Minus Five Preschool

Minus Five Preschool The Pavillion, Victory Park, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2EW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 June 2017 13 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

 Staff know the children well. They observe them closely and provide activities that meet their learning and development needs. Their interactions with children are warm and friendly.  Overall, the manager monitors the progress that children make. She mentors and supports staff so that they have a shared understanding of what good progress looks like. Her high expectations have created strong teamwork.  Children make good progress so that they are ready for school. The youngest children settle very quickly and are confident and enthusiastic learners.  Children who have special educational needs make good progress. They are well supported by all the staff in the pre-school, and their needs are carefully managed. The pre-school works well with other professionals, when needed.  Children enjoy coming to the pre-school. They are secure, happy and behave well with one another. They take pride in their achievements.

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This provision is good

 Parents are supportive. They value the information and support they receive.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The overall quality of teaching is not carefully scrutinised at times so that all groups of children continue to make consistently good progress.  At times, staff do not make full use of opportunities to help and challenge some older children, particularly boys, to extend their learning even further.

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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 monitor the quality of teaching, particularly across the rooms so that all groups of children receive the support they need  provide further activities and interactions that challenge older boys when they are learning independently.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and children’s activities. She completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector talked with the chair of the committee, the manager, staff and children during the inspection.  The views of parents, spoken with on the day of the inspection, were taken into account.  The inspector scrutinised staff planning, samples of children’s work and observations and assessments of their learning.  The inspector looked at various documentation, including policies and procedures, staff training and evidence of staff suitability.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good understanding of safeguarding practices. There are effective policies and procedures that keep children safe. The manager knows what is working well and what needs to be improved. She regularly meets with staff to discuss teaching and how well children are doing. She identifies training needs effectively and staff meet together frequently to improve their work. Staff regularly update the learning environment to help children to learn effectively through play. For example, they have spent additional funding on equipment that meets young children's social and physical needs, to help reduce any gaps in learning. Staff support children's transition to school, such as through their good links with other local schools.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know how to help children to learn. There is a good balance between children's independent learning and the structured support that they receive from adults. Staff are skilled at interacting and talking with children, whatever they are doing. For example, they engage older children in structured games that help them to cooperate and talk with one another as they match colours and shapes. They watch as children play independently, and know when to intervene in their play and when to observe them carefully so that they will know what to provide next for children to make good progress. Staff encourage the youngest children to choose activities that will help them to learn, and they ask questions that help children to think about their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are eager to come to the pre-school. They settle quickly. For instance, as soon as they enter the room they quickly get busy, choosing where to learn and what to do. They move confidently and independently across the rooms, and respond positively to other children and adults. Children play cooperatively with one another, for instance, when they are playing games or when they are reading and singing together. They concentrate on activities, such as painting and sand play, and they show pride in their achievements. Children are sensitive to the feelings of others, such as when others are upset. They have healthy snacks each day and enjoy physical exercise.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. The youngest children learn to talk and play together as they pretend to prepare food and eat together in the home corner. They independently choose puzzles to complete. With support from adults, they learn to concentrate and persevere with their chosen tasks. Older children recognise their names. They read books with their friends and enjoy mark making and drawing. They practise mathematical skills, such as when weighing teddy bears with an adult.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 120127 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1089237 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 18 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Minus Five Pre School Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 13 April 2015 Telephone number 01932 820811

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Minus Five Preschool registered in 1992. It is located in the Pavilion in Victory Park, Addlestone. The pre-school is open during term time from 9am to midday on Monday to Friday and from 12.25pm to 2.55pm on Tuesday to Friday. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school employs seven staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5 and four members of staff are qualified to level 3.

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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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