Grayshott Little Sunflowers Preschool

Grayshott Little Sunflowers Preschool Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6TZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 September 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Partnerships with parents are good. Parents receive regular updates and information on their children's learning and progress and how they can support them further at home in their next steps.  Staff help children to become very independent. Children can easily access all resources and activities to help them make their own choices and build on their own interests.  Children behave exceptionally well. They develop an extremely high awareness of how to work well with others and respect each other in sharing and taking turns. They listen intently, follow instructions with ease and are building excellent social skills.  Children settle quickly into the pre-school. The staff use the settling-in process to gather lots of initial information that they then use well to build on children's emotional security. Children display prominent levels of confidence in exploring their surroundings.  Staff provide plenty of stimulating and exciting activities to engage children in their own

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This provision is good

learning. They use children's comments to support them in adapting the learning environments to provide them with more challenge and continually motivate them in their development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The new management team has not fully embedded the process of self-evaluation to support them in more precisely identifying and sharing the areas for improvement.  Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to extend the teaching and learning experiences they provide for children.

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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

 use the self-evaluation process more effectively, to precisely identify areas for improvement and to include all contributions from parents, staff and children  support staff to monitor, observe and reflect on their teaching more precisely to help further extend learning opportunities for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the areas of the pre-school and observed the teaching and learning opportunities for children and the impact these have on their progress.  The inspector held a leadership and management meeting with the new managers and also conducted a joint observation with them.  The inspector spoke with parents and took account of their views and comments.  The inspector held discussions with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning records and the suitability checks for staff who work directly with the children. She also viewed and held discussions on risk assessments and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team is vigilant in ensuring that staff have an in-depth knowledge of how to identify all areas of abuse. They confidently explain the procedures they would follow to report a concern for a child in their care, to help protect their welfare. Professional partnerships are in place to provide children who require additional support with a joined-up approach to their development. Managers monitor children's progress to quickly identify any gaps in their learning. They hold regular meetings and discussions with staff and prioritise their continuous professional development, such as through access to training and courses.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The staff team implements good observation, assessment and planning systems. Staff use the information that they gather from the tracking of children's progress to precisely plan for their ongoing learning and development. Staff promote children's communication and language well. For example, they introduce challenging words, such as 'clockwise' when explaining the rules of a game, and encourage children to ask lots of questions. Staff support children in their emerging literacy and mathematical skills. For instance, children use pens to make long and short marks and patterns on large sheets of paper, and they compare and discuss the differences in size and shape.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children display extremely high levels of understanding of how to express and deal with their own behaviour and feelings. Staff use a wealth of situations to help children to develop extremely positive self-esteem, and to learn about how to deal with risk to keep themselves safe. For example, children display an extraordinary capability to follow instructions for using large-scale equipment and are constantly sensitive to the awareness and positioning of others when moving around the environment. Children show an incredible ability to not become distracted when completing tasks. They demonstrate remarkable self-awareness in their own abilities and in trying new things.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs, are making good progress. Children are highly motivated and engage in their play and learning. They are learning about their world around them and about the differences and similarities in themselves and others. They display extremely high levels of concentration during activities and a growing awareness of how to keep themselves healthy and fit, such as through being physically active. Children are very independent and are developing important friendships with their peers. They are developing the necessary skills for their future learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492597 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1023654 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 15 Name of registered person Grayshott Little Sunflowers Preschool C.I.O.

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07813 596 167

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Grayshott Little Sunflowers Preschool re-registered in 2015. The pre-school operates from Grayshott Village Hall, Grayshott, Hampshire. It receives funding for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school opens from 9.15am to 3.15pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and from 9.15am until 12.15pm on Thursday, during term time only. There are six members of staff working with the children. Of these, one holds an early years qualification at level 5, three hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3, and one holds a qualification at level 2.

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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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