Precious Moments Pre- School

Precious Moments Pre- School Precious Moments Pre-School, 51a Sadler Road, Coventry, CV6 2JY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 February 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

 Staff use what they know about children to challenge them effectively in their learning. They observe and assess children's progress and base planning for future learning on their good knowledge of each child's stage of development.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff continually share and request information in order to meet children's care needs and ensure that they make good progress.  The manager monitors the quality of the provision. She observes and evaluates staff's practice, identifying strengths and any areas for improvement. Parents' views are requested as part of self-evaluation procedures.  Staff address children's emotional security well. Children are happy and settled. An effective key-person system aids them in building good relationships with staff and other children.  Staff support children's speaking and thinking skills effectively. While engaging in conversation and when asking questions, they make sure that children have time to put

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not consistently help children to understand how good practices with regard to exercise and eating can contribute to their ongoing good health.  Staff do not wholly support children in independently choosing from the full range of play activities available.

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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

 help children to gain a better understanding of how good practices with regard to exercise and eating can contribute to their ongoing good health  increase opportunities for younger children to make more independent and spontaneous decisions about their exploratory play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector conducted joint observations with the manager.  The inspector spoke to staff and children throughout the inspection. She discussed teaching methods with the manager.  The inspector held meetings with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working in the pre-school.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff give safety and security a high priority. For example, they ensure that children walk safely from the front of the converted shop premises to the rear of the building where they access a secure outdoor play area. The provider completes necessary staff suitability checks at the time of recruitment and selection. Staff induction procedures are thorough. Staff are trained to identify children at risk of abuse and in recognising signs of children being drawn into situations that may put them at risk of significant of harm. They know the local referral procedures to follow if they are concerned about a child. Supervision of staff is effective in providing coaching and guidance for them in order to ensure that they consistently serve children's best interests. Parents are very happy with their children's development and they speak positively about the relationships between staff and their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff support children well so that they acquire the skills and the capacity to learn. They adopt effective strategies to help children to extend their vocabulary and for younger children to begin to form simple sentences. Staff encourage children who speak English as an additional language to use the languages they speak at home, while also promoting their learning in English. Children practise their good handling skills while involved in an activity that also effectively promotes counting and colour recognition. Children take turns to choose a coloured dish, count the number of small toy vehicles that are a matching colour and then skilfully use tweezers to pick up and deposit the toys into their dish. Older children are able to label the quantity in their dishes with a number card.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff create a welcoming environment. They agree a gradual settling-in procedure with parents in accordance with their child's emotional needs. The relationships between staff and children are strong. Children behave well and staff boost their self-confidence effectively. For example, staff praise children's efforts, achievements and positive behaviour. Children learn to share and take turns. They develop an understanding of dangers, such as the reason why they must not run in the playroom. Children understand and adopt good hygiene practices. They are physically active outdoors everyday.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in readiness for the move on to school. They count while they play and spontaneously use mathematical language. Older children are learning the link between letters and sounds. While playing outdoors some children choose chunky chalks and make large marks on walls and paving slabs. Others use their good skills to draw small pictures on chalkboards. Children learn to manage their self-care needs independently. They learn about traditions and families beyond their own experience.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496796 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 1034271 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 14 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Caroline Bernadette Collins

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07992164340

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Precious Moments Pre-School registered in 2015. The pre-school employs three members of childcare staff. Of these, all hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager is qualified at level 5 and two staff are qualified at level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 8.45am until 2.45pm. The pre-school provides funded early 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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