Green Towers Preschool

Green Towers Preschool St Edmunds Scout HQ, Millbrook Road, London, N9 7HY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 May 2017 22 November 2016

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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

 The manager and staff effectively implement the setting's policies and procedures in their daily practices, to help keep children safe and support their general well-being.  Staff offer children a balance of adult-planned activities and free play, which appeals to children interests and motivates them to learn. Children make good progress in relation to their starting points.  The manager provides staff with regular support, such as through one-to-one supervision sessions, training opportunities and guidance from external agencies, to encourage their ongoing professional development and to improve outcomes for children.  Children develop good relationships with other children. They learn to share and take turns when playing together.  The manager and staff use effective strategies to engage parents in their children's learning and development in the pre-school and at home.  Staff establish good links with external agencies to meet and plan for children's needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some staff miss opportunities to develop fully younger children's early mathematical vocabulary, particularly their understanding of measurement.  Staff do not make the most of the local community to further support children's learning.

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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

 provide further opportunities to help younger children develop their early mathematical understanding of measurements  increase opportunities for children to explore their surroundings, in particular, to help them gain a deeper understanding of the wider community.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff at appropriate times.  The inspector observed children's activities and staff's interaction with them.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including the record of the risk assessment, staff training certificates, safeguarding policies and the register of attendance.  The inspector took an account of the views of parents spoken to at the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have fully addressed the previous actions and recommendations, improving the quality of children's care. For example, they carry out daily risk assessments and check equipment to help keep children safe. In addition, the leader and manager are aware of the requirement for notification in relation to changes. Also staff are aware of their role to protect children from the risk of harm, such as the procedures for reporting any concerns about a child or allegations made against a member of staff. The manager works continuously with staff and parents to discuss ideas and put actions in place, to review practice and make further improvements. Parents spoken to at the inspection comment that they are happy with the care and learning their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff make effective use of their observations to assess and monitor children's learning and development. They plan purposeful activities based on children's interests to ensure effective learning takes place for all children. Staff interact well with the children and help develop their communication and language skills, such as through useful questions and conversation during activities and routine times. They also use simple words and repeating phrases to support language development, particularly for those children who have special educational needs and those learning to speak English as an additional language. Overall, children's early mathematical skills are developing well. Children learn about differences between themselves and others in meaningful ways.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff embed the key-person system well. They gather relevant information from parents before children are placed in the setting, to have a good knowledge of children's needs and to build on their development. Children learn to keep themselves safe. They enjoy nutritious snacks and they learn the benefits of a healthy diet, such as through related activities and discussions. Staff implement effective daily routines to enable children to play in a clean environment. Children engage in a good range of physical activities that enable them to practise and develop their physical skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the necessary skills to support the next steps in their development and their move to school. They confidently attend to their personal needs, make choices about their play and show confidence when using a range of equipment. Children develop good early literacy skills. For example, they learn to recognise their names, link sounds to the letters they represent, and begin to write their names on their work.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY430647 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1079532 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 34 Number of children on roll 56 Name of registered person Cherille Netta Cook

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Date of previous inspection 22 November 2016 Telephone number 0208 345 5355

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Green Towers Pre-School registered in 2011.The pre-school operates from the St Edmunds Scout Hall in Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield. It opens Monday to Friday from 9.10am to 12.10pm and extra afternoon sessions on Tuesday to Thursday from 12.15pm to 3.15pm, during term time. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The provider employs six members of staff, five of whom hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 2 or 3. The manager holds a childcare qualification at level 6.

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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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