Great Doddington Village Pre-School

Great Doddington Village Pre-School Memorial Hall, High Street, Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7TQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 June 2017 4 March 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

 Since the last inspection, there have been significant changes to the staff team. The new staff team has established themselves. They work very well together and are committed to providing children with good quality care and learning experiences.  Teaching is good. Children benefit from the staff's positive and enthusiastic involvement with them. Staff play alongside children, taking part in relaxed conversations that encourage children to lead what is going on and to think about what they are doing.  Staff are innovative in their planning of activities and respond fully to children's interests. This results in children being interested and eager to take part in all the activities.  Parents speak highly about their child's experience at the pre-school. They comment on how supportive the staff are, helping their children with specific issues and helping to prepare them for the move on to school.

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This provision is good

 Children behave well. They respond gentle reminders from staff to be careful and to think of others. A consistent approach ensures children know what is expected of them.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff have not yet fully explored ways to continue to develop partnerships with parents to help children continue their learning at home.  Occasionally, staff do not make the most of opportunities that arise to extend and support older and most-able children's interest in numbers.

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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

 focus more precisely on the good partnerships with parents to extend children's continued learning at home  provide even more ways to extend children's interest in numbers.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the pre-school manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and with two members of staff. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents on the day of inspection and took account of their views. She also took account of written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a secure understanding of how to keep children safe and protect their welfare through implementing the child protection policy as required and they complete updated training. The staff team continually reflects on their activity with the children and responds to their changing needs and interests. Well-targeted plans for the continued development of the pre-school are identified. The staff team is well qualified and keen to continue to keep their knowledge up to date. The extra knowledge and support gained from training and working together as an effective team have a positive impact on staff's confidence and professional development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are consistently strong in their teaching. They know when to get involved, to talk to children and ask well-placed questions to help children think about how they can extend their play. Effective tracking and monitoring of the progress of different groups of children have a clear impact on children's learning. For example, the monitoring identified a gap in the provision for mathematics. Staff increased the planning and provision of resources to support this, setting up a role-play construction site. Children are excited to take part. They dress up and build towers with a variety of sizes of bricks, comparing the height of the largest tower to themselves and the staff by standing alongside it. The planning of activities is directly linked to children's interests and feeds into the effective assessments of each child's learning and progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are welcomed by staff when they arrive. They settle in well because staff work closely with parents to ensure they can meet their needs. Children are eager and curious to take part in the activities. Their independence skills are promoted as they make choices about what they do. They help to tidy away and serve themselves drinks and snacks. Children learn about healthy lifestyles as they wash their hands before eating and talk about the fruit they have at snack time. Children thoroughly enjoy music and movement sessions as well as daily play outside in the fresh air. Staff show a good example by joining in and talk to children about the effect of exercise on their bodies, such as being out of breath and being thirsty, supporting children's awareness of how their bodies work.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. They are learning key skills that help them to be prepared for the next stage in their learning. Children work well together, they make friendships, working together and are supported to be respectful of one another.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 220092 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1090056 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 24 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Ring of Roses Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 4 March 2015 Telephone number 07940 333784

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Great Doddington Village Pre-School registered in 1998 and is managed by a committee. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff. All staff hold early years qualifications between level 3 and 6, including one with qualified teacher status. The pre- school opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Sessions are from 9am until midday with a breakfast club from 8am until 8.45am. There is a lunch club on Wednesday and Thursday from midday until 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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