Belgrave Pre School

Belgrave Pre School Clarendon & Westbury Community Centre, Belgrave Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9QY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2017 20 April 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 make good progress in their learning from their starting points. Staff successfully use observations and assessment to help them plan for children's next steps in their learning. They incorporate children's interests into activities, helping motivate them to learn.  The management team effectively oversees the professional development of the staff. For instance, it closely monitors staff's practice and ensure that they have access to relevant training to further strengthen their skills and extend their knowledge.  Staff are good role models who provide children with clear rules and boundaries to help support them to share and take turns. For example, staff make effective use of the chalk board to record whose turn it is next on the bicycle. Children's behaviour is good.  The management team and staff have a good understanding of safeguarding matters. Staff work very well together as part of a team. They closely supervise the children

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This provision is good

inside and outdoors throughout the day to maintain their safety at all times.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not provide sufficient opportunities for children to play in an environment which reflects and promotes the culture and background of all of children who attend.  Staff do not offer a wide variety of experiences which fully supports younger children to learn that symbols represent ideas of numbers and have a value.

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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

 increase the opportunities children have to learn about the different cultures and backgrounds within the pre-school community  review and improve the experiences available to younger children to help support them to begin to learn that symbols carry meaning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector observed staff's interactions with children. She spoke to staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at all areas of the pre-school in relation to children's health and safety.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector sampled relevant documentation, including observations, assessments and planning records and safeguarding policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team and staff have received child protection training. They are fully aware of the signs and symptoms that maybe a cause for concern and the procedures to follow to safeguard children. The management team effectively monitors the progress of all children. It works closely with other early years professionals. For example, the management team attends meetings for children moving to school and for special educational needs support. These help enable the management team to improve outcomes for all children. Additional funding is used well to help address any gaps in learning. The management team evaluates the quality of provision regularly. Partnerships with parents are good. For instance, they are constantly informed about their child's achievements and receive helpful guidance to support learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff rotate resources regularly to provide new experiences, helping stimulate children's curiosity. For example, children explore their senses using paint and rice to create interesting artwork and manipulate dough to make shapes and develop their physical skills. Staff are skilled in promoting children's communication and language. For instance, they make effective use of targeted speech and language programmes to help develop children's listening skills and to encourage their speech. Children learn about the world around them. For example, they visit the local allotment and plant strawberries and tomatoes in the pre-school garden, helping them to learn about how things grow.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the pre-school. They arrive happily and form close relationships with staff who look after them. Staff are very sensitive in supporting each child's personal needs. Children have daily opportunities to play outside and exercise. For example, they explore different ways of moving as they balance on beams and kick the football to their friends. Children develop good social skills and gain useful knowledge as they learn to complete manageable tasks. For instance, they cut up fruit and hand out breadsticks at snack time. Children learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make strong progress from their starting points. Older children are prepared well for their future learning and eventual move on to school. For example, they have plenty of opportunities to practise making marks to develop their early writing skills. They demonstrate good levels of concentration and persevere with tasks. For instance, they use tongs to remove objects from a container to improve their hand-to-eye coordination. Children are active learners who enjoy playing collaboratively and imaginatively. For instance, they make food in the mud kitchen with staff and their friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 127011 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1089324 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Jennifer Margaret Joan O'Hare

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Date of previous inspection 20 April 2015 Telephone number 07882392469

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Belgrave Pre School registered in 1986. It operates from Clarendon and Westbury Community Centre in Dover, Kent. The pre-school opens Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9am to 4pm and Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm during term time. The pre-school employs 13 members of staff, including the owner. Of these, nine staff hold a relevant early years qualification at level 3 and one holds a level 2. There are two managers, one holds a relevant early years degree and one holds a relevant level 4 qualification. 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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