Cottingham Pre-School Ltd

Cottingham Pre-School Ltd Hallgate Primary School, Hallgate, Cottingham, North Humberside, HU16 4DD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 May 2017 9 February 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 management team has a strong vision. They are very ambitious for children to achieve their maximum potential. They recognise the importance of continually enriching staff's professional development to maintain the high-quality provision.  Children have exemplary opportunities to be physically active as part of an excellent range of outdoor experiences. They flourish and brim with enthusiasm as they explore and investigate activities, run, build, balance and develop their imaginations. Children are absorbed in learning and the atmosphere buzzes with their excitement.  The quality of teaching is consistently outstanding. Qualified and extremely experienced enthusiastic, highly skilled staff make learning for children highly enjoyable. They motivate all children to try their very best. Staff carefully plan varied activities to help children of all abilities make rapid progress.  Partnership working is exemplary. Staff work exceptionally well with external

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This provision is outstanding

professionals to ensure intervention is sought at the very earliest stage. Partnerships with the host school are excellent. Transitions in and out of the setting are exceptionally well organised to promote continuity of care and learning.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. Staff communicate with parents extremely well. They share children's progress records and offer superb support to guide children's learning at home. This enables parents to contribute towards the assessment process.

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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 sharply focus evaluations of teaching on the impact it has on children's learning, encouraging the most able children to gain even more from these experiences.

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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. She spoke to children and staff throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and the planning documentation. She also discussed children's progress with the manager, staff and parents.  The inspector had a tour of the areas used. She held meetings with the management team at appropriate times during the inspection. The inspector also discussed the pre- school's self-evaluation. She carried out a joint observation with the senior supervisor.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of staff, including qualifications and training certificates. She also looked at a selection of the pre-school's policy documents, including the safeguarding policy and procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through discussion and their written

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Children's welfare and safety underpin everything that staff do. All staff have an excellent knowledge of what action to take should they have a concern. First-rate systems monitor staff performance and professional development. The team evaluates the quality of the provision, taking into account the views of children, parents and staff. Exceptionally precise tracking of children's progress helps to quickly identify gaps in their learning, and strategies are put in place to narrow these. Additional funding is used extremely effectively to support staff accessing training, such as in letters and sounds. This has had a significant, positive impact on children's early language and literacy skills. Leaders have identified further opportunities to enhance the quality of teaching on enriching children's learning, for example, evaluating teaching even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are incredibly motivated. They eagerly participate in a wide and exciting range of well-planned learning opportunities inside and outside. Excellent relationships, motivating teaching and skilful questioning enable children to be highly inquisitive. Staff skilfully integrate mathematics and early writing skills into playful activities. For example, children excitedly complete a bug hunt, matching and counting how many bugs they find. Older children easily recognise numbers found and write their names in the sand. They demonstrate their understanding of technology as they complete mathematical activities on the wall-mounted touchscreen. Staff make excellent use of technology, puppets and props to bring stories to life. This inspires children's speaking and listening skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children immediately settle, thoroughly enjoy and play superbly in the excellently planned and highly engaging environment. Staff work extremely closely with parents from the start to ensure children settle into routines quickly. Children develop close bonds with their key person and are confident to demonstrate their abilities. Mealtimes are sociable occasions and all staff sit and eat with the children. Staff make excellent use of daily routines to help promote children's independence and understanding of healthy lifestyles. All children are truly valued and their behaviour is excellent.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those in receipt of additional funding and children who speak English as an additional language, make exceptional progress in their learning. Children learn to make their own decisions and know that their thoughts and ideas are valued. They listen, maintain attention and follow instructions superbly. Children have excellent communication and social skills. Four-year-olds are extremely well prepared for the move on to school. They have admirable literacy and mathematical skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY378654 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 1093534 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Cottingham Pre-School Limited

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Date of previous inspection 9 February 2015 Telephone number 01482 847202

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Cottingham Pre-School Ltd registered in 2008. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold qualified teacher status and four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens on Monday to Thursday from 9am to 3.15pm, and on Friday from 9am to 11.30am, 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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