Old Basing Pre-School Ltd

Old Basing Pre-School Ltd Village Hall, The Street, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 7DA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 March 2018 17 October 2017

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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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider has failed to address all the actions raised at the last inspection. Significant weaknesses remain in respect of her understanding of the possible safeguarding implications of failing to ascertain who has parental responsibility for each child.  The provider has failed to improve the supervision, coaching and training of staff. She does not evaluate the pre-school practice effectively and shows poor capacity to improve.  Children do not have daily opportunities for outdoor play as required. This has a negative impact for those who prefer to learn outside and affects children's well-being.  The quality of teaching is variable and staff do not always support children to make good progress in their learning, particularly in developing their thinking skills and mathematical awareness.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff keep parents informed about their children's day through regular verbal communication. This helps ensure they are aware of their children's activities.  Overall, children are at ease in the pre-school and settle to play with the adequate range of toys and resources available to them.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 improve understanding of parental responsibility and ensure that information is kept about any other person who has parental responsibility for a child 23/04/2018

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Due Date

 implement effective supervision to provide good support, coaching and training for staff, so as to raise the quality of teaching and improve outcomes for children 23/04/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that outdoor activities are planned for and undertaken on a daily basis. 23/04/2018

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 ensure that all children receive good levels of support and challenge to extend their all-round learning, including developing their thinking skills and mathematical awareness. 23/04/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities available to children and the quality of teaching.  The inspector spoke and interacted with the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and documentation, and discussed these with staff.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector sampled documents used to support practice, including children's development records, child records, staff suitability checks, safeguarding children policies and self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider, who is also the manager, has failed to take sufficient action to address the weaknesses identified at the last inspection, resulting in enforcement action being taken. Safeguarding is not effective. She does not ensure that information about who has parental responsibility is obtained from parents or carers when children start at the pre- school, despite this being an action set at the last inspection. All staff, including the provider, now have a suitable understanding of signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm and referral procedures to follow in the event of a concern. An accurate daily record of children's attendance is maintained. The provider implements suitable recruitment procedures and ongoing suitability checks to ensure all staff working with the children are safe to do so. However she has not improved supervision, coaching and training for staff. Despite offering staff a half-termly supervision and an annual appraisal, the provider fails

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

to identify weaknesses in teaching and target her support effectively. Staff have completed training in food hygiene and the theory of learning. However, training has not focused on raising the quality of teaching to a consistently good level. Partnerships with others involved in children's care are positive and help to provide some consistency for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff undertake observations and assessments of children's learning and plan for their next steps in learning quite well overall. They offer some activities that interest and engage the children. However, staff do not always challenge children well. For example, some staff do not encourage children to develop their thinking skills and to communicate their ideas. This was evident during a group activity to recreate a volcano eruption when children did not get a chance to explore their own ideas about what they observed. Staff do not consistently build on children's mathematical awareness during their play and planned activities. Parents comment that the staff are supportive of their children and that they are included in planning for their next steps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in safeguarding practice compromise children's welfare. Staff plan a range of activities to support children's physical development, but they do not ensure children have daily opportunities for outdoor play to foster their good health. This has a significant impact on the children who learn better outdoors. The play environment is well maintained. Children are well behaved and they receive some praise to celebrate their achievements. Staff help children to develop their safety awareness. For example, they practise fire drills with children to help them learn what to do in the event of an emergency.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are generally happy at the pre-school. They enter positively and settle to the available activities that provide them with some interest. However, not all children are consistently engaged in activities as these lack challenge. For example, during an indoor ball game, children become disinterested once they have had their turn, and this is overlooked by the staff. Children gain the basic skills they need for their eventual move to school, such as social skills and independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY415087 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1116854 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Old Basing Pre-School Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 17 October 2017 Telephone number 07979 321 638

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Old Basing Pre-School Ltd registered in 2010. The pre-school operates from Old Basing village hall, near Basingstoke in Hampshire. There are currently three members of staff working with the children, two of whom hold appropriate qualifications at level 3. The pre- school opens Monday to Friday during school term times. Sessions are from 9am to 3pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for 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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