Boxmoor Pre-school

Boxmoor Pre-school Cowper Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1PF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2018 16 October 2015

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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

 All staff act as positive role models for the children. They work well together as a team. As a result, the pre-school is calm and children's behaviour is of a high standard.  Children's language development is well supported through a range of good teaching methods. For example, staff demonstrate to children how to include more descriptive words in their sentences to help extend their vocabulary.  Children have high levels of independence. They follow the routines of the day well and persevere at activities they choose without the need for adult support.  Staff use a wealth of opportunities to skilfully question children and extend their learning further. This supports all children to be prepared for the next stage in their learning.  The pre-school provides a welcoming and inviting learning environment for the children. There is a huge range of activities on offer which children readily help

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The manager does not always make sure that staff have the best opportunities to develop their professional knowledge, to raise the quality of teaching to a 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

 make the most of opportunities for staff to continue their professional development and raise the quality of teaching to an excellent standard.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to parents and took their views of the pre-school into consideration.  The inspector considered the suitability of the premises, inside and outside.  The inspector spoke to children and staff at suitable points during the inspection.  The manager and the inspector conducted a joint observation of a planned activity. They considered the impact of the teaching on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including staff suitability documents, children's learning journals and policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a strong understanding of how to keep children safe in their care and know who to report any concerns to regarding children's welfare. Staff feel well supported at the pre-school and they are offered regular opportunities for supervision meetings. Staff communicate well with parents and other professionals, such as teachers at the local school. They share vital information to support children's well- being. Staff make regular and accurate assessments of children's learning and plan for their next steps. Additional funding that the pre-school receives is used well to support all children to make good progress in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff interact well with children as they support their learning. They promote children's counting well. For example, they use 'clever counting' to support children to count up to 25, patting their laps as they count. Staff talk to children about their topic of healthy eating. Children eagerly identify healthy foods, such as carrots, lettuce and cucumber. Staff support children's understanding of how things work and encourage them to explore their ideas. For instance, they suggest to children that they could add water to the moat in the sandpit and see what happens. Staff talk to the children and take an interest in their real-life experiences so that they can make connections in their learning outside of the pre-school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children separate from their carers confidently at the start of the session and promptly choose an activity to focus on. They are calm and interact well with their friends. Children form strong bonds with their key person. Staff have high standards for hygiene and children learn from these well. For example, children wash their hands independently before they eat their snack. Children's work is valued and displayed throughout the pre- school, indoors and outside. Children learn about the wider community. For instance, they eagerly look around the fire engine when it visits the school next door. Children have opportunities to learn about different cultures and festivals, such as Eid and Chinese New Year. They take a keen interest in the cultural costumes that are on display in the pre- school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and gain the skills they need for moving on to school. Children develop their large muscles. For example, they carefully ride bicycles around the track in the garden. Children develop their mathematical language. For instance, they remain focused as they talk about filling and emptying while they play with buckets in the sand. Children use their imagination, pretending to give new hairstyles to their friends in the hairdressing home corner. They enthusiastically play instruments and sing along to their favourite nursery rhymes outside. Children talk about how things grow, such as when they create paintings, using pieces of fruit and vegetables as stamps in the paint.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 129332 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1126885 Type of provision Full-time 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 28 Number of children on roll 61 Name of registered person Boxmoor Private Nursery Committee

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Date of previous inspection 16 October 2015 Telephone number 01442 402288

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Boxmoor Pre-school registered in 1992. The pre-school employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3. The pre- school opens from Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. 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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