Pippa's Group

Pippa's Group Pells C of E Primary School, Landport Road, LEWES, East Sussex, BN7 2SU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2017 10 December 2014

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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

 There are very strong partnerships in place with professionals and with local schools. For example, staff make very good use of the knowledge and expertise of speech therapists. They work together closely to further support children who need extra help with their communication and language skills.  Staff successfully support children's emotional well-being. Consequently, children are happy, confident and settled. They behave very well and are kind and considerate of others.  The managers and staff monitor the development of individual, and groups of, children closely. They quickly identify children who may be at risk of falling behind and support them well to help them catch up.  The managers use self-evaluation well to help improve the quality of care and teaching. They effectively include the views of parents, children and early years professionals and accurately identify areas for further improvement.

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This provision is good

 Parent partnerships are strong. Staff share valuable information with parents and are very supportive of individual needs. Parents are engaged in their children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Planning is not consistently used to sharply focus on all children's next steps in learning, to help them make the very best progress they can.  Staff do not make the most of opportunities to support children's understanding of how they can help themselves to be healthy.

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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

 continue to develop the way planning is used, to consistently support children's next steps in learning and help children to make even greater progress  provide further opportunities to support children's understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practices and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff, children and parents.  The inspector reviewed some of the setting's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures.  The inspector sampled children's development information and records.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager and discussed children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The managers work well together and successfully lead the enthusiastic staff team. They create detailed action plans and make positive changes to improve the experiences of the children. For example, staff received 'forest schools' training and have introduced exciting weekly outdoor sessions. They use this time to support children's awareness of safety, imagination and physical skills as they explore nature and wildlife. The managers have regular meetings with staff to discuss their practice and offer further coaching and support to help improve their skills. Safeguarding is effective. All staff are up to date with current legislation and procedures and fully understand their responsibility to protect children. They know who to contact if they have any concerns about children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff get to know children very well and effectively use their interests to motivate them in their learning. Staff use their interactions with children to help extend their thinking and learning. For example, they introduced new words such as 'pipette' and 'projection' as children explored water. They then challenged children to carefully use the pipettes to squirt water at targets in the water tray. Staff support children's mathematical skills well. For example, they encouraged children to count and compare sizes as they explored scented playdough. Staff support children's language development very well and encourage plenty of meaningful conversation about their interests.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

All staff are very caring, positive and calm with children and build strong bonds with them. Children develop good social skills and make positive friendships. For example, they worked well together to build a town scene and excitedly discussed where to place the roads and buildings. Children are very independent and enjoy taking responsibility for different tasks, such as preparing their snack and registering their names when they arrive. Children enjoy plenty of exercise and play in the well-equipped and stimulating outdoor area. They develop good physical skills, such as when completing challenging obstacle courses. Staff support children's hygiene and safety very well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop positive attitudes towards learning and are willing to give things a go. They concentrate well and pay attention to detail. For example, children took their time completing puzzles and carefully matched the picture pieces. Children confidently express themselves and share their ideas. They enjoy listening to stories and help staff to work out what might happen next. Children are imaginative in their play, such as when acting out different scenarios with dinosaurs. They have a strong understanding of technology and confidently helped staff to take photographs of the dinosaur scene that they had created. Children quickly gain the skills needed for their future learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY365910 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1084898 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 20 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Pippa's Group Committee

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Date of previous inspection 10 December 2014 Telephone number 01273 483 992

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Pippa's Group @ Pells C of E Primary School registered in 2008. It is located within the grounds of Pells Church of England Primary School in Lewes, East Sussex. The pre-school is open between 9am and 3pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and between 9am and 12pm on Tuesday, Friday during term time only. The setting employs seven staff, of whom one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6, five at level 3 and one at level 2. The setting receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four.

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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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