Inkspots Early Years

Inkspots Early Years Inkpen Primary School, Weavers Lane, Inkpen, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 9QE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2017 21 February 2017

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 On occasions, staff do not deploy themselves appropriately to meet the needs of all the children well enough. This results in some children not receiving consistent messages about what is expected of them.  Staff do not support children to build on their knowledge and understanding of the similarities and differences between people in the world.  At times, staff do not use all areas of the environment successfully enough to ensure children have sufficient space and areas to concentrate and engage in quiet activities.

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It has the following strengths

 Overall, children are confident and happy in the pre-school. They enjoy a variety of play activities that supports their interests and helps their learning and development.  Staff achieve good outcomes for children. They consistently observe, track and plan effectively for children's learning to ensure they all make good ongoing progress.  Partnerships with parents and other professionals involved in children's care and education are positive. They have a shared approach to supporting children's learning.  The committee and the manager have a strong awareness of how to implement safer recruitment procedures. They check that all staff working with children are safe and suitable to do so.

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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

 ensure that children are supervised effectively at all times to meet their individual care and learning needs. 27/07/2017

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

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Due Date

 extend children's knowledge and understanding of the similarities and differences between themselves and others, to further develop their awareness of diversity  create an environment that enables children to concentrate, play quietly and relax more easily without interruption.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's involvement in activities inside the pre-school and outside.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's records and discussed these with staff.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and spoke to children where appropriate.  The inspector looked at and discussed documentation in relation to safeguarding, risk assessments and staff performance.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The committee and the manager work well together and have made some suitable improvements to the pre-school since their last inspection. Although supervisions for staff are in place, not all staff act proactively on advice from the manager to ensure they are deployed effectively to meet the needs of all children. For example, some staff are seen to leave groups of children without good levels of supervision, which results in some incidents of unacceptable behaviour going unnoticed. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a suitable understanding of safeguarding matters and know what action to take if they have concerns about children's welfare. Staff have regular training opportunities to help improve their knowledge and understanding. For example, staff have recently undertaken training on observation and tracking which has helped them to improve the planning for children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, children are well engaged and receive a positive experience at the pre-school. The manager monitors the progress that children make and can show that children make good progress that is at least typical for their age. Staff plan a range of activities to excite and engage children in learning. For instance, outside, children have fun hunting for bugs, drawing pictures of them, investigating the insects and finding out where they live. Staff build children's imagination skills, communication and language well. For example, staff follow the children's excitement and lead in make-believe play as they chat and ask them questions about the pretend snake they have seen in the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff provide a welcoming environment for parents and children. For example, children's artwork is attractively displayed and resources are readily available. However, staff do not consistently plan purposefully for children to learn more about what makes them unique and the similarities and differences between themselves and others. Children have sufficient space to play; however, sometimes staff do not make the best use of the space they have available. They do not make provision for children who prefer to play quietly to be able to follow their interests undisturbed. Overall, staff provide a sufficient amount of praise and encouragement to the children. For example, they reward children for using good manners at mealtimes. However, staff deployment is not effective and, at times, some incidents of poor behaviour go unnoticed. Children do not receive consistent messages about what is acceptable behaviour. Staff suitably support children to follow

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

healthy lifestyles. For example, they encourage suitable opportunities for fresh air and exercise.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills needed for their next stages of learning. For example, all children participate in group times which aid their literacy skills. They learn about letters and the sounds they represent, for example. Children develop good independence skills. They help to tidy away and choose toys and equipment for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY314237 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 1086713 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 3 - 5 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person Inkspots Early Years Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 21 February 2017 Telephone number 01488 668219

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Inkspots Early Years registered in 2005. The provision opens on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am until 3pm, during term time only. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. There are three qualified members of staff, including the manager.

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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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