Little Greenfields Pre-School

Little Greenfields Pre- School Greenfields Church Hall, Greenfield Street, SHREWSBURY, SY1 2QD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 November 2016 14 February 2013

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider has failed to ensure that all staff are suitably checked and vetted. Information about the vetting of staff is not recorded in full. The provider has not checked staff's association with others. This means the arrangements to help ensure staff are suitable to work with children are not effective.  The provider is unable to demonstrate that they follow robust recruitment procedures because important records have not been kept.  Staff do not involve parents in the assessments of children's starting points for learning.  The processes for self-evaluation are not effective enough.

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It has the following strengths

 The new manager is committed to the improvement of practice.  Teaching is strong. Staff help to prepare the oldest children for school and enable younger children to develop strong foundations in their learning.  Staff support children who speak English as an additional language effectively. As a result, they make good progress in their communication and language development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 obtain an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for every member of staff 29/01/2017

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Due Date

 record staff's Disclosure and Barring Service check reference number, the date a disclosure was obtained and details of who obtained it 29/01/2017

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 implement robust procedures to ensure that no person who is disqualified is employed and that all staff are made aware that they may be disqualified if they live in the same household where another person who is disqualified lives or works 29/01/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that recruitment processes are robust enough to make sure that only those cleared as suitable to have regular contact with children are employed. 29/01/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 involve parents in the assessments of the starting points for children's learning and encourage them to share information about what children already know and can do when they first start  strengthen self-evaluation so that all the weaknesses in the quality of the provision are identified and swiftly addressed.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. He looked at children's records and discussed the monitoring of the progress of children.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider. The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of all those working on the premises. He discussed self-evaluation.  The inspector had a tour of the pre-school. He discussed procedures for assessing risks in the environment.  The inspector took account of parents' views. He also spoke with children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the provider.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Not all staff have been suitably vetted to help ensure they are suitable to work with children. The new manager has identified this and has taken appropriate action by ensuring unvetted staff do not have unsupervised contact with children. The provider has obtained a Disclosure and Barring Service check for most, but not all, staff. Not all required information about these checks is recorded. The provider is aware of safer recruitment guidelines. However, she does not do enough to ensure the safe recruitment of staff. For example, not all staff have references taken up to help check their suitability. The provider is aware of the requirement to check if any staff lives in a household where a disqualified person lives or works. However, she has not yet done so. Staff have attended child protection training and have a secure knowledge of how to protect children from possible abuse or neglect.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Performance management systems are in place to review staff practice and identify training to improve teaching. Staff have recently attended training on promoting equality and diversity in the pre-school. They have used this new knowledge to support children who speak English as an additional language more effectively. For example, staff now use non-verbal communication methods to develop children's confidence to talk in English. The manager is engaging well with the local authority adviser to help her develop practice. However, the arrangements for self-evaluation have not so far been robust enough to make sure areas of weak provision are identified and addressed promptly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff monitor children's learning effectively to identify those who are not making the expected progress. Staff are able to identify gaps in children's learning swiftly and make the necessary interventions, such as adapting teaching and working with parents to help children catch up. Staff skilfully adapt their teaching to meet the needs of younger and older children. They promote older children's mathematical development and early writing skills effectively. Children recognise the shapes circle, square, triangle and star as they colour in the shapes on a Christmas tree picture. Staff help children to overcome challenges. They demonstrate how to hold a pencil correctly. Staff role model holding it in their own hand and then help children to form the correct grip around the pencil. Parents are kept well informed about their children's progress and staff give them ideas of how to continue their children's learning. However, parents are not supported well enough to be

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

involved in assessing what children already know and can do when they first start at the pre-school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Due to a number of breaches of safeguarding and welfare requirements, children's safety is not adequately promoted. Nevertheless, staff work hard to create a welcoming environment where children are motivated and engaged in their learning. Children's good behaviour is celebrated and rewarded by staff. For example, staff give children stickers when they have behaved well, encouraging their ongoing good behaviour. Arrangements to settle children in when they first start attending the pre-school are effective. As a result, they settle quickly and become confident to explore the environment, selecting toys to play with independently. Staff take children on daily walks and outings. This helps children get fresh air and exercise. Well-implemented hygiene routines help children to learn the importance of good and regular handwashing.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress in their learning. Children are expressive and creative. They sing together in a group to practise their Christmas songs, following actions and using musical instruments. Staff help children create with a purpose. Children use a range of tools to create star-shaped Christmas tree decorations. They are becoming aware of colours, identifying the stars as the colour yellow. Children concentrate to complete activities from beginning to end. They share colouring pencils and take turns with popular toys, such as trains and dolls. This helps to prepare children for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452336 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1066242 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Little Greenfields Pre-School CIC

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 14 February 2013 Telephone number 01743358161

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Little Greenfields Pre-School was registered in 2012. The pre-school employs five members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3. The pre-school opens Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. 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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