Jack and Jill Pre-School

Jack and Jill Pre-School Rear of Mill Lane CP School, Mill Lane, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4RF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 2017 6 May 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 are happy and settled. Staff know the children well, and plan and provide a variety of activities to help them to make good progress.  Staff observe and track the children's learning and development well to ensure that all children make good ongoing progress.  Communication with parents and other professionals is good. For example, parents receive regular updates that keep them well informed about their children's development to support ongoing learning at home.  Leaders use strong recruitment and ongoing monitoring programmes to ensure all staff working with children are confident and capable in their roles, and remain suitable.  The management team and staff have effective processes in place to reflect on their practice. For example, they regularly attend meetings to formalise planning and discuss areas for future development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff miss opportunities to encourage and support children's ongoing independence skills, particularly during routine times.  Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to explain more clearly to children the reason why they need to follow instructions, to increase further their awareness of safety.

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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

 create more ways to help children manage and build upon their independence skills  extend children's knowledge and awareness of personal safety, in particular, so they understand the importance of following pre-school rules.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's involvement in activities in the pre-school, spoke to children and watched them play outside.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's records and discussed these with staff.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day.  The inspector looked at and discussed documentation with the staff and the management team in relation to safeguarding, risk assessments and daily attendance registers.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the supervisor.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good understanding of the procedures to follow in the event of a safeguarding concern. The management team offers good induction, support, supervision and training to the staff. For example, staff benefit from regular team meetings where they review the pre-school procedures and develop their teaching skills through training. For example, staff recently had training on behaviour to help them reflect on current procedures and explore ways of how to manage more challenging responses. The manager monitors children's progress well, such as through regular tracking and discussions with staff about children's individual progress. Staff have positive relationships with other professionals involved in children's care, which helps them to maintain continuity in care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a good range of activities for the children that support their ongoing learning and development. For example, children of all ages enjoy participating in group times, where they learn about the weather and days of the week. Staff help children to be creative and use their imagination well. For example, children enjoy exploring with gloop, mixing with paint and dressing up. Staff support children's communication and language in play well, for example, they ask children questions about their play. Staff help children to learn about the world and living things, such as through first-hand experiences. For example, children watch frogspawn with interest and follow the development of frogs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff offer good support to the children and maintain the key-person approach well; they offer one-to-one assistance to children, where needed. Overall, children behave well and staff praise and reward their positive behaviour. Staff encourage children's progress well in learning about healthy lifestyles. For example, all children learn the importance of hand washing, such as before and after meals. Staff provide daily opportunities for all children to play outside, and children have good opportunities to be physically active, for example, when climbing on large apparatus.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children progress well and are well-prepared for their next stages in their learning. Children learn to listen and concentrate well. For example, they respond to stories read to them and help to tidy up. Children enjoy being creative and develop good mathematical skills. For example, while they plant and explore with seeds, they learn about measuring, shapes and dimensions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 134310 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 1089490 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 3 - 5 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Jack & Jill Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 6 May 2015 Telephone number 01844 353630

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Jack and Jill Pre-School registered in 1993. It operates within the grounds of Mill Lane School, in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. The pre-school is open on weekdays, during school term times, from 9.15am until 3.30pm, depending on demand. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. The pre- school employs eight staff, of whom, seven hold relevant qualifications. The manager has attained early years professional 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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