Dinton Pre-School

Dinton Pre-School Village Hall, Dinton, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP17 8UQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 May 2018 17 September 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 manager, who is also the provider, involves staff, parents and children effectively in making regular improvements and reviews of the already good-quality provision.  Staff build meaningful partnerships with parents. For example, they share a wealth of information and resources to help parents continue children's learning at home.  Staff create a positive environment, where children feel safe to share their emotions and talk about how they are feeling. Children show high levels of well-being.  Staff prepare older children well for the move to school. They plan a comprehensive programme of activities to help children develop independence skills in readiness for this move. Children manage the move well.  Staff use their good teaching skills well to build on children's interests and help them extend their skills and knowledge. Children play and learn with purpose and enjoyment. They make good progress in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not plan a wide range of learning experiences that encourages older children to practise their emerging writing skills.  The manager does not track the progress of different groups of children closely to ensure that the provision is fully meeting their particular and differing needs.

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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

 enhance opportunities for older, most-able children to form letters and practise their early writing to build further on their developing literacy skills  monitor the progress of different groups of children, such as boys, to precisely identify and close any gaps in their learning and enhance the overall quality of the provision further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff indoors and outdoors.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke with parents and children and took account of their views.  The inspector talked to staff about their understanding of safeguarding and first aid.  The inspector looked at documentation, including staff qualifications and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager takes robust steps to ensure the suitability of those she employs to work with children. All staff attend regular training on all aspects of safeguarding. They have a clear understanding of the actions to take if they have a concern about a child's welfare to ensure children are kept safe. The manager leads her team well in a programme of ongoing improvements. For example, they are expanding the resources in the garden area to meet further the needs of children who enjoy learning outdoors. The manager provides good levels of coaching, support and training for all staff to help them improve further their teaching skills. For example, staff now use a wider range of questioning techniques to help children make progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff observe children regularly and make accurate assessments to identify their stage of development. They use this information well to plan activities that children find enjoyable and challenging. For example, children enjoy following a recipe card to make dough. Staff join children in their play and skilfully reshape activities to help children learn. For example, staff work with children to build tall towers with blocks and then encourage children to measure and count what they have made. Staff grasp opportunities to extend children's communication skills. For example, they engage in conversations with children about their particular interests, such as dinosaurs or wild animals.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are confident learners who show good levels of self-esteem. They enjoy showing visitors around their pre-school, pointing out photographs of their friends and explaining how they get a mention on the 'wow' board. Children enjoy opportunities to take on roles of responsibility, such as when they are chosen to be a 'special helper' at snack time. They behave well and show care and consideration towards each other. Staff encourage all children to make healthy choices. For example, children and staff discuss different types of food, identifying which should be eaten as treats and which can be enjoyed on a daily basis. Children have lots of opportunities to develop their physical skills and for energetic play outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show good levels of motivation to learn and explore. They develop an understanding of the similarities and differences between themselves and others. For example, children enjoy learning simple sign language and understand that some people 'talk with their hands'. Older children develop a wide range of skills in preparation for starting school, such as how to manage their own needs, make choices and to identify different letter sounds. They learn to use numbers and mathematical language in context.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY251178 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1070490 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 26 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Valerie Partington

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Date of previous inspection 17 September 2014 Telephone number 07753 118 315

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Dinton Pre-School registered in 2003 and is situated in the village of Dinton, Aylesbury. It operates from 9am to 3pm from Monday to Friday, during term time only. There are five members of staff. The manager holds early years professional status and three other staff members hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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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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