Norris Bank Primary School

Whimple Preschool Playgroup Victory Hall, Whimple, Exeter, Devon EX5 2SU

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Inspection date 14 September 2018 Previous inspection date 10 December 2015

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

n The provider has failed to notify Ofsted of all committee members, as required, meaning Ofsted has not been able to complete the necessary suitability checks. n Staff do not consistently make effective use of information they gain from their observations of what children can do to plan for the next stage of their development. Additionally, systems for monitoring the progress made by different groups of children are not sufficiently embedded. n On occasions, staff miss opportunities to keep children engaged in their play to support exploration and interest in books.

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It has the following strengths

n Staff manage children's behaviour well. Children learn to follow instructions, take turns, share and play harmoniously together. Their behaviour is good. n Children and families build good bonds with their key person. This helps children feel safe and secure and ready to learn. Staff have good relationships with parents, who speak highly of the pre-school. Parents report that staff 'really care' and are complimentary about the friendly and approachable team. n Staff place a strong focus on promoting children's personal, social and emotional development and help children increase their independence and confidence well. n Partnership working with other professionals and teachers in the local school is good.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date provide Ofsted with the details of all committee members, so that appropriate checks can be completed to determine suitability. 06/09/2019

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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 ensure all staff plan suitable challenging and individualised activities that support children to make the best possible progress n embed systems for monitoring the progress made by different groups of children and use this information to support children to make better progress n make full use of opportunities to interest and engage children in their play to support them to explore and to build their interest in books still further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning during play indoors and outdoors. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with the manager. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector looked at children's records, evidence of suitability of staff and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Children's welfare is not given high priority at all times. The provider has failed to notify Ofsted of some of its committee members. However, the manager and staff know the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and wider safeguarding issues. Staff supervise children well at all times and have training, such as first aid, to help deal with emergency situations. This helps protect children from harm. Overall, the arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager deploys staff effectively and ensures they meet the required ratios at all times. The manager provides ongoing support for staff through supervision. She knows her staff team well and identifies who might benefit from additional training to help them support children's learning. Overall, management recognise aspects of practice that require development and they do aspire to further improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good understanding of how children develop and know children's interests well. However, they do not consistently use the information from these assessments to build on children's individual learning needs. Additionally, monitoring of different groups of children is not embedded to ensure all children make the best progress. Staff get to know children well by gathering important information about children's current interests as the manager visits children at home before they start. Children enjoy mark making and use resources to draw and write letters in their name. Staff are enthusiastic about recent training they attended on how children develop the skills to write. This has inspired them to offer more mark-making opportunities inside and outside. Staff offer children opportunities to learn about the community and wider world effectively. For example they visit a nearby fruit farm to pick fruit and visit the reindeer at Christmas at

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses in leadership and management to determine the suitability of all committee members mean that children's welfare is not always given priority. However, staff are positive role models who treat children with kindness and respect. Staff support children to develop social skills. For example, mealtimes are sociable times and staff encourage children to engage in conversation with each other, use good manners and to be polite. This helps children to form friendships. Children are happy and settle quickly when they arrive. Children have opportunities to play outside, be physically active and develop good coordination and control. For example, children learn to ride trikes, balance and climb.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy their time at the pre-school. They learn skills that prepare them for their next stage in learning, including going to school. Children are independent, confident and build strong social skills. Older children develop good mathematical understanding, for example, they can count, recognise numbers and match quantities. Children display a positive attitude to their learning. They are actively involved and persistent and demonstrate high levels of concentration.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106065 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10060623 Type of provision Full day care Registers Early Years Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Whimple Pre School Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 10 December 2015 Telephone number 07794 652549

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Whimple Pre-School Playgroup registered in 1992. It operates in the village of Whimple, near Exeter, Devon. The playgroup opens Monday and Friday from 9am until 3.30pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am until 1pm, term time only. There are five members of staff, one of whom holds early years teacher status, three hold qualifications at level 3 and one is unqualified.

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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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