Chapel Lane Pre-School

Chapel Lane Pre-School Margaret Howard Hall, Chapel Lane, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 0AJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2018 13 January 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider does not understand the appropriate agencies to contact in the event of a safeguarding concern, which places children at risk.  The provider lacks understanding of matters that must be notified to Ofsted and of the information that must be provided to ensure checks can be carried out on new committee members.  Occasionally, staff do not consider children's individual learning needs during large- group activities, which results in some children becoming restless and others less able to concentrate.  Staff do not take every opportunity to enable children to explore and learn about technology, to encourage further their understanding of the world and how things work.

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It has the following strengths

 Overall, the manager and staff plan and provide a good range of activities that children enjoy. They regularly monitor children's progress to identify any gaps in their learning. Children progress well from their unique starting points.  Staff form good relationships with children and help them to feel settled and secure. Children are cooperative and play well together.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 improve knowledge and understanding of the correct agencies to contact in the event of a safeguarding concern 04/06/2018

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Due Date

 improve understanding of the changes that must be notified to Ofsted, including the information that must be provided to enable the required checks to be carried out on new committee members. 04/06/2018

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 strengthen the organisation of large-group activities, to help all children concentrate and enjoy what is happening  use all opportunities to help children explore how things work and to develop their awareness of technology.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out following Ofsted's risk assessment process.  The inspector looked around the areas of the setting used by children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity, with the manager.  The inspector spoke to the chairperson of the committee, the manager, staff, parents and children at different times throughout the day.  The inspector sampled documents and records, including those kept to demonstrate staff suitability, some policies and procedures, and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The provider lacks understanding of how to safeguard children and the appropriate agencies to contact if any safeguarding concerns arise, including if any allegations are made against staff. This compromises children's safety. In addition, the provider does not understand the significant matters that must be notified to Ofsted. This includes changes to the committee and ensuring relevant information is provided, so that the required checks can be carried out on new committee members. The manager and staff understand safeguarding issues and how to respond to any concerns they may have about a child in their care. The manager works well with staff, parents and children to evaluate the provision and make positive improvements. However, not enough is done by the provider to recognise and respond to breaches of requirements. The manager understands her role and responsibilities, including how to manage sensitive information

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

with staff. She ensures staff understand their responsibility to disclose any changes that may affect their suitability to care for children. She supports staff well to engage in professional development and improve their skills. Staff have used recent training effectively to help children engage positively in all the activities provided. Staff work well with parents and outside agencies to meet children's needs, including for those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, staff interact well with children and encourage them to explore and learn through play. They ask interesting questions and use language well to help children think and offer answers. During a painting activity, staff asked about the shapes children were making and modelled words, such as 'squiggly', to help them make connections between their play and real experiences. Other staff encouraged good conversations between boys and girls who were pretending to make cups of tea during role play. They help children to learn well about the natural world. Children enjoy exploring outdoors and talk about their sunflowers growing 'up high' as they play with soil. Staff incorporate mathematics well, for example, as children find numbers in the soil. They encourage them to explore letters and sounds they represent, and to contribute to stories, to help develop good early literacy skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The provider does not ensure children's welfare sufficiently because of the weaknesses in leadership and management. Staff use the key-person system well to help children develop positive levels of well-being. They encourage children to become well-mannered young people. Children share and take turns, and offer thanks to one another without prompting, as they share resources. They are confident and motivated to try new things. Staff encourage children to be physically active, to make healthy choices regarding the food they eat and to try foods that they have not eaten before. Children enjoy healthy snacks and talk about what they like and dislike. The manager ensures staffing ratios are met at all times. Staff are well deployed and supervise children well, to keep them safe as they play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children confidently choose their preferred play activities. Younger children show great concentration and involvement as they use their hands to experiment with paint and swirl it over large pieces of paper. Older children discover what happens when they use a pipette to transfer water between different-sized containers. They show determination as they work out the best way to fit themselves into an open cardboard box and walk along together without falling over. Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, communicate well to make choices and share their ideas. All children are well prepared for the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 127092 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1136394 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 - 5 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Chapel Lane Pre-School

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Date of previous inspection 13 January 2015 Telephone number 07929 074 083

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Chapel Lane Pre-School opened in 1971 and is located in Staplehurst, Kent. The pre- school operates five days a week from 9am to midday, during term time only. On a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the setting is open from 9am to 3pm. The setting is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged three and four years. The committee employs six staff to work directly with the children. Of these, three staff hold qualifications at level 3 and two staff hold qualifications at level 2.

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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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