Walkhampton Pre-School and Toddler Group

Walkhampton Pre-School and Toddler Group Walkhampton Village Hall, Walkhampton, Tavistock, Devon, PL20 6JX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 July 2017 28 April 2015

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 Staff do not provide consistent support to children's learning. Although they work in appropriate ratio to children, there are times when they do not meet individual care and learning needs well enough, meaning not all children engage in challenging activities.  Committee members are not fully effective in their roles and responsibilities to support the manager and staff effectively. The manager does not organise staff and activities consistently well enough to help children make the progress they are capable of.  Although suitable observation, assessment and planning procedures enable staff to monitor children's individual progress generally well, the manager does not use the information effectively to identify and close achievement gaps between different groups of children.  Self-evaluation is not effective. The manager does not include the views of the committee and parents, and does not monitor the effectiveness of teaching and

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

learning with sufficient rigour, to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff communicate well with other services, which enables them to work together to share information about the children's needs.  Staff welcome children and their parents. Children have warm relationships with staff and feel secure in the pre-school.

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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

 review and improve the organisation of staff, children and activities, to increase support to children's individual learning and provide them with consistent interaction and effective challenges 11/09/2017

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Due Date

 improve the roles and responsibilities of the committee members, to provide effective support to the manager and staff so they meet all children's needs well. 11/09/2017

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

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Due Date

 track the progress made by different groups of children, to identify and close any gaps in learning swiftly  develop robust self-evaluation procedures, to include contributions from committee members and parents, to identify areas of weakness and improve the outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff and children in their indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff and parents.  The inspector spoke to children and looked at a sample of their development records.  The inspector discussed the effectiveness of activities observed at the inspection with the manager.  The inspector read the self-evaluation form and checked required documentation, including qualification certificates and evidence of staff suitability.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager and staff have worked well to address recommendations from the last inspection. They enable children to develop their independence skills during everyday routines. They have reorganised the operation of the toddler group, to help support the learning of pre-school children. The manager supports new staff well to help them understand the policies and procedures. Suitable training opportunities help to refresh and develop staff skills and knowledge. For example, their understanding of the early years foundation stage and the safeguarding procedures. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a secure knowledge of how to protect children's welfare. Since the last inspection, there have been changes to staff and committee members. The manager takes a significant role in running the group, and she does not receive effective support from the committee to ensure effective self-evaluation and teaching, and good

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The manager and staff provide a wide range of resources and activities for children. However, they are not always available to support and encourage learning well. For example, at times, staff move quickly from one activity to another, or have to leave an activity to tend to other children. Some children occupy themselves for prolonged periods with limited adult interaction. Although children play with toys and materials, they do not have the full benefit of staff challenges and extensions to learning. Sometimes, children become noisy and boisterous, which lessens other children's ability to concentrate, hear and listen in their activities. Staff have discussions with parents about children's progress and share the development records with them. However, systems to monitor the progress of groups of children are not effective to close gaps rapidly.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff are conscientious about children's safety. For example, they do regular head-counts to check that all the children are present and in view. They follow suitable arrangements to keep children safe during the external renovation work. Staff ensure that children are clean and comfortable, for instance, they are prompt to change children's wet clothes. They support children's developing personal care skills, such as in toileting and dressing. Children respond generally well to staff, for example, when staff discourage them from running around indoors. However, at times, staff do not interact with all children consistently to provide them with the support they need. Children become bored and cause interruptions to children engaged in other activities. Staff are aware of and act appropriately to protect children's individual health needs.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children settle well. They make friendships and older children enjoy being together, which helps to develop their social skills. Younger children like to explore and choose different things to play with, showing some curiosity. However, the inconsistent levels of support from staff mean that not all children receive consistent challenges. They do make the progress they care capable of and develop the skills to prepare them well for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106275 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1088978 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 2 - 8 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Walkhampton Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 28 April 2015 Telephone number 07981175487

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Walkhampton Pre-School and Toddler Group registered in 1992. It operates from the Memorial Hall in the village of Walkhampton, Devon. The pre-school is open every day during term time, from 8.30am until 1pm. There are four members of staff who work with the children. Of these, two have early years qualifications at level 3, and the manager has early years professional status. The pre-school receives early education funding to provide free places 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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