West Cliff Pre-School

West Cliff Pre-School St Ambrose Church Hall, West Cliff Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 8BE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 January 2018 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

 Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. Staff use accurate assessments of children's development to monitor and support their learning effectively.  Staff establish successful partnerships with parents from the start to meet children's needs consistently, and to keep parents well informed of their children's progress.  Staff support children's health and well-being effectively. They manage and monitor all accidents and incidents involving children efficiently, and help children to learn about keeping safe. For example, children meet local professionals to learn about beach and fire safety.  Successful self-evaluation supports the manager well. She monitors staff practice effectively and staff benefit from regular professional development to improve outcomes for children. For example, they use ideas from training to build on children's reading and writing skills outside.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently help children to learn new words accurately in their play, to build their language skills further.  Staff miss some opportunities to encourage children to learn more about quantity, to extend their mathematical skills even further.

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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 better use of opportunities to consistently build on children's language skills  strengthen children's mathematical skills even further, to help them learn more about quantity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching in the playroom and outdoor play area.  The inspector sampled children's assessment records and planning documentation, and talked to children at appropriate times.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of staff, and discussed management's knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff maintain good standards of health and safety for children. For example, they supervise children closely at all times and review the risk assessments regularly to help keep children safe. The manager follows robust procedures to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. She deploys staff efficiently to ensure they meet the required adult-to-child ratios and children's individual needs. The manager and staff have a good knowledge of the early years foundation stage requirements. They understand the risks to children and how to respond in the event of any child protection concerns, to safeguard their welfare. The manager monitors the progress different groups of children make to target any gaps in their development, such as providing focused group activities for specific areas of learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff organise a good balance of activities to support children's learning well. They use good teaching skills to interest and engage children, and to help them achieve their next steps for learning. For example, staff talk through children's pretend play in the 'mud kitchen' to encourage their imaginations further. They introduce new ideas to keep younger children involved and learning new skills, such as showing them how to make moulds from the mud. They extend older children's learning through, for instance, encouraging them to compare the size of the resources. Children enjoy themed activities to help them explore and act out favourite stories to help develop their interest in books. For example, they hunt for hidden story characters in the garden, and younger children use resources to help them understand the stories older children help to tell.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff work very closely with other professionals to meet children's care and learning needs consistently and well. This includes providing one-to-one focused activities to help them achieve their goals successfully. Children benefit from lots of outdoor play where they read, draw, create and develop their physical skills. Staff manage children's behaviour consistently to help them develop good social skills and positive attitudes. They tailor their strategies for managing any issues to ensure that children have the support they need and understand why some behaviours are not acceptable. Staff help children gain an understanding of people in the wider world through, for instance, exploring one another's lives and beliefs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills they need for their future learning to help prepare them for school. They are interested and motivated to learn, and manage tasks themselves to build their independence and self-confidence. For example, children learn to pour their own drinks and change their clothes for outdoor play from a young age. They develop good social skills as they learn to share and take turns, and communicate their needs. Children learn about letters and sounds to support their early literacy, and older children learn to recognise and write their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497520 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 1036525 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Laura Tracey Normington

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07825215071

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West Cliff Pre-School re-registered by the current owners in 2016. It is located in Bournemouth, Dorset. The pre-school is open during term time only from 8.30am to 2pm. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The owner is the manager and holds an early years qualification at level 6. She employs six members of staff, one of whom is a qualified teacher and four hold early years qualifications at level 3.

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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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