Allsorts Pre-School

Allsorts Pre-School 90a High Street, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 7AS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2017 4 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Staff monitor children's learning carefully in partnership with parents to ensure that any child who may need additional help is identified at an early stage. Children make good progress.  Staff develop good working relationships with other professionals, such as health visitors, physiotherapists and teachers, to get the support children need and close any gaps in their learning quickly.  Staff provide good opportunities to extend children's skills in communication and language, physical development, and personal, social and emotional development. This provides a strong base for other areas of learning.  Staff carefully risk assess the premises, and are highly vigilant, indoors and outdoors, to help to keep children safe. For example, they remind children not to run indoors.  Parents are kept well informed of their children's progress at regular meetings. Resources are available for parents to take home and use with their children, and the

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This provision is good

pre-school website provides plenty of helpful information.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 In the 4+ room particularly, children do not easily have opportunities to explore media and materials.  On occasions, staff in the pre-school room do not encourage independence sufficiently.

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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

 help children to explore a wider range of media and materials during their play, to build on their expressive art and design skills, particularly in the 4+ room  improve opportunities to enable the children in the pre-school room to further develop their independence.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed and discussed children's play and staff's interactions, indoors and outdoors, and the deployment of staff with the manager.  The inspector discussed the organisation and the systems used to review, evaluate and develop the pre-school with the manager.  The inspector discussed the pre-school with parents.  The inspector toured the premises and reviewed the resources with the nominated person.  The inspector reviewed a sample of relevant documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good awareness of what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare. The manager successfully drives improvement. She monitors staff practice and supports staff to develop their skills. Staff share new learning with each other to improve the overall practice in the pre-school. For example, the manager identified a weakness in literacy. Staff attended training, shared their learning, and, as a result, literacy is improving. The manager invites and uses the views and suggestions of staff, parents and professionals to continually improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a broad variety of learning opportunities. They plan effectively and follow children's interests. For example, a visit to see a digger working in the local community encouraged plenty of conversation and associated play. Staff listen attentively and model language well. Staff encourage awareness of size, shape and position as they help children in a cooking activity. Children develop their balance and coordination well. For example, they demonstrate increasing skill on the climbing frame and as they dig and fill containers. They enjoy experimenting with the balls and pipes and speculate what will happen. Staff successfully encourage parents to share children's learning from home and provide information and resources to encourage developmental progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The enthusiastic and nurturing staff work very effectively as they successfully settle new children into the pre-school. They place a high priority on developing children's self- confidence and social skills. Children learn to help each other. For example, they help their friends to make a circle for their physical activities. Staff are excellent role models for children and set consistent expectations for children's behaviour. Children show increasing levels of responsibility and independence in the 4+ room. For example, they independently dress for physical activities and carefully pack clothes away in their bags. Staff teach children about germs and the importance of good hygiene. Older children know about the importance of drinking water and eating healthy food to give them energy and to help them to grow.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills to listen and follow instructions. They ask staff for help when needed. Children join in with new activities and they take pride in their achievements. They are curious and keen to explore, investigate and be involved. Children use their imaginations as they enter into role play. For example, they wear the police officer hats, talk on the telephone in serious tones and make notes about the pretend criminal. Children develop the skills and confidence they need to happily move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY245224 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1091551 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 36 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Allsorts Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 4 February 2015 Telephone number 01793 849955

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Allsorts Pre-School registered in 2003. It is managed by a voluntary committee of parents. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school opens weekdays from 9am to 3pm, during school term times. The pre-school employs 11 members of staff. The manager holds an early years degree and early years professional status, seven staff hold childcare qualifications at level 3 and one holds a childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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