Knott End and Preesall Pre-School

Knott End and Preesall Pre-School Huckleberrys, Pilling Lane, Preesall, POULTON-LE-FYLDE, Lancashire, FY6 0HG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2017 3 June 2013

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The deeply passionate and dedicated management and staff team establish excellent partnership working with parents and other professionals. They are committed in providing the very best for children and supporting them to make the highest possible progress.  Staff regularly seek the views of parents and children and use this information to help constantly drive improvements across the pre-school.  Excellent methods are used to accurately assess children's progress and ensure early support is initiated promptly where necessary. This means that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities are extremely well prepared for school.  The highly qualified staff work superbly well together. They share their expertise with less-qualified staff to ensure consistently high-quality practice is maintained throughout the pre-school.  The enthusiastic staff make children's learning fun and exciting. Children are thriving.

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This provision is outstanding

They revel in the exceptionally well-planned environment that ignites their appetite for learning.  Children are extremely confident, self-assured and resilient. They are eager and excited to join in and try new things.

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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 already superb environment to stimulate and enthuse children's thirst for 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 deputy manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the pre-school 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 outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a highly robust understanding of child protection issues. They are deployed extremely well throughout the day to meet each child's needs and keep them safe. There is a rigorous plan of training, evaluation and supervision sessions. This has a significant impact on the exceptional quality of teaching and learning. For example, following training, staff have a deep understanding of how to plan sensory play to stimulate children's learning. The team are keen to continue to plan innovative ways to encourage children's enthusiasm for learning. Additional funding has been used extremely effectively to provide carefully chosen resources. This has had a significant impact on children's early language and literacy skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Highly effective methods are used to promote partnership working with parents. Parents are kept extremely well informed about children's progress. Staff stimulate children's natural curiosity and inquisitiveness exceptionally well. They are highly skilled at supporting children to follow their own ideas. Staff know when to step in and offer help. Younger children show delight and fascination as they discover the variety of ways they can use wooden spoons. They closely observe pictures and marvel as they listen to different sounds they create. Older children show an eager disposition to solving problems and testing how things work. They show determination as they experiment with the water activity and discover how to unblock the obstruction. Children listen attentively to others and are keen to contribute their own ideas and suggestions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff provide an exceptionally welcoming and nurturing environment. They work closely with parents to get to know children well, and establish their care needs and routines from the start. This helps children form a very strong bond and attachment with staff and settle in extremely well. Children arrive with enthusiasm and develop excellent independence skills. They follow the superb hygiene routines, serve themselves their own lunch and see to their own toileting needs. Children's physical and emotional well-being is supported superbly. They learn to make healthy choices and the effect this has on their body. Children move their bodies with high levels of joy, energy and imagination. For example, children confidently dance and negotiate the large play equipment. They develop a growing understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, children use tools and equipment with care.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities are making substantial and sustained progress. They are extremely active and enthusiastic learners. Children are developing excellent skills and attitudes they need for future learning and their move on to school. They relish the close friendships they form and their behaviour is exemplary. Children are articulate communicators and are keen to celebrate their achievements with each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454994 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1066427 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 0 - 5 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 87 Name of registered person Knott-End and Preesall Pre-School

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Date of previous inspection 3 June 2013 Telephone number 01253812280

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Knott End and Preesall Pre-School was registered in 2012. The pre-school employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, 14 hold appropriate early years qualifications to at least level 2, including one staff member with early years professional status, one member holds a qualification at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 5, four hold a qualification at level 4 and five hold a qualification at level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday for 50 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports a number of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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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