Willen Preschool

Willen Preschool Willen Pavilion, Portland Drive, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 9LP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2017 30 September 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 Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The committee does not take sufficient steps to ensure that all staff are suitable before they start working with children. Unchecked staff have unsupervised access to children. This places children at risk.  The committee fails to take effective action to address identified weaknesses in staff performance to improve experiences for children.  Staff deployment is ineffective and does not ensure children's safety.  Key persons do not work closely with parents to ensure that children's individual care and learning needs are met.  The committee fails to monitor the quality of teaching and learning. Children make inadequate progress, particularly those who are learning English as an additional language and those who have special educational needs.  Staff do not plan effectively to challenge children in their learning or follow their interests. Children do not get the necessary support in readiness for school.

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This provision is inadequate

 Staff do not make effective observations and assessments of children's progress and share this information with parents and professionals.  Self-evaluation is weak. The committee does not recognise weaknesses, including breaches in requirements.

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It has the following strengths

 Children eat nutritious snacks and develop some awareness of healthy lifestyles.

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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

 ensure staff whose suitability has not been checked are not left unsupervised with children 07/03/2017

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 follow effective vetting systems at all times to ensure that all staff are suitable and keep records to demonstrate how their suitability has been determined, with particular regard to gaining full and relevant information about previous employment 07/03/2017

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 improve the arrangements for staff supervision and professional development to ensure that staff offer good-quality learning and development experiences for children 07/03/2017

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 improve the effectiveness of staff deployment to meet children's care and learning needs and ensure their safety at all times 07/03/2017

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 ensure key persons build a close working relationship with parents to enable them to fully meet children's individual needs, including those who have special educational needs and those who speak English as an additional language 07/03/2017

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 monitor the educational programmes effectively to identify and target weaker aspects of learning to improve outcomes for all children 07/03/2017

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 plan challenging and enjoyable experiences that cover all the areas of learning and development effectively, taking account of the individual needs, interests and stage of development of each child 07/03/2017

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 ensure staff use observation and assessment to accurately identify where children are in their learning and what they need to learn next, and keep parents and others involved in children's care and learning regularly informed about their progress. 07/03/2017

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

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 make effective use of self-evaluation to accurately identify strengths and breaches in requirements to improve the quality of provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play during indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's assessment folders and records, and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the staff, children and parents at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and chairperson of the committee.  The inspector conducted a joint observation of teaching with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The committee fails to follow secure recruitment procedures and not all staff have been subject to thorough checks before starting at the pre-school. For example, the committee fails to obtain satisfactory references or explore staff's full employment history. Staff do not follow their risk assessment procedures for unchecked staff. On the day of the inspection, a child was left for a short time with a member of staff whose suitability had not been fully checked. Staff do, however, act promptly if they have a concern about a child's well-being outside the setting. They are aware of the procedures to follow and report any concerns to appropriate agencies. Staff do not have sufficient knowledge and understanding of how children learn, despite being qualified and having regular access to mentoring by the manager and to further training. Staff supervision has been ineffective in addressing ongoing weakness in teaching which has a detrimental

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

effect on the progress children make. The committee fails to support the manager in addressing staff underperformance. Monitoring of learning is ineffective. Staff do not identify gaps and help children catch up in readiness for school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not accurately identify children's stage of development or check how much progress they are making. They fail to plan sufficiently challenging activities and often leave children to play on their own without any adult support. The routines and organisation of the day are poor. For example, children find it hard to listen and concentrate during long group times and become bored before and after lunch as staff pack away the toys. Support for children who have special educational needs in particular is ineffective and places these children at a disadvantage in their learning. For example, staff fail to consistently implement strategies, such as visual timetables as recommended by professionals. Partnerships with parents to share information about children's learning are underdeveloped. Parents do not receive a clear summary of what their child can do or how they can support their child at home. This does not support children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and safeguarding have a negative impact on children's welfare and safety. Deployment of staff is ineffective. For example, staff often leave children to occupy themselves and fail to notice when groups of children shut themselves in the toilets as part of a game. Staff support younger children to manage their feelings, take turns and share toys. However the lack of staff supervision means some older children disrupt the learning of others. For example, children continually run indoors, slide under tables and spoil others' play. Key persons fail to gather information from parents to support children's individual needs. For example, staff are unsure of the names children are known by at home and the languages they speak.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children, particularly those who have special educational needs and those who are learning English as an additional language, are not making expected levels of progress. Older children lack the motivation to learn and fail to persevere at tasks. Younger children do not develop their confidence or language skills. All children are working significantly below where they should be for their age range, given their starting points. They do not acquire the skills they need for future learning and are ill-prepared for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY387996 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1084889 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Willen Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 30 September 2013 Telephone number 07545 549 998

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Willen Preschool registered in 2008. It operates from the Willen Pavilion in the Willen area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The pre-school is open each weekday in school term times from 9.15am to 11.45am and 12.15pm to 2.45pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 9.15pm to 1pm on Tuesday and Friday. It is also open from 11.45am to 12.15pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for lunch.The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are seven members of staff. The manager has a relevant level 4 qualification, five staff hold a qualification at level 3 and one member of staff has a qualification at level 2.

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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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