Beckington Pre-School

Beckington Pre-School Baptist Church Hall, Beckington, Frome, Somerset, BA11 6TD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 November 2017 7 June 2017

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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

 Leaders and staff have addressed the areas for development identified at the previous inspection successfully. For example, leaders have ensured Ofsted have been provided with the required information to check the suitability of all committee members.  Leaders and staff accurately assess children's achievements. They carry out regular observations to find out what children can do, and use this information to plan for their future learning. Children make good progress in their learning from their starting points.  Partnerships with parents are strong and help to ensure consistency for children. Parents have regular access to children's development records and share information with their child's key person regularly. Staff work closely with other professionals involved in children's care and learning to meet children's needs.  Staff are good role models for children. They take every opportunity to praise children's

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This provision is good

positive behaviour. Children behave well. They learn how to share, take turns and show consideration towards others. Children develop important skills for their future learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although staff supervise children well, they do not make the best use of some opportunities that arise to help develop children's awareness of assessing risks for themselves and how to avoid potential accidents.  Leaders do not use their monitoring of information fully effectively to know precisely how well some groups of children, such as boys and girls, are progressing.

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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

 make the most of opportunities that arise to raise children's awareness of safety and how to assess risks for themselves  monitor the progress of different groups of children, such as boys and girls, more precisely, to target teaching to help all children consistently make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the activities and the quality of teaching throughout the pre- school  The inspector held discussions with the manager and spoke with children, and staff, at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including staff suitability checks, self-evaluation, observations, assessments, and documentation linked to checking children's progress.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation of staff practice and discussed this with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and staff have a good understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child. The manager follows safer recruitment guidelines to ensure new staff are suitable and existing staff remain so. Leaders have developed effective systems to support the well-qualified staff. For example, they hold support meetings and provide training, to update staff's professional knowledge. Staff have completed specialist training to extend their awareness of how to identify any children who may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. Leaders work well to use additional funding effectively, to ensure any gaps in children's learning narrow and they make good progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good understanding of all children's interests and learning needs. They provide effective support as children engage in their activities. For example, staff supported children to work together, challenging their ideas on how to build a huge mountain from sand. Staff provide good support to help children understand positional language. For instance, children take part in fun circle games and consider which direction to move. Staff support children's communication and language skills effectively. For example, even younger children enjoy taking part in daily early literacy activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff meet children's emotional and developmental needs well. For example, they develop secure relationships with children through an effective key-person system. Children quickly learn what is expected of them. For instance, staff used resources, such as sand timers to help children understand when there was to be a change to the routine. Children enjoy being helpful. For example, they worked cooperatively together to quickly tidy away their toys at the end of their playtime. Children show immense pride in being chosen as the special helper for the day. They have good opportunities to be outdoors on a daily basis to practise their physical skills. Children develop a good understanding of the wider world. For instance, they observe wildlife on their walks in the local community.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children receive effective support to develop the skills they need for their future learning and the eventual move on to school. They are confident, independent and persevere to complete tasks for themselves. Children relish investigating. For example, they experimented using different speeds with a ball and cup toy, to find the best speed to achieve success. Children develop confidence in using technology, such as using a mouse to operate age-appropriate computer programs. Children develop their early writing skills well. For example, they form recognisable letters when they write their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 142972 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1100972 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 - 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Beckington Pre School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 7 June 2017 Telephone number 01373 831492

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Beckington Pre-School registered in 1992. The pre-school employs five members of staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 4. The pre- school opens Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.45am until 3.00pm, and Tuesday and Friday 8.45am till 1.30pm, during school term time only. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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