Ke Steps Preschool Ltd

Ke Steps Preschool Ltd Hillview Community Centre, Ransom Road, Nottingham, NG3 3LJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 January 2017 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Action by the owner/manager to make improvements to areas identified for improvement, such as permanent staff levels, are not swift enough.  The owner/manager does not make sure that staff have a robust induction to their role and responsibilities at the pre-school and staff one-to-one meetings are not put to good use.  The deputy manager can not give sufficient focus to managing the setting, which she is required to do at present, in the absence of the owner/manager.  The owner/manager has not shared information with the deputy manager or other staff about children who receive extra funding, such as early years pupil premium.  Information held about children's development is not sophisticated enough to support managers' understanding of whether there are groups of children at risk of not making enough progress. As a result not all children make fast enough progress.

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It has the following strengths

 The deputy manager has high expectations of children and staff. Staff are strong role models to support children's behaviour and attitudes to learning.  Staff are experienced, skilled and knowledgeable. They have a secure knowledge of how young children learn and develop, and use this effectively in their work to support children to make progress.  Children settle very well and are confident, happy and independent.

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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

 make sure that staff receive induction training to help them to understand their roles and responsibilities from an appropriate manager or staff member, and that staff supervision provides support, coaching and training. 24/02/2017

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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

 improve the speed with which improvements are made, for example permanent staffing levels, so that the deputy manager can spend more time on management tasks, such as embedding performance management systems to support staff development  improve how information about extra funding is shared with staff so that planning for the children's needs can be made even more effective  develop the child tracking and monitoring systems so that there is a clear picture of any groups of children who are at risk of not meeting developmental milestones and action can be taken to address their needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors observed activities in the pre-school room and the outdoor play area.  The inspectors spoke to the deputy manager, members of staff and children at appropriates times during the inspection.  The inspectors took account of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspectors looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working at the nursery and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The deputy manager has acted as manager for two months. In that time she has conducted a detailed evaluation of the pre-school with staff. She has set ambitious targets for improvement that are supported by sensible prioritisation. Progress, however, is slow because the owner/manager has not acted quickly enough to provide the necessary resources. Reliance on agency staff to meet adult:child ratios, for example, requires the deputy manager to spend her time solely working alongside staff in the pre-school room taking her away from some managerial work. Staff have regular one-to-one meetings with their manager and their teaching is monitored. However, staff performance management systems are not yet supporting staff development. Safeguarding is effective. Staff know and understand the policies and procedures and have a secure understanding of the signs that indicate a child may be at risk of harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff's work with children is skilful and focused on the specific needs of the individual, while providing widely for children's all round development. Staff use what they know and what parents tell them about children's likes and current fascinations to plan experiences that spark children's interest. Under the deputy manager’s leadership, staff are keenly aware that a number of children need significant support in developing their speech and communication. Their approach to this is excellent for these children. Staff have slowed down their speaking, and allow children time to receive and decode what is being said to them. They support what they are saying with simple signs or deliberate gestures. For example, while pressing down on a shape she was sticking on a picture a staff member over emphasised the pressing action while repeating the word 'press'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children know, understand and follow the routines of their day very well. They respond positively to staff reminders about the pre-school rules, such as walking or marching indoors and not running. Children become engrossed in their play and confidently invite adults to join them. Good links are made between home and the pre-school with children taking the nursery teddy home with activities to do. Parents engage well with this, sharing information about their child in the process. Staff provide healthy morning snacks at the pre-school and children have daily access to outdoor play. There is a good balance of activities to develop children's large and fine motor skills.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing skills and understanding to support them in their future education. Children who are reluctant to speak and communicate are beginning to use gestures and single words to make their needs and wants known. Children frequently hear staff using mathematical language and see them modelling concepts such as addition. More able children can independently and accurately count up to five objects. The lack of information from the owner/manager about children in receipt of extra funding means that staff are unaware of the focus for the development of the children, how the funding is being used or the impact of the funding on children's progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478232 Local authority Nottingham City Inspection number 1077605 Type of provision Sessional 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 12 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Kyife Rebekah Oldham

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07507806581

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Ke Steps pre-school was registered in 2014. It operates from a community hall in the St Ann's area of Nottingham. The pre-school opens Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during school term times. Sessions are from 9.30am until 2.30pm. The setting employs four members of child care staff who all hold appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or above. The pre-school receives funding to provide nursery education to 2-, 3-and 4-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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