Blossom Years Nightingale Lane, Bromley Pre-school - BR1 2SB

Blossom Years Pre-School St Micheal's Scout Hall, Nightingale Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2SB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2017 Not applicable

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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 provide children with clear guidance and explanations to help them manage their behaviour. For example, they remind them about the pre-school rules, such as good listening and gentle hands. This helps them learn about appropriate actions.  Children are happy, confident and enjoy their time at the pre-school. They make good progress and are ready for their move to school.  The manager monitors her staff well. For instance, she observes their practice, identifies relevant training and provides regular meetings. This helps staff develop their knowledge and skills further.  Staff provide regular opportunities to involve parents in their children's learning. For example, they provide parent meetings, texts, emails, stay-and-play sessions, book sharing schemes and online blogs. This helps parents to continue their children's learning at home.  The manager and staff support children's specific needs well. For example, they closely

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This provision is good

monitor their medical conditions throughout the session. This supports their physical health effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently offer children opportunities to develop their independence further.  Staff do not make the most of opportunities to help children learn about the diversity of each other's background.

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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

 increase opportunities for children to do things for themselves and fully develop their independence  build further opportunities for children to learn about each other's similarities and differences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning and development.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation including suitability checks and children's records.  The inspector spoke to parents and children.  The inspector held discussions with staff in relation to observations of children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a secure understanding of the signs that would cause them alarm about a child's welfare and the processes to follow. They know what to do if they have concerns about leaders or other staff. The manager and staff monitor children's progress well. This helps them identify any gaps in development early and provide the appropriate support. The manager and staff successfully work with a range of other professionals, which helps to meet children's individual learning needs. The manager self- evaluates the pre-school effectively. She identifies areas of weakness and sets targets for improvement. This helps to develop the quality of the provision and provide better outcomes for children. The manager uses additional funding well to help support children's individual needs and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their good-quality teaching to support children's learning and development effectively. They successfully build children's mathematical skills. For instance, counting, comparing sizes and using simple addition during activities. Staff encourage children's literacy skills well. For example, they sound out the initial sounds to words and read books. Staff successfully develop children's communication and language skills. For instance, they introduce new words, such as 'anemone', to help develop children's vocabulary further. Staff ask a wide range of questions to help children think for themselves and extend their learning. They help them explore and investigate natural materials and textures, such as making play dough.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff help children form a positive sense of themselves and their place in the world. For example, they encourage them to show photographs to their friends about where they have been with the pre-school's soft toy. Staff help children learn about healthy lifestyles. For example, they provide daily opportunities for them to be physically active outside and offer healthy snacks. This supports their physical well-being. Staff help children learn to show care and develop their interest in living things. For example, children feed frogs and look for insects with magnifying glasses in the garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make progress that is appropriate for their age and are ready for their next stage in development. They successfully build their physical skills, for example, they thread cereal and pasta on string. Children form good relationships with their friends. For instance, they ask to do things together during group time and engage in role play, developing their ideas and talking about their experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488057 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1009802 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 32 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Blossom Years Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07760891837

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Blossom Years Pre-School registered in 2015 and is based in a Scout hall in Bromley, Kent. The pre-school offers care Monday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm, term time only. There are seven members of staff, six of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications to level 3. The provider receives free early education funding 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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