Burbage Pre-School

Burbage Pre-School Eastcourt, Burbage, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3AG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 May 2018 5 June 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

 Children arrive happy and settle quickly into the warm and welcoming pre-school. Staff are positive role models and develop close bonds with the children and their families.  Staff have a good understanding of how young children learn. They plan a range of stimulating activities based on children's current interests. This helps children to be fully engaged and motivated in their learning. For example, staff bury dinosaurs in mud in the garden for the children to dig up.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents speak highly of the staff team and compliment how easy they are to approach. Staff use a variety of effective strategies to engage parents in their children's learning, such as parents' evenings and daily communication books.  The manager and staff monitor children's progress closely, to identify and address any gaps in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, staff do not give children sufficient time to express their ideas or form their responses to questions, before staff ask another question.  The systems to support staff's ongoing professional development are not rigorous enough to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level.

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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

 allow children sufficient time to think and respond to questions before staff ask another question  strengthen existing staff supervision so that professional development plans are tailored to raise the quality of teaching even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact it has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the manager and sampled relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school and children's learning records.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager and staff demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the quality of the provision and accurately evaluate the effectiveness of the pre-school. They gather information from parents to help identify what is working well and how they can improve the pre-school standards further. For example, they are now working on supporting parents further with continued learning at home. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a clear understanding of what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare. They understand their duty to keep children safe. Staff have developed effective partnerships with other settings that children attend and they regularly share information to support continuity in care. The manager regularly meets with staff to discuss their ongoing suitability and their performance.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their observations well to make accurate assessments and plan for children's next steps in learning. Staff develop children's mathematical understanding well. For example, staff ask children to estimate how many scoops of porridge oats it will take to fill a container and support children to identify numbers on stones hidden in the porridge oats. Staff support children's emotional development well and provide children with opportunities to develop their confidence when talking in small groups. They offer regular praise and encouragement to children to develop their self-esteem.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Good attention is given to the way the environment is organised to enable children to make independent choices in their play. Staff support children to learn about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. For example, they provide children with healthy nutritious snacks and plenty of opportunities to be active outside. Staff provide children with a range of opportunities to develop their independence. For instance, children pour their drinks, serve their own snack and put on their own shoes and jumpers. Staff are good role models who speak respectfully to children and others. They support children to learn the rules of the pre-school and are consistent in their approach to children's behaviour. Children behave well.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who are in receipt of additional funding, make good progress during their time at pre-school. Children develop good social skills. They play cooperatively together and enjoy using their imaginations. Children listen carefully to staff and follow instructions well. Children develop the necessary skills for their future learning and their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY271564 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1068676 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 16 Name of registered person Burbage Pre-school Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 5 June 2014 Telephone number 01672 811420

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Burbage Pre-School registered in 2001. The pre-school is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am until 3pm during school term time. There are two members of staff, both of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. 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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