Kiddiewinks Pre-School

Kiddiewinks Pre-School Salisbury Road Baptist Church, Rosebery Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 8SX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 September 2017 15 May 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

 Children enter the pre-school happy. Staff effectively provide activities around children's interests and children quickly become engaged in the range of inviting and readily available resources.  Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to support them to meet children's individual development and learning needs.  The manager involves staff, children and parents in evaluating their provision to help them continuously improve. For example, following improvements, they are currently reviewing the outdoor area further to provide even more learning experiences for children who prefer to play outdoors.  Staff monitor individual children's progress well to identify where they may need additional help and support. Children make good progress in their development from their starting points.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager does not monitor the progress of different groups of children to further support the teaching and learning across all the areas of the curriculum.  Staff do not always make the best use of the resources they have to support children who are learning English as an additional language, to develop and use their home language more in their play and learning.

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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

 further develop the monitoring of different groups of children's progress, to help identify and close any gaps in the teaching and learning across all areas of the curriculum  make better use of available resources for children who are learning English as an additional language, to develop and use their home language more in their play and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff and children indoors and outdoors.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff, parents and children, and checked evidence of staff suitability and training records.  The inspector viewed various documents and forms, including accident records and risk assessments, and sampled children's records of development and action plans.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff and the manager update their knowledge regularly on child protection matters and have a good understanding of all aspects of safeguarding. They are clear about what to do if they suspect a child might be at risk of harm. The manager reviews risk assessments, accident records and incident records to identify any patterns and maintain children's safety. Staff keep a clear record of any accidents as they occur and share these fully with parents. The manager and staff have addressed the recommendations raised at their last inspection well. For example, they have reviewed how they make the resources available to enable children to continue in their chosen play outdoors, taking into consideration and maintaining children's safety. Staff use techniques gained from training well to extend their teaching and support children in recognising letters and sounds.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

All staff know the children well. They regularly observe, assess and plan activities to support their learning and development. Staff effectively extend children's language and physical development. For example, staff talk to children about being 'adventurers and adventuresses' as they climb and pull themselves up over the climbing apparatus. Children talk about the marks they make on the outside wall using brushes and water. They describe their dragon drawings as 'fire and spikey'. Staff effectively use a 'rocket game' to engage, develop and support children's number recognition. Children recognise which numbers are missing, joining in the fun as staff hunt for the number.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's behaviour is good. Staff effectively promote children's self-esteem. Children beam with pride as they show off their 'helper for the day' sticker. Staff further support children's self-esteem by acknowledging their achievements. For example, staff effectively support and encourage them to take risks and 'have a go'. Their high praise results in children who relish in their eventual accomplishment. Children enjoy plenty of opportunities for fresh air and exercise as they play in the outdoor environment and the large indoor hall. Staff teach children how to keep safe. For example, as they read a story together, they talk about the need to be careful when slicing bread and tomatoes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy their time at the pre-school. They have warm relationships with staff and develop good friendships with other children. Children develop good skills ready for their move on to school. They are independent and eager to learn. For example, they are confident talkers. Children's early literacy skills are developing well. For instance, they successfully identify letters and sounds in their names and of their friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 117191 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1089169 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 26 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Kiddiewinks Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 15 May 2015 Telephone number 07779336475

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Kiddiewinks Pre-School registered in 1968. It is a committee-run group. The pre-school operates from two rooms within Salisbury Road Baptist Church, in Plymouth. The pre- school is open term time only, on Monday to Friday from 9.15am until 1pm. It provides funded free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are five members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. Of these, one member of staff holds qualified teacher status, three members of staff hold qualifications at level 3 and one member of staff 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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