Hambrook Hedgehogs Preschool And After School Club

Hambrook Hedgehogs Preschool And After School Club Hambrook School, Moorend Road, Bristol, BS16 1SJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 April 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The manager has a clear plan for the pre-school. Self-evaluation is effective in continually identifying and addressing areas for improvement.  Children have extremely secure emotional attachments to staff. This helps them to explore the environment extremely confidently and independently.  Strong partnership working with parents helps promote high-quality learning between the pre-school and home. Staff involve parents very well in their children's learning.  Children develop outstanding levels of independence. They have a very high sense of their own abilities and what they can do, which prepares them well for school. For example, they manage their own self-care very well.  Staff provide children with an excellent range of opportunities to talk about and celebrate events in their own lives and their families, enhancing their knowledge of people and communities very well. This helps them understand similarities and

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff miss some opportunities to encourage children to participate in a wider range of activities and experiences that boys and girls can enjoy.  There are less opportunities for children to use technology to expand their learning at times when they choose their own play.

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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

 encourage all children to participate in a broader range of activities and experiences, to challenge their ideas of what is appropriate for girls or for boys  extend opportunities for children to learn and practise using technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the manager at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting.  The inspector observed children's activities and staff teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, planning and assessment records, and checked evidence of the suitability of staff to work with children.  The inspector took account of the views of children, staff and parents spoken to on the day of the inspection, and of the setting's self-evaluation.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Staff benefit from regular supervision and support from the manager. They have frequent opportunities to enhance their professional development, to maintain good outcomes for children and high staff morale. Staff work in partnership with the school. This helps them offer complementary experiences that prepare children for the move to school. Staff are clear about the setting's policies to protect children from harm and about their safeguarding responsibilities. The designated safeguarding lead ensures that all staff have a good knowledge and understanding of child protection issues, and how to respond if concerned about the welfare of a child in their care. Safeguarding is effective. The manager tracks the progress of all groups of children, to close any gaps in their learning swiftly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide safe and stimulating environments for children indoors and outdoors. They work hard each day to set up activities, which capture children's interests. For example, children thoroughly enjoy group games and puzzles, which help to develop their understanding of mathematics. Staff challenge children's literacy skills well. For example, children register themselves for snack by finding the card with their name. Staff use children's individual interests well to plan activities. They regularly observe children's learning and complete detailed assessments, which they share with parents, to involve them fully in their children's progress. This helps staff to assess what children need to learn next. Children make good progress from their starting points.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff support children's personal, social and emotional development exceptionally well. Staff are very good role models for children and provide them with extremely positive behaviour strategies to copy. Children learn very well to respect and value others. They take turns and gain excellent social skills for their future life and the eventual move on to school. Children behave exceptionally well. They settle very quickly and they are extremely happy at the pre-school. Children follow routines exceptionally well, which helps keep them calm and deeply engaged in learning. Children learn how to use a range of motor skills through everyday activities such as morning exercises. Staff make excellent use of all areas of the pre-school and garden to present highly exciting and inviting spaces that children are very eager to explore. Children have widespread opportunities to learn outdoors and with natural materials.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good reading skills. For example, they take home books to share with parents. Children communicate well. They are confident and acquire good concentration and listening skills. Children enjoy each other's company and play very well together. They are very emotionally secure and sensitive to others' needs. Children develop good physical skills that help them to gain control and coordination of their bodies.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501051 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 1052487 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Hedgehog Play & Learn Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0117 9566800

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Hambrook Hedgehogs Preschool and After School Club registered in 2016. It runs from a building at Hambrook School in Bristol. The pre-school operates Monday to Friday during term time from 9am to 3pm and offers after-school care from 3.15pm to 6pm. There are six staff. The manager has a relevant Master's degree, one staff member has an early years degree at level 6 and all other staff have relevant qualifications at level 3. The setting is in receipt of government early education funding for some three- and four-year- olds.

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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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