Riverbank Kindergarten

Riverbank Kindergarten Martyr Worthy Village Hall, Church Lane, Martyr Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1DY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 March 2017 10 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

 Children make good progress. Staff use their assessments of children's individual achievements when planning to meet their learning needs. Staff identify any gaps in children's learning and these are closed quickly. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those in receipt of additional funding catch up quickly with their peers due to strong staff support.  Staff are positive role models for children. They successfully help children to respect and understand the feelings of others. All children behave well and respond appropriately to the rules and boundaries in place.  The leaders work successfully as a team to maintain standards. They evaluate the provision effectively with input from other staff, other professionals and parents.  Children enjoy their time in a well-resourced and interesting learning environment. They engage in a varied range of play opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. Staff

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This provision is good

extend children's learning by asking purposeful questions.  Staff identify children's emotional needs well. Staff respond to those needs sensitively and effectively to help children develop a strong sense of well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some parts of the day are not organised as well as possible to support children's independence. On occasion staff miss opportunities for children to attempt tasks for themselves.  Occasionally parents are not kept fully informed about what their children are learning, so are unable to build on this at home.

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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

 make further use of the opportunities that arise during daily routines to develop children's independence  continue to strengthen the opportunities for parents to be involved in their children's learning, so they can support and extend this at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the kindergarten and discussed with the manager how the setting operates.  The inspector spoke to staff and children during the inspection and observed children at play, both indoors and outdoors.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of staff working at the kindergarten. The inspector also looked at a range of other documents, including policies and procedures, staff's qualifications and first-aid certificates.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a secure understanding of child protection procedures. Staff recruitment is robust and an induction programme ensures that staff are familiar with procedures. Partnerships with local schools, settings and external professionals are well established. The manager uses observation and one-to-one meetings to help improve the quality of teaching and to identify staff's training needs. The manager encourages and supports staff to attend training to develop their professional knowledge and teaching skills. Staff use the good knowledge they gain to plan new ideas as a team. This helps to enhance experiences for children. For example, recent training on behaviour management has enabled staff to further support and promote children's positive behaviour. Self-evaluation is accurate and includes ideas for further development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff interact well with children. They use their good teaching skills to model play, showing children how they can use the equipment to the best effect. For example, staff show children a fishing rod and a real fish and children use their imagination and appropriate equipment to design and make their own fishing rods. Children use these rods to catch foam fish in both the inside and outdoor area. They also catch their friends, causing great excitement. Staff encourage all children to join in with singing and stories at circle time and children have fun as they copy actions and sing enthusiastically.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle quickly into the kindergarten. The key-person arrangements ensure that each child and their family feels welcome. Children develop an awareness of differences with one another and extend their communication skills as they learn to use sign language. Children develop a good awareness of healthy lifestyles and being active. They enjoy regular opportunities to explore outside where they run around, climb and balance. Staff encourage children to learn about different cultures and festivals and to develop positive attitudes to one another. Staff are good role models and develop a lovely rapport with children and teach them about sharing and taking turns.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are becoming successful learners equipped with the skills they need in readiness to move onto school. Children are inquisitive and adventurous. They are confident and keen to try things out, developing their own ideas. Children are developing skills in literacy. They are learning letter sounds and are beginning to write their own names. They are also beginning to give meaning to marks they draw or write, such as shopping lists which children write together excitedly in small groups.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY309792 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1085833 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person Barbara Ann Smith

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 10 February 2015 Telephone number 07867530075

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Riverbank Kindergarten registered in 2001. It operates from a village hall in Martyr Worthy, Winchester. The kindergarten is open term time from 8.30am to 3.00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8.45am until 1pm on Fridays, and Tuesdays, and Thursdays 8.30am until 1pm. Six staff work with the children, two of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification to level four, and three hold qualifications at level three. The kindergarten provides early education to two-, three- and four-year-olds.

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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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