Tiddlywinks Pre-School @ Petts Wood

Tiddlywinks Pre-School @ Petts Wood GEA Hall, Woodhurst Avenue, Orpington, BR5 1AR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2017 13 June 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

 The provider and staff work very effectively as a team. They support and encourage the children, who are well motivated to learn, and all of them make good progress in their development.  Staff provide a broad range of activities and experiences. Children are happy in this secure, friendly and caring pre-school. They are keen to explore indoor and outdoor activities.  Children form strong bonds with the staff, which supports their emotional needs very well. They settle quickly, soon gain confidence and look to familiar staff for reassurance.  Children respond well to praise from staff. They behave well and are helpful and polite.  The provider and staff provide strong support to children and their families, especially those who speak English as an additional language.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Activities in the outdoor learning area are not consistently effective in supporting children who learn best outside.  Staff do not consistently provide opportunities for children to explore and learn about the natural world and the environment.

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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

 improve the organisation of the outdoor area to ensure the needs of those children who learn best outdoors are fully met  increase opportunities for children to explore and investigate different resources and the world around them further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider. She discussed self-evaluation and looked at relevant documentation, including children's progress records, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to a small group of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector talked to staff and children at various times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff display a good knowledge about the procedures to follow should they have concerns about a child, including being at risk from extreme behaviour and views. The provider uses robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. The provider regularly monitors staff practice and supports their professional development. For example, they have attended training about how to support children's language development more effectively. The provider monitors and assesses children's progress which helps to identify any areas in their learning that require extra support. Self-evaluation helps towards the continuing improvement of the setting. Partnerships with parents are good and help to ensure consistency in children's learning. Parents speak highly of the pre-school and say they are pleased with the progress their children are making. The pre-school has established good working

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

partnerships with other professionals and child carers to help enable them to provide all children with good consistency of care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a stimulating environment where children become absorbed fully in their chosen activities. They use skilful questioning to engage positively with children. Children have good opportunities to further develop their communication skills as they learn new words. For example, during a 'what's in the box' activity they describe what object they are touching. This also helps support their listening skills and confidence in speaking in groups. Children quickly learn to recognise their name as they select their name card for self-registration. Where children need extra help to achieve further, staff identify this well and plan to help them make progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have great fun at this setting. They enjoy playing outdoors, and confidently use large and small equipment and tools. This helps promote their physical development. Staff encourage children to build on their growing awareness about the benefits of a balanced diet and physical activity for a healthy lifestyle. Staff are good role models and teach children the importance of sharing and taking turns. They are also expected to respect others and be kind to each other. Staff know the children very well and this helps them meet their individual learning and care needs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are active learners. They develop good speaking skills. For example, they listen to and repeat new words. Children develop good mathematical skills as they discover different number concepts, such as adding and taking away. They are supported very well for their move to the next stage in their learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY467241 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1069635 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 30 Number of children on roll 38 Name of registered person Victoria Parker

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Date of previous inspection 13 June 2014 Telephone number 07909991595

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Tiddlywinks Pre-School has been open for several years and registered under the current ownership in 2013. It operates from a Hall in Orpington, Kent. Opening hours are every weekday from 9am to 2.30pm, during term time only. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. They also receive Early Years Pupil Premium funding. The pre-school employs six members of staff, most of whom hold appropriate childcare qualifications. The manager holds a foundation degree in Childhood Studies.

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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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