Woodland Owls Butlocks

Woodland Owls Butlocks Hound Parish Community Hall, Woolston Road, Butlocks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 5FJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 January 2018 9 January 2013

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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 director and manager lead the pre-school well. They have a secure vision for the pre-school and are committed to ongoing improvement. They gather the views of parents, staff and children and use this information effectively to set targets that improve the provision for children.  The atmosphere in the pre-school is calm, relaxed and friendly. Children form secure emotional attachments with staff, which help them to feel safe and confident.  Staff provide engaging and exciting learning experiences for children. Children are extremely keen to explore and try out things. They are confident in choosing what to do. Children develop new skills quickly in readiness for school.  Partnerships with parents are strong and effective. Staff keep parents well informed about their children's progress. They provide guidance, support and equipment to help them extend their children's learning at home. For example, parents borrow resources

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This provision is good

from the 'Lending Library', to support the teaching of phonics.  Children behave very well. Staff successfully help them to develop an understanding of behavioural expectations.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the quality of teaching is good, leaders do not monitor and promote staff performance effectively enough to raise this even further.  Staff do not make the most of all opportunities to extend children's understanding of different languages, backgrounds or cultures.

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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

 focus more sharply on raising the quality of teaching to the highest possible level  provide further opportunities for children to explore, understand and respect diversity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the pre-school manager, and discussed the impact an activity had on the children's learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection, and took account of their written views.  The inspector held a meeting with the pre-school director. She looked at relevant documentation, and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The director and staff have a clear understanding of the importance of keeping children safe. They keep up to date with local procedures and national guidance, and know the procedure to follow should they have any concerns about a child's well-being. The director follows thorough recruitment and induction procedures, to ensure all staff working with children are suitable. Staff supervise children well and they maintain the required staff-to-child ratio. Staff deployment is effective in helping to ensure children's safety. Leaders closely monitor the progress of specific groups, such as boys and girls, and make changes where required. For example, after recognising a need to further support boys' mathematical development, staff increased the number of mathematical activities outside. This has had a very positive impact.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, staff are skilled, well qualified and confident in their teaching. They plan enjoyable and engaging activities that successfully cover all areas of learning, and take account of children's interests and abilities. For example, younger children have fun exploring and experimenting with different materials. They look at objects on a light box and notice how overlapping colours create new colours. Staff make frequent use of the neighbouring woodland, to further develop children's learning through outside experiences. For example, children collect acorns and grow saplings, which they later help to plant and nurture into new trees. When children start at the pre-school, staff work with parents to establish what children know and can do. Staff use observations and assessments well to plan activities that, overall, provide a good level of challenge and address any emerging gaps in individual children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff support children well to develop independence and self-care skills. Children are encouraged to do things for themselves, such as serving their own healthy snack, pouring drinks and putting on their own coat. Children wash their hands before their snack to promote good hygiene. Staff talk kindly and respectfully to children, and help them to understand rules and boundaries well. Children demonstrate an awareness of safety rules, such as how to react to unknown dogs that they may encounter in the park. New children are able to settle in at their own rate. Parents are welcomed to stay with their children, helping them to feel reassured in their new surroundings. Parents report that staff know children's individual characters really well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children demonstrate good social skills. They share toys and confidently talk in front of a group. Children's literacy development is good. They learn to recognise letters and say their sounds correctly. Children learn mathematical concepts of counting and size. For example, they find sticks in the woods and use mathematical language to describe their size. They show high levels of perseverance and develop a can-do attitude. Staff support children's future learning by sharing information well with schools.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449432 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1062740 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 50 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person Woodland Owls Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 9 January 2013 Telephone number 07516 434341

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Woodland Owls Butlocks registered in 2012. It operates from a room in the community hall in Netley Abbey, Southampton. It is open on Monday and Tuesday from 8.30am to 3pm, and on Wednesday and Thursday from 8.30am to 12.30pm, during term time only. The pre-school employs six members of staff, four of whom work with the children and hold an early years qualification at level 3 or above. The pre-school also employs an administrator. The pre-school provides early education funding for two-, three- and four- year-olds.

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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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