Woodlands Pre-school

Woodlands Pre-school Westfield Cricket and Bowls Club, Greenmeads, Woking, GU22 9QJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 May 2017 15 July 2016

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider does not monitor staff performance well or provide effective support and coaching for staff to raise the quality of care and teaching to a consistently good level.  The provider does not establish a regular two-way flow of information with parents and other relevant professionals to provide continuity in children's care and learning.  Children who are learning English as an additional language are not supported adequately to reach typical levels of development in their speaking or social development. Staff do not seek information from parents about children's skills in their home languages to establish if there is any delay.  Staff do not observe, assess and monitor children's ongoing development effectively to meet their individual needs. They do not teach children well enough to provide them with suitable challenges. Children do not make the progress of which they are capable.  The provider does not ensure that staff complete the required progress check for

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This provision is inadequate

children aged between two and three years. Parents are not provided with a short summary of their child's development, as required.  The provider does not use self-evaluation to continuously improve children's care and learning. Actions and recommendations set at the last inspection are not met.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are well behaved. Staff support children to settle and feel secure.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve the monitoring of staff performance and provide effective support and coaching for staff to raise the quality of care and teaching to a consistently good level 12/06/2017

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Due Date

 establish a regular two-way flow of information with parents and other relevant professionals, including staff at other settings, to provide continuity in children's care and learning 12/06/2017

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Due Date

 ensure staff explore children's skills in their home languages with parents to fully understand their abilities and identify when additional support is needed 12/06/2017

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Due Date

 improve arrangements to observe, assess and monitor children's ongoing development effectively to provide accurate information that is used to meet children's individual needs, plan activities and provide them with suitable challenges 12/06/2017

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Due Date

 complete the required progress check for children aged between two and three years, and provide parents with a short summary of their child's development. 12/06/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 use self-evaluation effectively to identify and address weaknesses in the provision and continuously improve teaching practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the pre-school provider.  The inspector talked with staff, children, the provider and the manager.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including self-evaluation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider does not take effective action to address staff's under performance. There are significant weaknesses in teaching and children do not receive enough challenge to ensure they consistently progress well in their learning. However, there are arrangements to enable some staff, such as apprentices, to gain childcare qualifications. Partnerships with parents and other relevant professionals are weak. For example, the provider does not communicate with staff in a children's centre that supports families of children attending the pre-school. Required progress checks are not completed or shared with parents to identify and narrow gaps in children's learning. Self-evaluation is ineffective and the quality of the provision has not improved since the last inspection. Pupil premium funding is being used effectively to support children who have special educational needs. Safeguarding is effective. Staff understand their child protection responsibilities and know

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff do not have a secure knowledge of the early learning goals or how to help children reach typical levels of development. They do not support and extend children's learning to help them make the best possible progress. Staff do not accurately observe, assess and monitor children's progress to plan activities that provide suitable challenges. Staff do not involve all parents in children's learning and development. However, children enjoy some activities on offer. For example, they have fun as they dress up in animal outfits and hide inside pop-up tents.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The key person system is not used effectively to meet children’s individual needs. Children learning English as an additional language are not supported adequately. Staff do not support their communication and overall development, such as helping them to form friendships and develop their social skills. Nevertheless, overall, children are motivated and independent in their play. Staff support children’s health and encourage them to do things for themselves. For example, children enjoy peeling and eating fresh fruit at snack time and confidently clear away the cups. Children learn to keep themselves safe. For example, staff remind them to use the mats one at a time to practise forward rolls.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children spend a large amount of time learning by themselves. They are not stretched and challenged in their learning. Weakness in the support for children learning English as an additional language mean that these children in particular are not prepared as well as possible to benefit from the opportunities available to them when they start school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479516 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1095955 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 26 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Kodomo Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 15 July 2016 Telephone number 07593812718

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Woodlands Pre-school registered in 2014. It is located in Woking, Surrey. The pre-school is open on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9.15am to 3.15pm, and on Tuesday and Friday from 9.15am to 12.15pm, during term time only. The setting is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are nine members of staff, eight of whom hold appropriate qualifications at level 2 and above. The provider holds a level 4 childcare qualification.

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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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