Step Up Pre-School

Step Up Pre-School Leigh Park Community Centre, Leigh Park Way, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3FN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 January 2018 11 September 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 are very happy and settled, and have warm relationships with staff. They excitably enter the pre-school, happily leave their parents and quickly engage in activities.  The managers know the children and families extremely well, supporting their unique needs very effectively. Staff monitor children's learning effectively, which ensures the managers know how all children are progressing. Interventions are put in place where needed, to help all children make good progress.  Staff understand child development well and use this knowledge to plan interesting, exciting and meaningful activities to support children's next steps in learning successfully. For example, they bring popular stories to life by using puppets and masks, encouraging the children to act out parts of the story.  The managers have high expectations and an ambitious vision. They evaluate the provision well; always looking at ways they can improve their already very good

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This provision is good

provision and support the parents and staff further.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 During some daily routines, staff do not make the best use of time, so children are left waiting too long to move on to the next activity.  Children do not always have opportunities to learn about diversity in families, particularly those meaningful to them.

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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

 organise the daily routine more effectively so children are not left sitting and waiting for a long time  enhance children's developing awareness and understanding of diversity and similarities and differences in families, especially those that are meaningful to them.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the children and staff, at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents, to gain their views on the pre-school.  The inspector observed children at play and staff interacting with children, inside and outside, throughout the day.  The inspector discussed staff practice with the manager.  The inspector looked at a range of relevant documentation, including policies, training certificates and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the pre-school.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Managers and staff have an excellent knowledge of what to do if they are worried about a child, and they have good systems to record concerns. The managers have addressed the recommendations raised at the last inspection successfully. For example, children now have more opportunities to independently pour their own drinks and select their own food at snack time. There are good processes for supporting staff and encouraging their professional development. For example, the manager holds staff supervisions six times a year, ensuring staff feel supported and their voices heard. Staff attend regular training. For example, staff attended training around how to better support two-year-olds. They now have fewer resources out, and change these less often. They have noticed children now spend longer engaging in activities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The staff get down to children's level and support their play well with fun and enthusiasm. For example, outside staff run around with children, following their lead and valuing their ideas. Staff make the most of learning opportunities as they arise. For example, they incorporate mathematical language in children's play, asking them which conker has rolled the furthest. Staff work closely with parents, sharing ideas on how they can support their children's learning at home. For example, they share speech and language activities to support children effectively in their language development. Parents are extremely confident and happy with the pre-school and feel well informed about how their children are progressing. For example, they feel that staff keep them up to date well through regular conversations and electronic learning diaries.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The staff are calm and praise children often, supporting them to develop high self-esteem. Managers and staff undertake risk assessments to minimise any risks and hazards. They supervise children well to keep them safe. Managers have good partnerships with outside professionals. For example, they work closely with local schools, linking regularly so children get to know teachers, supporting a smooth transition to school for children. Staff support children well to manage their behaviour and to keep themselves safe. For example, staff read books about 'gentle hands' to the children and discuss information the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) provides to help teach children about keeping safe.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are enthusiastic learners. They show good concentration, and practice their attention and listening skills through interesting, well-planned activities. For example, younger children listen for the name of a particular object, which they then find and excitably post in the box, smiling when praised for getting it correct. They play alongside and with each other well, sharing resources. All children are learning the skills needed for the next stages in their learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476571 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1071856 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Elisabeth Humphrey and Rachael Dean Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 11 September 2014 Telephone number 07864 961493

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Step Up Pre-School registered in 2014. The pre-school is in the Leigh Park Community Centre in Westbury, Wiltshire. It opens from 8.30am to 3pm each weekday, term time only. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are five staff, all of whom hold relevant qualifications at level 3 and above.

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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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