Priory Pre-School

Priory Pre-School Priory Church Hall, Church Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4RP

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 April 2018 15 January 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

 The staff work together well as a team. They are successfully led by the highly qualified manager and show enthusiasm and dedication in their work.  All children, including children in receipt of additional funding, make good progress from their individual starting points. Staff ensure that support for children is targeted to meet their specific needs.  Staff are kind and caring. They skilfully support children who are new to the pre-school to help them to feel secure and confident. The key-person arrangements are highly effective and children show close attachments to staff. Children display high levels of self-esteem.  There are opportunities for children to be physically active indoors and outdoors. Children play on climbing apparatus where they develop their large muscles. They play with dough, use tools and develop the smaller muscles in their hands in readiness for writing.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although staff complete extensive training, the provider does not consistently monitor the effectiveness of this. On occasion, some staff are not sure how to successfully embed their learning from attending courses into their practice.  On occasion, staff do not organise group activities well enough to ensure that children who do not wish to take part do not disrupt the enjoyment of those who do.

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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

 monitor the effectiveness of staff training so that staff can consistently be successful in embedding their new learning into their practice  organise group activities more effectively so children who do not wish to take part do not affect the enjoyment of children who are actively involved.

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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 completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager who is also the provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre- school.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Parents praise the pre-school staff. They feel they are welcome at the pre-school and have opportunities to discuss their children's learning and development with their key person. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff know the signs and symptoms that indicate a child might be at risk of harm. There are designated staff who have a good understanding of how to report child protection issues to the Local Safeguarding Children Board. Staff are vigilant in supervising children. When they go on regular walks in the local community, staff take extensive measures to keep children safe. The provider evaluates the pre-school and has made numerous improvements since the previous inspection. She demonstrates a strong capacity to continually build on the good quality of the provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager successfully monitors the progress of different groups of children. She uses this extensive information to review the curriculum and the quality of staff teaching. Staff have high expectations for children. They use precise observation and assessment to effectively plan for children's learning. Staff identify any gaps in children's progress swiftly and target their teaching to support children's future learning. They place high importance on supporting children's communication and language. Staff know how to promote children's speech and language skills well. Staff introduce sign language and use visual timetables to help children to understand and follow the daily routine.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff place strong focus on promoting children's good health. Snacks are healthy and staff ensure that children understand the reasons for good hygiene routines. Children behave well. They understand what staff expect of them as staff are consistent in their approach to behaviour management. Children learn about their local community and the wider world. During their walks in the local community, they enjoy watching residents playing bowls and observing flowers being planted. Staff use well-chosen resources to guide children's learning about the differences and similarities between themselves and others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Opportunities are readily available for children to develop the skills that they need in readiness for starting school. Children show a developing awareness of phonics when they learn about the letter of the week and practise its sound. They count how many children and adults are present each morning. When playing with toy spiders hidden inside drain pipes in the water trough, children use their counting skills and work out how many legs spiders have. All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY415146 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1102273 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 37 Name of registered person Sarah Jayne Wilkinson

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Date of previous inspection 15 January 2014 Telephone number 07962106052

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Priory Pre-School registered in 2010 and operates from the Priory Church Hall in Dunstable. The pre-school is privately owned. It operates Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm, during term time only. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The manager holds qualified teacher status. 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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