St Wilfrid's Pre-School

St Wilfrid's Pre-School Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1JW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 March 2018 13 November 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

 Staff work closely with the on-site school and other local schools and professionals. For example, they share information with the school so that children are ready for their move to this next phase in their learning. They also make excellent use of speech therapists and special educational needs support workers to help identify and meet children's individual requirements.  Staff develop strong relationships with parents. For example, they regularly inform parents about their child's progress and about the next steps in their learning. This helps parents to support their child's continued learning at home.  The manager provides all staff with regular supervisory meetings. This enables staff to talk about their training, their key children and about anything else confidentially that may concern them.  The manager makes sure that the committee, parents and children are fully included in the self-evaluation processes of the setting. This helps to identify any areas to focus on

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This provision is good

that will continually improve outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 There are not enough opportunities for children to gain an awareness of how they differ from, or are similar to, other people.  The manager is not yet fully successful in monitoring the progress made by different groups of children.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to build on their respect for, and understanding of, the similarities and differences between themselves and others in the wider community  develop the process already in place for the monitoring of different groups of children to plan even more effectively, so that all children reach the highest level of achievement possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the pre-school manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the pre-school manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff update their child protection training regularly. They demonstrate a clear understanding about their responsibility to keep children safe from possible abuse and neglect. Staff check all indoor and outdoor areas to make sure they remove any possible hazards to children. The manager makes sure that all staff are well deployed to supervise children throughout the session.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a range of opportunities for children to develop their empathy for living things. For example, they invite a visitor into the setting to show various exotic creatures to the children. Children enjoy seeking out insects themselves in the outdoor areas to show to others around them. This helps children to develop their interest in the world around them. Staff encourage children to develop their imagination well. For example, they provide a range of tools, wood chips, water and pans so that children can make their own potions in the mud kitchen. Staff support children well as they explore the computer. Here, children demonstrate their understanding about how to make things happen by pressing buttons and moving items on the screen with their fingers. During such times, staff use a range of questioning techniques and commentary. This helps children to develop their language and communication skills well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff use praise throughout the day. This and children's understanding about the rules, helps children to behave well. Staff spend time playing alongside children. This helps to promote children's strong emotional attachments. Staff provide a range of snack options, including fruits and drinks throughout the day. They make sure that children's individual requirements are identified and met. All children take manageable risks as they use equipment to climb and balance, stand on crates and crawl through tunnels in the garden. This helps children to develop their understanding about a healthy lifestyle.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress. They take turns and share the resources with others very well. Older most-able children are beginning to write the letters of their name while younger children enjoy making marks in paints using tools and their hands. Children learn to count as they identify numbers on laminates for the date. They also enjoy counting rhymes and know all the actions. All children are developing a love of books as they sit with their friends in the comfy book corner. Children learn to make choices about what they want to play with and whether to play indoors or outdoors, throughout the session. Children are developing the skills they need in readiness for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 305335 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 1103492 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 30 Number of children on roll 38 Name of registered person St Wilfrid's Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 13 November 2014 Telephone number 01606 288022

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St Wilfrid's Pre-School registered in 1987 and is managed by a voluntary committee. It operates from within St. Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School in Hartford, in the Northwich area of Cheshire. The pre-school employs seven members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, during term times. Sessions are from 9am until 3.15pm. 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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