit and recognise safety signs in the environment.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those in receipt of funding, make good progress. Children are very polite and use good manners. Children explore and learn about the natural environment outside. They dig in soil and talk to staff about worms and spiders.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453095 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1066292 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 - 8 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Sunflower Smile Limited

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Date of previous inspection 24 May 2013 Telephone number 01777228338

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Sunbeams Preschool and Kids Club was registered in 2012. The pre-school employs three members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, one at level 3 and one at level 5. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It also provides out-of-school care for older 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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