Wrestlingworth Preschool

Wrestlingworth Preschool Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire, SG19 2EU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2017 23 April 2013

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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

 Staff use good teaching techniques. They accurately assess children's progress and understand their interests and developmental needs. Children participate in challenging activities that support them in developing their knowledge and skills.  Staff support parents well in extending their children's learning. For example, they use the pre-school's regular newsletters to explain activities to try at home.  Staff complete training and put their new knowledge into practice. They now offer children more support to develop their independence in readiness for school.  Staff are good role models and children mirror their behaviour. Children are caring and respect one another. They work well together and show a mature approach to organising their play and solving problems and disagreements. This aids them in learning how to interact positively in wider society.  The manager monitors children's progress and acts quickly to address any weaker

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This provision is good

areas. Staff now offer children more activities that support them in developing their mathematical skills, such as counting and recognising written numbers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always make full use of all information from parents about their children's progress at home, in order to enrich the activity planning.  Staff do not consistently work as effectively as possible with other childcare settings that children attend to ensure that their development is always fully promoted.

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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

 enhance the opportunities for parents to provide information about how their children have been developing at home and make greater use of this information to inform the planning  build on the opportunities to work more effectively in partnership with all other childcare providers that children attend.

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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.  The inspector talked with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. She completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held meetings with the owner and the manager. She looked at relevant documentation, discussed the self-evaluation and saw evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager uses her qualification well to support her in evaluating the work of the pre- school effectively and offering staff practical supervision. She works with staff to make improvements. For example, they now offer children additional outdoor play opportunities that support their learning. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff complete regular training in this area and demonstrate a good understanding of the process for reporting concerns about children's welfare. Staff promote children's safety and ensure that all procedures, such as those relating to fire safety, are implemented daily.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Activity planning is effective and staff use resources as a way of supporting children's learning. For example, children explore a range of sponge shapes and use this to make patterns as they paint. They build on their creativity as they fetch further resources, such as coloured paper and paint brushes, from a nearby storage trolley. Staff make sure children have time to explore resources and displays. Children enjoy referring to the shapes poster as they play a shape game, naming the shapes and noting the spelling of these. Staff interact well with children. For example, they visit the role play travel agents. Children become engrossed as they talk about different countries illustrated in the brochures and find these on a globe. Staff also make good use of daily routines as a way of extending children's learning. For example, at snack time, children eagerly identify the number on the back of their chair, carefully counting this out on their fingers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff work well with parents to gather clear initial information about children's needs and interests, using this information to help them to settle. Children quickly build secure relationships with their key person and other staff. They gain a good understanding of healthy practices. For example, they talk about germs and understand why they need to cover their mouths when coughing. Children enjoy many activities, such as music and movement sessions, which support their physical development. They participate in group discussions where they explain their work and recent achievements. These help to build children's confidence and self-esteem and aid them in reviewing their learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress and developing the skills that underpin their learning and prepare them for school. They learn to organise their independent play and work happily in groups. For example, children work together to use hoops and stepping stones to set up an obstacle course, eagerly encouraging one another to complete this. These opportunities also support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, helping them to communicate and develop social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456641 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1066518 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 14 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Paulette Renai Brown-Wilsher

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Date of previous inspection 23 April 2013 Telephone number 01767 631722

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Wrestlingworth Preschool registered in 2012. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9.15am until 12.15pm, with a lunch club from 12.25pm to 1pm. The pre-school 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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