Anlaby Park Methodist Pre-School

Anlaby Park Methodist Pre-School Anlaby Park Methodist Church, 256 Hull Road, Anlaby Common, Hull, North Humberside, HU4 7RR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2017 16 June 2015

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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 manager is a highly qualified and effective leader. She seeks and values the views of staff, children and parents in order to achieve the best outcomes possible.  Staff are talented and creative. They plan an exceptional range of activities that inspires children to be completely immersed in their play and learning.  Staff are committed to ensuring the well-being of children. They are vigilant in supporting new children to help them settle quickly and feel included. The highly effective key-person system ensures every child's needs are consistently met.  Partnerships with feeder schools are extremely robust. There are very successful transition arrangements for children as they prepare to move on to school.  Parents spoken to on the day of the inspection were unanimous in their praise of the exceptional levels of care and learning their children receive. Recent parent questionnaires reinforced these positive views.

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This provision is outstanding

 The quality of teaching is outstanding. Children learn many skills that lay the strongest foundations for their future learning and development.  Children's progress over time is carefully monitored by staff. They swiftly put plans in place to close gaps in learning so that children continue to achieve excellent outcomes.  Children's safety is paramount. Staff carry out stringent risk assessments. Children are very well supervised but this does not impact on their growing independence.

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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 review and explore professional development opportunities to sustain excellence in staff's practice and teaching skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector held meetings with the manager during the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, including the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders follow highly robust recruitment and induction procedures. Staff know precisely what is required if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. They have appropriate training to ensure their safeguarding knowledge is current. The manager provides excellent support for staff. They have supervision meetings that effectively monitor their work and well-being. The manager recognises that she needs to continue to support staff in their professional development to ensure excellent standards are maintained in the future.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff ensure that children get the best start possible. They work closely with parents to establish children's starting points. This results in individual needs being identified straight away and precise plans put in place. Parents continue to be fully involved in their children's learning. Staff have implemented highly successful initiatives to enhance learning at home. The four pre-school mascots spend weekends at children's homes. Parents and children complete a diary of the activities they have enjoyed with the mascots. Staff are highly competent teachers who capitalise on children's interests to provide enjoyable challenges. For example, they show children how to adjust the angle of a slope to make toy vehicles travel down further and faster. Children are excited to try this out and compare their results.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

All children, including the youngest, are extremely curious and confident to play and explore. Their behaviour and levels of cooperation are exemplary. During group times they show a strong awareness of expectations as they listen and respond to staff very positively. There is an excellent range of resources that staff use to teach children about people in the wider world. Children enjoy healthy snacks and have many opportunities for exercise and outdoor play. They know that these are vital for their health and physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress from their starting points. Children are very well prepared for school. Older children have gained a secure understanding of letters and the corresponding sounds they make. This ensures they begin school with the skills that underpin their success in becoming fluent readers. Younger children are extremely confident to describe pictures in their favourite stories. Children demonstrate high levels of mathematical knowledge as they count and order numbers. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities make exceptional progress over time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 314574 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 1090800 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 42 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Anlaby Park Methodist Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 16 June 2015 Telephone number 01482 569 404

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Anlaby Park Methodist Pre-School registered in 1989. It employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3, one holds level 4 and one holds level 6. The pre-school opens on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to midday, and on Tuesday from 9am to 3pm, during term time only. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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