Rainbow's End - Ingoldmells Pre-School

Rainbow's End - Ingoldmells Pre-School Ingoldmells Academy, Simpson Court, Ingoldmells, SKEGNESS, Lincolnshire, PE25 1PS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 March 2017 12 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 has a good overview of the progress individual and groups of children make. She ensures that gaps in learning are quickly identified and addressed to help children make good progress from their starting points.  The manager and staff work well with the schools that children move on to. They take children to use their facilities, so they become familiar with the new environment.  Staff plan a varied and interesting range of experiences, stimulating children's learning. They differentiate group times according to the ages of the children. This helps children to be engaged in the right level of learning, appropriate for their age.  Staff promote children's independence well. Children help to prepare fruit for snack time and wash their plates afterwards.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although staff attend training and demonstrate good levels of knowledge and skill, their professional development is not focused sharply enough on raising the quality of teaching to an exceptional level, so children achieve as much as possible in their learning.  Staff do not involve parents as much as possible in assessing the starting points for children's learning. They do not ask them to share information about what their child already knows and can do.

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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

 enhance arrangements for professional development to help raise the quality of teaching to an exceptional level, in order to secure the highest level of achievement for children  involve parents more fully in the assessments of the starting points for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the pre-school manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the pre-school manager and area manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager has effective self-evaluation systems in place to reflect accurately on practice. Information received from parents and staff helps her to identify areas to develop. The recruitment process for new staff is robust in helping ensure their suitability to work with children. They are supported well in their roles. The manager helps staff further through supervision meetings. She discusses with key persons how they can help to close any gaps in their key children's learning. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The management team places a high priority on the safety of children. Staff understand their responsibility to protect children from harm. The manager works well in partnership with other agencies to promote children's safety and welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children's developing language skills effectively. They readily chat to them and encourage children to join in with familiar rhymes and songs. Staff use observations effectively to help them identify children's next steps in learning. They share this information with parents, to keep them well informed of their children's progress and help them guide their learning at home. Additional funding is used effectively and in consultation with parents to help close any gaps in children's learning. Staff help children to develop their understanding of technology. They ask children if they can remember how to switch on toys and music players. Staff encourage children to share and take turns. They listen to action songs with children and demonstrate different physical movements for children to copy. Children develop good listening skills and follow instructions. Staff weave mathematical language into children's play. They ask children to count the number

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

of skittles they have knocked over and help children to solve problems in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have well-established relationship with staff. Their emotional well-being is promoted well. Staff regularly discuss the rules of the pre-school with children to help them understand how to keep themselves safe. Children say, 'we might fall over' when asked what could happen if they run inside. Staff record children's acts of kindness and share these with everyone at the end of the session. This helps to raise children's self- esteem and promotes positive behaviour. Staff help children to develop their understanding of healthy eating. Together, they plant and grow vegetables in the garden and use these to make soup. Staff provide children with real vegetables to use in their role play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children think for themselves and make decisions about their play. They are confident to talk to staff about their interests. Children learn key skills in readiness for their move on to school. Older children develop their early writing skills as they make marks on paper. They confidently talk to staff about what they have drawn. Children enjoy being physically active outdoors. All children, including those in receipt of funding, make good progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY277837 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1064528 Type of provision Full-time 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 20 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Pre-School Learning Alliance

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Date of previous inspection 12 November 2013 Telephone number 01754 871835

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Rainbow's End - Ingoldmells Pre-School was registered in 2004. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 5. The pre-school opens during term time only. Sessions are Monday to Thursday from 9am until 3pm and Friday from 9am until midday. The pre- school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-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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