Pebbles Pre-School

Pebbles Pre-School All Souls Church Hall, Northcote Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1PB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 November 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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The manager monitors the overall progress that all children make. This enables her to identify any gaps in their learning and support staff in implementing plans to help children to catch up if necessary.  Staff have good partnerships with other professionals involved in children's care. They work together well to help children to make good progress.  Children are well prepared for their next stage in learning. They are keen and excited to learn, and eager to join in activities.  Staff understand how children learn and develop. They make good use of information about children's progress and development to provide activities that challenge them and help them to make good progress.  Children behave well. Staff are good role models and encourage children to settle simple disputes for themselves.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Leaders do not provide staff with regular feedback on their teaching, to help them to understand ways in which they can improve their skills even further.  Sometimes, staff do not provide children with consistent guidance about safe practices to help them gain a better understanding of how to keep themselves safe.

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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

 support staff further to help develop their skills and raise teaching to a higher level  encourage children to have a greater awareness of how to keep themselves safe.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector questioned staff about how they ensure the children are kept safe and what to do if they are concerned about a child's well-being.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.  The inspector spoke to parents and took their views into consideration.  The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and the children, and considered the impact this has on their learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager and discussed with her how she supervises staff.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Partnerships with parents are good. Regular discussions and meetings with parents ensure that they are kept well informed of the progress that their children make. This helps to provide continuity in children's care and learning. Safeguarding is effective. Staff attend regular training to help them recognise the signs that a child may be at risk. They know what to do if they are concerned about a child. Overall, the manager supports staff's professional development well. She uses annual appraisals to discuss gaps in their knowledge. She provides opportunities to address these, such as training to support children's speaking and listening skills. Use of a quality assurance programme, alongside feedback from parents, has enabled the manager to develop an accurate understanding of the quality of the pre-school practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff encourage children's language and communication skills well. For example, during group activities, they encourage children to talk about items they have brought from home. Children are confident in speaking in large groups and listen attentively to what others have to say. Children have opportunities to learn how things work. For example, they use remote-controlled cars and torches during play. Staff use the children's natural curiosity about how these work to show them how the cars fit into a charger and how to recognise when they are fully charged. Children have access to an outdoor area and freely choose if they want to play indoors or outside. The outdoor areas provide children with good opportunities for mark making, such as with chalks, pens, and water and paintbrushes. Older children show good skills in holding and using pens, to make marks while younger children delight in making large marks with paintbrushes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are kind, polite, cooperative and considerate to one another. For example, they ask others' permission to take a turn during play. Good relationships between staff and children are evident and children feel safe and secure in the care of staff. Children are confident to explore the room and choose what they would like to do, knowing that staff are on hand when they need reassurance. Regular and meaningful praise by staff ensures that children feel good about themselves and are encouraged to try activities, including those that they find a little challenging. Children show high levels of self-confidence and emotional well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

Older children are well prepared for their future learning, including for school. They are independent and complete simple tasks, such as meeting their own personal care routines. Children demonstrate confidence in speaking and listening, and treat each other with kindness and respect. They recognise their written name and use a range of writing materials to make marks and record their ideas as they play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494766 Local authority Richmond upon Thames Inspection number 1029266 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Susan Jane Wilkinson

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07891988515

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Pebbles Pre-School registered in 2015. It runs from All Souls Church Hall, Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond. The setting offers care from 9.30am to 12.40pm on four mornings a week with an additional lunch club from 12.40pm to 1.40pm. Seven staff work with the children, four of whom hold a childcare qualification at level 2 or above, including one who holds early years professional status. The nursery is in receipt of free early years education funding for 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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