Winyates Primary School

Westwood Farm Community Pre-School Community Centre, Downsway,Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire RG31 6SL

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Inspection date 17 September 2018 Previous inspection date 13 January 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n Leaders, the committee and staff accurately evaluate the quality of the pre-school provision. They create a stimulating learning environment and continually make further improvements to enhance experiences for children. n Staff care for children in a sensitive and responsive way. Children form close relationships with staff and build trusting emotional attachments that have a positive effect on the way they develop their independence. n Children enjoy learning outdoors. They develop good physical skills and they confidently ride wheeled toys and show great enthusiasm when using the slide. Staff engage enthusiastically in children's physical play and support children's well-being successfully. n Staff regularly observe children's play and assess their individual learning closely, which helps them to target how they plan the next steps in learning for each child. n Staff develop good relationships with parents. Parents are kept fully informed about

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The provision is good

their children's development. They are very complimentary about the quality of support, care and learning experiences their children receive from the passionate and dedicated staff team.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The existing staff monitoring procedure is not sharply focused to help every member of staff extend their knowledge and raise the quality of teaching to the highest level. n Staff do not obtain enough information from parents about what children already know and can do when they first start, to help them fully plan their learning from the onset.

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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

n make greater use of staff monitoring procedures to more precisely identify areas to develop further, to help raise quality of teaching to an outstanding level n gather more precise information when children first start and consider prior achievements fully when assessing their starting points to inform future planning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities in the main base room and garden. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including planning, and a selection of the setting's policies and children's records. n The inspector held meetings with the manager and the chairperson of the committee. She spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The manager successfully supports the whole team and has a strong determination and passion to drive further improvements. This has a positive impact on children's achievements. Professional development opportunities for staff help ensure teaching is good. For example, recent training has enabled staff to be more confident when supporting children's creative and messy play in all environments. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and staff are clear about their responsibility in protecting children and keeping them safe. There are secure recruitment procedures to check the suitability of staff and the management committee. Overall, staff receive regular individual support meetings where they can seek advice and discuss their own development opportunities. The manager monitors how well individual and different groups of children achieve across all areas of learning. Parents are provided with a good overview of how well their

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

children are progressing and are encouraged to be involved in their child's learning at home. Strong partnerships with local schools help to maintain consistency and continuity for children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff complete regular observations of children and make accurate assessments of their learning and development. They monitor how well children are progressing and identify any potential areas where achievement is less than expected. Overall, children are achieving their developmental expectations at the time of their two-year-old progress check. Staff support children's communication and language skills well. For example, they consistently involve children in conversation about recent holidays, their families and interests. Staff repeat and encourage children to remember new words, such as 'caterpillar'. Children quickly settle into routines and enjoy adults reading to them at the end of the session. Children make many choices in their play and enjoy voting for their favourite story to be read, using lolly sticks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build secure relationships with staff and there are effective key-person roles. This helps to positively support children's emotional well-being. Staff are very good role models and provide specific praise when children are kind, helpful and polite. Children's behaviour is good. Children form positive friendships and develop good social skills. Children are beginning to learn about keeping safe as they play, and how to share and take turns. They develop positive values throughout their play and routines. Children have useful opportunities to exercise and move with control in the garden and inside. Children explore many resources to help them learn about different people, their communities and cultures.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and enthusiastic learners. Young children display good attention when listening to familiar stories and predict what will happen next. Early mathematical skills are fostered well and older children learn more about numbers, counting, size and shapes. All children are developing the dispositions and attitudes that prepare them well for the next stage of learning, including being ready for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 110747 Local authority West Berkshire Inspection number 10066586 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 28 Number of children on roll 37

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Name of registered person

Westwood Farm Community Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 13 January 2016 Telephone number 01189 429 865

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Westwood Farm Community Pre-School has been running since 1975 and registered with Ofsted in 1992. It is based in the Tilehurst area of Reading, West Berkshire. Sessions run Monday to Friday from 9.10am to 11.40am and from 12.40pm to 3.10pm, during term time only. A lunch club runs between these sessions from 11.40am to 12.40pm, to enable children to access full day care. A total of 13 members of staff are employed to work with the children, of whom 10 hold relevant qualifications at level 3 and one at level 5. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early years education to 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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