The Leire Pre-School

The Leire Pre-School The Village Hall, Lutterworth, LE17 5HE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 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

 Since registration, the manager and staff team have developed effective ways to reflect and evaluate on their service. They are committed to continuing to improve and have made changes to the way they plan for children's learning and the daily routines.  The staff team works very well together. They know their responsibilities during the session for supervising activities and this results in them being deployed effectively. Staff are very successful in promoting children's learning and in meeting their needs.  Children's developing confidence is promoted very well. Staff spend time with those who require extra support. They carry out effective monitoring of individual children's progress. This results in the swift identification of any gaps and effective interventions being planned in relation to specific activities that help those children catch up.  Parents are happy with the pre-school. They comment on how their children are

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This provision is good

making progress in their learning and about the positive relationships the staff develop with their children that contribute to their growing confidence and self-esteem.  Children thoroughly enjoy the staff's enthusiastic involvement in their play. They get involved in role play and physical activities and this encourages children to take part.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager's assessment of individual staff's performance does not identify precisely enough areas of practice they want to extend.  Although staff check individual children's progress, systems for analysing the progress made by different groups of children are still being developed.

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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

 implement plans to extend the monitoring of staff's practice, to ensure the good standard of staff practice remains consistently strong  build further on arrangements for comparing the progress made by different groups of children and checking that all groups receive the support they need, to increase the potential for them to achieve at the highest possible levels.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held meetings with the manager, the deputy manager and a member of staff. She looked at a range of documentation and checked evidence of the suitability of staff working at the pre-school.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke with a number of parents on the day and also took account of written feedback provided from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff understand how to keep children safe and protect their welfare. Thorough risk assessments are in place to ensure that identified hazards are minimised and staff are vigilant in their supervision of children during the session. Staff keep their knowledge up-to-date through training at the setting and online. Some are working towards qualifications. They recognise the significant impact the extra knowledge has on their confidence and daily activity with the children, and in the evaluation of what they do. The effective partnerships the pre-school have developed with parents and local schools are beneficial to children receiving a consistent approach to their care and learning, and being well prepared for their move on to school when the time comes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are eager to take part in the activities provided for them. They become engaged with role play and construction toys. Staff are skilled in their teaching as they talk to children about what they are doing and encourage them to think about how they can solve problems they encounter. Staff use children's interests to plan for their next steps in learning and to continue to widen their experiences. For example, children enjoy balancing and other physical play activities, and staff extend this by adding different obstacles for them to work out how to use. Staff use effective and fun activities to promote children's confidence to speak in groups and extend their vocabulary. Staff know the children well. They make accurate observations and assessments of their progress that are shared with parents so they know how to continue to support their children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff work very closely with parents to find out information from home. The effective communication promotes a consistent approach and contributes to children developing positive relationships with the staff and a sense of well-being and belonging in the pre- school. Staff provide a consistent and positive approach when managing behaviour issues, and this helps children to learn about what is expected. Children are encouraged to learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. They go out for regular walks in the village, making good use of the rural location and the local park. Children choose when they have their snack. They know the routines for washing their hands before serving themselves, choosing what they want to eat and drink and clearing their plates and cups away when they have finished.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their individual starting points. They are developing useful skills that prepare them for the next stage in their learning. Children look out for their friends, play cooperatively together, taking turns and learning about showing respect for others. They are learning to be independent as they put coats and shoes on.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY538455 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1125732 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person The Leire Preschool Community Interest Company

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07786988507

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The Leire Pre-School registered in 2017 and is managed privately. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications between level 2 and 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Sessions are from 9.15am until 12.15pm on Monday and Friday, and from 9.15am until 2.15pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 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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