St Elizabeth's Pre School

St Elizabeth's Pre School St. Elizabeths Primary School, Claremont Road, TAMWORTH, Staffordshire, B79 8EN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 April 2017 12 June 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Children's welfare is not assured. Not all staff know the procedure to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff.  The leadership team is ineffective. Committee members are unclear of their roles and responsibilities in monitoring the quality of the provision.  The deployment of staff is not always effective in providing children with the support they need to participate in activities.  Systems to monitor and manage staff underperformance are not robust enough and poor identification of staff's development needs results in inconsistent practice.  The quality of teaching is inconsistent. The information gained from assessment is not accurate and is not used adequately to help children make good progress.  The key-person system is not effective enough to ensure that every child's learning is tailored to meet their individual needs and to support parents to guide their children's

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It has the following strengths

 Staff working in the breakfast and after-school club have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Children are relaxed and happy and staff provide a routine that complements their school day well.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure all staff understand the safeguarding policies and procedures, with specific regard to the procedure to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff 07/04/2017

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 improve the deployment of staff to ensure children's needs are met consistently during the session and to help staff better support children to make good use of all the available activities 24/04/2017

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 ensure staff's professional development needs are identified and met through ongoing coaching and training and any underperformance is swiftly managed so that the quality of teaching and learning is improved 05/05/2017

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 ensure that committee members have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities to enable them to offer direction and challenge to staff to help secure improvement 05/05/2017

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 improve the use of assessment to accurately recognise children's level of achievement and use the information gained from these to plan challenging activities to help children make good progress 17/05/2017

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 improve the key-person system to ensure that every child's learning is tailored to meet their individual needs and develop staff's engagement with parents so they effectively support them in guiding their children's development at home. 17/05/2017

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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 nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and chair of the committee. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school and club.  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 inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Not all members of the management team know the procedure to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff. As a result, children's welfare and safety are significantly compromised in the manager's absence. Since the last inspection, there have been numerous management and staff changes. During this period of change, the committee has failed to adequately monitor and support the staff team. The roles and responsibilities of the committee members are not clearly defined and systems to monitor the quality of the provision and manage staff underperformance are weak. Self-evaluation is weak and staff's professional development needs have not been identified. As a result, teaching is not strong enough and the use of assessment is poor. Nevertheless, the new manager has swiftly gained an accurate overview of the pre-school and what needs to improve. However, it is too early

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

to see the impact of any recent changes she has made. There are appropriate systems in place to ensure staff are suitably vetted and the premises are safe and suitable.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Information from children's assessment is not accurate. This is because staff do not spend enough time observing children to enable them to identify their level of achievement. Information that is gained from children's developmental assessments is not used to plan challenging activities with a clear learning intention. Therefore, activities often lack challenge or do not capture the children's interest. Staff are not always deployed well during the session to encourage children to make the most of the activities that are available. For example, staff do not encourage those children who spend most of their time playing on wheeled toys to explore the other available activities. Teaching is inconsistent because staff do not have high enough expectations for children or provide appropriate support and interaction to help them make good progress. In contrast, when the manager leads activities, teaching is good and children are better engaged and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

motivated to learn. Children attending the breakfast and after-school club are provided with a varied range of experiences and are consulted about the activities on offer.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is significantly compromised because of the poor safeguarding practice. The assigned key-person system is ineffective. During the period of staff absences and ongoing staff vacancies, many children have had numerous changes to their assigned key person. As a result, children's learning is not tailored to meet their individual needs and staff do not engage well enough with parents to help them to support children's development at home. Staff are welcoming to parents and children on arrival. They know about the children's individual care needs, such as meeting their dietary requirements and any specific medical needs. Children learn about their own and others' families and learn to respect differences. Children begin to learn about keeping healthy as staff talk to them about which foods are healthy for their bodies. Children are reminded of the rules in place for their safety and are well behaved.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Outcomes for children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, are inconsistent. Not enough children are working at the typical levels of development for their age. Children do not show sustained levels of engagement in what is provided throughout the session. The most able children who are ready to learn do not have challenging opportunities to increase their literacy development. Not enough children show a keen interest in solving mathematical problems and considering quantities. Consequently, children are not well prepared for school or their next stage of learning. Children who speak English as an additional language make some progress. This is due to the support they receive from the bi-lingual staff.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY438312 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1095200 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 3 - 10 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person St Elizabeth's Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 12 June 2015 Telephone number 01827 64059

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St Elizabeth's Pre School opened in 1981 and is run by a committee. It operates from St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School in Tamworth. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm. There is also a breakfast club that runs from 7.30am to 9am and an after-school club that runs from 3.15pm to 5.45pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. There are six members of staff employed. Of these, one holds an appropriate qualification at level 6, two at level 3 and two at level 2. One member of staff holds qualified teacher status.

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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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