New Moreton Hall Pre- school

New Moreton Hall Pre- school Sebert Road, Moreton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2018 21 January 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider has not ensured that staff have a good enough understanding of the procedure to follow if they have a concern about a child's safety or welfare. This puts children at risk from harm.  At times, staff do not make the most of opportunities to encourage children to fully develop their thinking skills.

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It has the following strengths

 The quality of teaching is good. Staff use the knowledge they gain from qualifications to plan interesting activities that the children enjoy. Children make good progress in their learning. Older children are developing the skills they need to be ready for school.  The staff work with parents to help them to continue their child's learning at home. Parents are pleased with the support and guidance that staff give their children.  Children settle well and are happy at the pre-school. For example, staff implement a 'no tears policy' to check that children feel comfortable when they start at the pre-school. Staff are caring and spend individual time with children.  The pre-school environment is carefully planned. Staff provide welcoming and well- organised areas, both inside and outside. Children select their own activities and play well with their friends.  Staff have established good links with the onsite school. They plan regular

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It has the following strengths

opportunities for children to visit the school and become familiar with the teachers and routines.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that all staff develop a robust knowledge of child protection procedures to ensure that concerns about a child's safety or welfare are reported without delay. 09/04/2018

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 make the most of opportunities to develop children's thinking skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practices indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact these have on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff, children and parents.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager and held discussions about the quality of teaching and learning.  The inspector read some of the pre-school's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures.  The inspector viewed children's development information and records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The staff at the pre-school have attended safeguarding training. However, some staff do not have a secure understanding of the procedures to follow to report any concerns about children's welfare. This means children's welfare is not assured. Despite this, children are supervised well by staff at all times. Staff regularly check that the premises are safe for children. The manager ensures that all staff and committee members have the relevant suitability checks. Staff have meetings to discuss their teaching practice and check how children are progressing in their learning. The manager uses this information to identify where children may need additional support. Staff work together to identify ways to improve learning opportunities for children, such as developing their use of information technology. Staff involve children in their own learning. They ask them what activities they enjoy and would like to do next.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe children as they play. They use this information to identify the next steps in each child's learning. Staff are skilled teachers. They enthusiastically join in with children's imaginative games outside, such as when children create a pretend game about finding 'animals at the zoo'. Children have many opportunities to develop their understanding of the world. They look closely at stick insects and excitedly describe their legs as 'wiggly'. Children learn to count and identify shapes. Staff help them to regularly use numbers in their play and start to solve simple mathematical problems. Children quickly learn early reading and writing skills. They develop their knowledge of rhymes, for example, as they listen to a story about a 'shark in a park'. They join in with phrases from the story and look through the pretend 'telescopes' they make with their hands.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weakness in leadership and management means that children's welfare is compromised. However, children form good bonds with their key person. They develop good social skills and are kind to each other. For example, they spontaneously hug their friends to say goodbye when it is time to go home. Children behave very well at the setting. Staff sensitively explain the rules and expectations to children. Children have lots of opportunities for fresh air and exercise. They develop control of their muscles, for example, as they run around the large outdoor area, climb and play games with their friends. Staff teach children about good health. They talk about why it is important to look after their teeth.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and independent. Younger children learn new words and talk in sentences. Older children spontaneously write their names in cards they make for family members and choose the correct size envelope in which to put it. Children are keen to interact with visitors and explain all the things they like to do. They proudly use a height chart to measure how tall they are, compare heights and work out how much they have grown.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 251578 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1090294 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 - 6 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 66 Name of registered person New Moreton Hall Pre School Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 21 January 2015 Telephone number 01284 702129

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New Moreton Hall Pre-school registered in 1992. It is situated within the grounds of Sebet Wood Primary School. The pre-school employs seven members of staff. Four staff hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or 3. The manager holds a qualification at level 5. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 8.30am until 11.30am, and from 12.20pm until 3.20pm, with a lunchtime club in between sessions. The after-school club runs from 3.20pm until 6pm on Monday to Friday.

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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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