Beansheaf Community Pre-School

Beansheaf Community Pre-School Beansheaf community centre, Linear park, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 7AW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 October 2017 11 June 2014

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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 with confidence and staff welcome them warmly. Staff provide a good range of activities that interests and supports the children's ongoing learning and development.  Staff observe, track and plan for children's learning and development well, to ensure they identify and address any gaps promptly and help all children make good progress.  Staff support children's good behaviour well. For example, they talk to children about their actions to help them understand the rules in the pre-school.  Partnerships with parents are good. Staff keep parents well informed about their child's day. For example, they share children's progress through an online system and talk to parents regularly to maintain continuity of care.  The management team has an effective recruitment, induction, supervision and ongoing appraisal programme in place, to ensure that staff are suitable to work with

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This provision is good

children and are confident in their role.  Self-evaluation processes are effective in helping the manager and staff identify areas for development, to enhance the good-quality care for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 During some group times, the noise level is high and occasionally disrupts children from participating and fully concentrating.  Staff do not consistently reinforce good health and hygiene procedures. For example, they do not ensure that all children wash their hands prior to eating snacks outside.

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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

 create an environment that enables children to concentrate more easily without interruption  review the organisation of snack time outside, to ensure that good hygiene practices are consistently maintained.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and learning experiences available to children.  The inspector spoke to some parents about their views and opinions of the provision and considered these.  The inspector observed interactions between children and staff.  The inspector asked staff questions about their work and observed practice with the registered provider.  The inspector sampled documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good understanding of their role and responsibilities to safeguard children, including what to do if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Staff receive good support, including induction, supervision and training, to help enhance their practice and knowledge. For example, staff benefit from regular one-to-one meetings with the manager, and training, such as fire safety, which has helped them to improve emergency evacuation procedures for children. Staff have positive relationships with other professionals involved in children's care, which helps them to work together to meet the needs of the children well. Overall, the manager reviews children's progress successfully to ensure learning is consistently good.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff meet the needs of the children well. They provide a good range of activities that successfully supports children's interests and ongoing learning and development. For example, children of all ages listen attentively to stories and learn about letters and numbers, as staff refer specifically to these as they read the books. Staff offer good support to the children to promote their communication and language skills well. For instance, staff use good questioning techniques to encourage children to share their ideas and thoughts. Staff help children to be creative and use their imagination well. For example, they provide children with craft materials, such as dough, leaves and conkers, and encourage them to explore and investigate freely and expressively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children demonstrate that they feel safe at the pre-school. For example, all children separate from their parents and carers with confidence. Staff support children's good behaviour well. For example, younger children receive recognition and praise as they share and take turns well. Children are developing a good awareness of the importance of using good manners. For instance, during mealtimes staff model and prompt children to say 'please' and 'thank you', as children request help to open packaging. Staff provide children with daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise. For example, children have fun as they drive toy cars, play on the slide and experiment on the balancing beam.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children progress well in their learning and development from their starting points. They are developing good skills to help prepare them for their next stages in learning. Children are confident and active learners. They independently select a broad range of resources to support their early writing skills. For instance, they access pens and paper with ease and draw confidently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 507892 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 1068589 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Beansheaf Community Pre-school Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 11 June 2014 Telephone number 01189454312

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Beansheaf Community Pre-School registered in 1993. It is a committee-led pre-school and operates from the Beansheaf Community Centre at Calcot, near Reading, in Berkshire. The pre-school opens each weekday morning during school term times, between 9.20am and 11.50am, and on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons between midday and 2.30pm. The pre-school operates a daily before-school club from 8.45am until 9.20am. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. Six staff members work with the children and, of these, five hold an appropriate early years qualification.

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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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