Barrow Hill Pre-School

Barrow Hill Pre-School The Tenant's Hall, Barrow Hill Estate, Allitsen Road, London, NW8 7BD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 February 2017 4 November 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 dedicated and knowledgeable. Strong leadership and effective team working contribute to an efficient, well-organised provision.  The manager and staff carefully observe children and monitor their progress. This helps them to quickly identify children who may need additional support and put strategies in place to help them catch up. All children make good progress from their different starting points. The manager works effectively with other professionals, when needed.  Staff work effectively with parents. Parents receive daily information about their children's care, learning and development. Parents say that they feel supported and can ask for help and advice, if needed.  Staff are warm, kind and welcoming. They are polite to each other and are good role models for children. Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively.  Children have interesting opportunities to learn about each other and their local

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This provision is good

community. This helps them learn about their similarities and differences.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not make the most of opportunities to help children explore and learn about the natural world.  Sometimes, children are not provided with enough time to think through and express their own ideas.

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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 further opportunities for children to experience and explore the natural world  provide more time for children to think and express their ideas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed a variety of activities throughout the pre-school, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector talked to children, parents and staff to gather their views.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager.  The inspector looked at a selection of policies, children's records, documents relating to the suitability checks of staff and the pre-school's self-evaluation document.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a confident understanding of the indicators which may cause concern for a child's welfare and know the procedures to follow. They have completed training about how to identify children who may be at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas or behaviours. The manager supports staff's professional development, for example, by providing regular training. Staff make good use of training to continue to extend their skills and knowledge. For example, training in signing has helped them support children's communication and language skills, including those children who have special educational needs and those who are learning English as an additional language. The manager makes good use of additional funding to meet children's individual needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff offer children high quality play and learning experiences. Children benefit from stimulating and interesting activities. For example, they print winter pictures of 'snow' using pieces of bubble wrap. This excites them and they explore the activity with enthusiasm. Parents are encouraged to extend their children's learning at home. For instance, children take home story sacks containing favourite books and resources. Young children are well supported in their physical development. Older children explore their early writing skills, such as when using chalk to draw on the ground and walls outside. Children have access to a wide variety of books, including factual books. This helps them learn that they can find information from books as well as enjoy stories.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff gather and use children's views to make improvements tailored to their needs. For example, children are keen to use the new toy kitchen equipment they asked for. Staff support children's physical development well. For example, children ride tricycles, kick footballs and play hide-and-seek. Children learn about a healthy lifestyle, including independently washing their hands before eating and after playing outside. Staff carry out detailed risk assessments and teach children about how to stay safe. For example, they teach children to go up and down stairs carefully. Children are secure in their relationships with staff and happily turn to them when they need help and support.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for the next stages of their learning, including school. They use their mathematical skills well, such as to paint a snowman using 'circles'. Children are keen to share their play and learning with others. For instance, they role play 'doctors' and draw nearby adults into their play. Children access resources independently and are motivated learners. They devise games together and play cooperatively, spontaneously taking turns.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY462135 Local authority Westminster Inspection number 1063510 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Barrow Hill Pre-School

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Date of previous inspection 4 November 2013 Telephone number 02077225455

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Barrow Hill Pre-School re-registered in 2013. The pre-school is open each weekday from 8.45am to 3.30pm, term time only. There are five members of staff; of these, one member of staff holds a relevant qualification at level 5 and two further staff hold qualifications at level 3. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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