Churchill Preschool

Churchill Preschool Memorial Hall, Ladymead Lane, Churchill, Winscombe, Avon, BS25 5NH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2017 23 November 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

 Leaders and staff have a good understanding of how children learn. Staff make regular observations and assessments of children's achievements, and they monitor individual children's learning well. They use this information to plan for their future development.  Children and their families are supported very well. Leaders and staff work in effective partnerships with other professionals to support children's care and learning needs, to help them make good progress.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents have constant access to children's development records and regularly share information with their children's key person.  Staff are good role models for children. They take every opportunity to praise children's positive behaviour. Children learn how to share, take turns and to negotiate solving problems and conflicts.  Self-evaluation is successful. Leaders reflect effectively on their practice to continually

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This provision is good

improve outcomes for children. For example, children's ideas have been taken into account in plans to redevelop the outdoor play area.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff miss opportunities to support all children to understand what is expected of them during changes in the routine and activities, to allow them to end their play.  Although staff supervise children well, they do not make the best use of some opportunities that arise to help develop children's awareness of assessing risks for themselves.

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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

 provide clear messages to help children understand when there is to be a change in activities so they can finish what they are doing and end their play for themselves  make the most of opportunities that arise to raise children's awareness of safety and how to assess risks for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the activities and the quality of teaching throughout the pre- school.  The inspector held discussions with the leadership team and spoke with children and staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including staff suitability checks, risk assessments, self-evaluation, observations, assessments and documentation linked to checking children's progress.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation of staff practice and discussed this with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and staff are aware of child protection issues and the procedure to follow if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Recruitment and induction procedures are effective in checking staff's initial and ongoing suitability. Leaders and staff implement rigorous procedures to ensure hazards are identified and any risk minimised. They maintain the security of the premises very effectively when children are present. Staff are well qualified. They are supported well by leaders, who offer good ongoing support and professional development opportunities to enhance staff skills. For example, following on from training, staff have implemented a range of interesting activities to support children to develop the essential muscles in the fingers, hands and wrists needed for early writing skills. Leaders monitor children's achievements and make good use of data about children's progress, to make changes where they identify weaker

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

areas in learning. Leaders use funding effectively to ensure any gaps in learning quickly narrow.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff place a clear focus on supporting children to develop mathematical skills. For example, they challenge children well to recognise and order numerals and to solve number problems. Staff support children to develop a good understanding of the natural world. For example, they provide opportunities for children to explore, discuss and make comparisons between a wide range of herbs, leaves, petals and seeds. Staff help children develop a positive awareness of similarities and differences between themselves and other people. For instance, they offer children opportunities to compare their own experiences to those of other children from around the world when reading stories.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop high levels of confidence and self-esteem through the praise they receive for their achievements. For example, children display a huge sense of pride in their accomplishments when they work together to complete pieces of artwork. Children have a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. For instance, they confidently discuss with staff that fruits and vegetables are healthy choices and help them to grow. Children have good opportunities to be outdoors on a daily basis and practise their physical skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are motivated and independent learners. They show good levels of curiosity and confidently discuss their discoveries with others. For example, children realised that drawing air up into pipettes and releasing it into water produced tiny bubbles. Children develop a good understanding of the natural world. For example, they observe that slugs and snails prefer shady environments, and they help create safe habitats for them. Children develop good skills to support them in their future learning and the move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 115245 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1100876 Type of provision Full-time 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 39 Name of registered person Churchill Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 23 November 2015 Telephone number 07977 878512 and 01934 852154

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Churchill Preschool first opened in 1968 and registered in 1992. It operates from the Memorial Hall in the village of Churchill, North Somerset. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday during school term times, and sessions are from 9am until 3.15pm. Seven members of staff work with the children. Of these, one holds early years professional status and one holds a relevant qualification at level 6. Five other members of staff hold early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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