Shenley Lodge Pre-School

Shenley Lodge Pre-School 5 Faraday Drive, Shenley Lodge, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 7DE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 March 2017 5 February 2015

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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

 Staff organise an interesting and stimulating learning environment. Children are enthusiastic and engaged learners who thoroughly enjoy their time at pre-school. They all make good progress.  Staff support children's physical development very successfully. Children take part in a wide range of learning experiences. These help them to develop control and co- ordination in their movements and to use tools, such as pens and pencils, effectively.  Staff provide good levels of help for children identified as needing additional support. They work with parents and other professionals to ensure good outcomes for these children.  Children behave very well. Staff successfully teach children how to share, take turns and be kind. Children put these developing skills into practice as they go about their day.  Staff provide parents with regular updates on their children's interests and progress. Parents use this information to further build on this learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager's monitoring of staff practice does not consistently support staff to further develop their already good teaching skills.  The manager has not yet fully established arrangements for monitoring the impact that teaching is having on the progress of different groups of children.

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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

 focus more precisely on the monitoring of teaching to raise teaching skills to a higher level  develop arrangements for monitoring the progress of different groups of children to further identify those who may need additional help or where the provision could be improved further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff indoors and outdoors.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke with parents and took account of their views.  The inspector talked to staff about their understanding of safeguarding and first aid.  The inspector sampled documentation, including staff qualifications, the children's records and the provider's policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The provider takes the necessary steps to ensure the suitability of those employed to work with children. All staff understand their responsibility to safeguard children and know what steps to take if they are concerned about a child's welfare. The manager reviews the provision well to make ongoing improvements. For example, she has developed more opportunities for children to explore the natural world outdoors and improved resources to support children's imaginative play indoors. Staff attend training and use their enhanced skills well when teaching children, such as helping children develop an understanding of kind and thoughtful behaviour.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know individual children well. They observe children as they play and use these observations well to assess each child's progress and to plan activities that children will enjoy and that will help them build on their existing skills. Children make choices about what to do from the inviting range of activities on offer. Staff plan more-focused learning to further build on the skills that children are developing through their self-chosen play. For example, children enjoy climbing and using wheeled toys outdoors and then further extend their physical skills during adult-led music and movement sessions. Children have fun as staff teach them to count accurately and to recognise numbers. Staff adapt their teaching to meet children's individual needs. For example, they use signing to help children with less developed speaking and listening skills to communicate their needs and to join in with activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children consistently show high levels of well-being. They are relaxed and happy as they play and learn. Staff value children's achievements and efforts. For example, they offer praise and display a wide range of drawings and photos that reflect the efforts of all children. Children settle well into the routines of pre-school life and build warm relationships with all staff. Staff promote children's physical well-being equally well. For example, children enjoy energetic play and a varied range of healthy foods.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain a good set of skills for their future learning, including their move to school. They develop independence, for example, when they put on their coats and help themselves to snacks. Children learn to play cooperatively and to consider the feelings of others. For instance, they ask other children if they can join in and learn how to share toys and wait for a turn. Children learn to count and to recognise numbers. They practise their early writing skills. For example, children make pretend lists and draw pictures. They learn to recognise their own names and to join in with favourite rhymes and songs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 141779 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1085761 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 32 Number of children on roll 56 Name of registered person Shenley Lodge Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 5 February 2015 Telephone number 01908 559199

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Shenley Lodge Pre-school registered in 1983. It is situated in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The pre-school is open from 9am to 4pm each weekday, during term time only. It receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are 10 members of staff. The manager holds early years professional status, the deputy manager holds a level 5 qualification and six other members of staff hold relevant qualifications at level 2 or level 3.

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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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