Puffins Pre-School

Puffins Pre-School Newton Tony Memorial Hall, Newton Tony, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0HF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 April 2018 28 June 2017

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The provider does not have robust systems in place to coach, support and help staff to develop their knowledge and skills to support all children's learning well.  The quality of teaching is variable. Staff do not consistently plan for children's individual learning needs or make sure that all children are consistently challenged in their learning, to help them make as much progress as they can.  Staff are not proactive in seeking prompt support for children when they identify that they need some additional support, particularly with regard to children's speech and language.  Although, some changes have been made by the provider, the self-evaluation systems to evaluate the provision are not sufficiently robust to identify all areas that need improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff provide a safe and welcoming environment, and children are happy and settled. They have positive relationships with adults and one another, and behave well.  Children use their imaginations well. For example, they enjoy playing in the pretend shop, creating their shopping lists and choosing their pieces of fruit.  Staff have strong links with the adjacent school. For example, they link closely with teachers and join in with school events, which helps children's transition on to school.  Staff provide children with healthy and nutritious snacks. They adapt these to ensure that any allergies or specific dietary needs are followed, to support children's health.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 improve the support given to staff to increase their knowledge and skills and to raise teaching to a consistently good level 25/06/2018

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 make better use of observation, assessment and planning to provide children with sufficiently challenging activities geared to their individual learning, to help them reach their full potential 25/06/2018

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 improve monitoring of children's progress so that children in need of additional support are identified and prompt action is taken, so that they receive the support they need. 28/05/2018

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 develop the process of self-evaluation to help identify all areas that require improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors, the interaction between the staff and children, and looked at the play equipment and resources.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the acting manager and discussed the impact of teaching.  The inspector spoke with the provider, the acting manager, staff and some parents. She also talked with the children at appropriate times.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's developmental records, planning and staff suitability records.  The inspector looked at, and discussed, systems used to evaluate the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The provider has addressed some of the weaknesses from the last inspection, including providing Ofsted with details of changes to the committee, so that required suitability checks can be completed. Staff carry out some assessments of children's individual progress but these are not consistent to help them target any gaps in children's learning effectively. The provider ensures that staff have access to some training, such as to update their first-aid qualification. However, reviews of staff practice do not focus sufficiently on the quality of teaching. Safeguarding is effective. Staff supervise children appropriately to help keep them safe. They understand their role and responsibilities to protect children and the procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child's welfare. The acting manager links with an early years adviser to help her reflect on some areas for development, such as increasing the resources in the outdoor play space.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

However, self-evaluation does not include all aspects of the provision in order to be fully effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy coming to pre-school. However, staff do not plan learning opportunities that provide sufficient challenge, in particular for the older children, to enable them to reach their full potential. The staff understanding of how to support children's learning varies. For example, staff interact with children during role play but do not extend their learning further, such as to introduce numbers, shapes and sizes. Children are fascinated to experiment with real vegetables and paint to create different prints. They show care and control as they use brushes to paint the various vegetables and happily share resources with others. Children have access to outdoor play activities at set times.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not follow effective procedures to link with other agencies to make sure that children who need additional support receive this promptly. However, they exchange information with parents appropriately to keep them suitably informed about their children's care and development. Staff use a five-minute timer to help younger children understand when there is a change in the routine, such as at tidy-up time. Children listen and behave well. They are helpful towards others, such as working together to carefully put building bricks in the storage bag. Ongoing praise and encouragement from staff build children's self-esteem effectively. Children enjoy having special jobs, such as being 'snack monitor', as they help set out the cups and plates for snack time.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make the best possible progress in their learning due to the lack of challenge and support from staff at times. Younger children become more confident in managing their self-care skills due to sensitive support from staff. Children make some decisions about their play activities, such as selecting resources from the arts and crafts trolley, helping them become more independent in preparation for moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY233505 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1108564 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person Allington Methodist Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 28 June 2017 Telephone number 07754 738 678

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Puffins Pre-School registered in September 2003. It operates from a memorial hall adjoining the primary school in the rural village of Newton Tony near Salisbury. The pre- school is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm, during school term time only. Three members of staff currently work with the children. Of these, the manager holds an early years degree and another member of staff holds a relevant qualification at level 3. The pre-school receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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