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First Steps Pre-School Guide Headquarters, Southern Road, Thame, Oxfordshire OX9 2ED

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Inspection date 26 September 2018 Previous inspection date 12 May 2015

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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 Staff set up and provide a welcoming play environment for the children. Staff know the children well and plan a good range of activities and topics to help children to learn. n Outcomes for children are good. Staff observe and monitor children's development effectively and successfully highlight children's next steps in learning, to help them make good progress from their starting points. n Staff support children's personal, social and emotional development effectively. For instance, they praise children for their kindness in helping others and for their efforts in sharing. n Partnerships with parents are good. Staff ensure all parents are kept up to date about their children's day. For example, staff provide a good amount of informative feedback to ensure parents are fully aware of their children's day. n Recruitment, induction and yearly appraisal programmes are used appropriately to check staff's suitability, to ensure that they are appropriate to work with children.

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The provision is good

n The management team and staff have a daily meeting together to help them reflect on activities and plans to identify any areas for future development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n At times, staff do not organise craft activities to allow children to explore and develop their own creative ideas. n Staff do not consistently explain to children the consequences of their actions to help them develop a deeper understanding of why rules are in place.

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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 provide more opportunities for children to use and express their own ideas, particularly during creative activities n create more opportunities to help children understand why rules are in place.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities available to children. n The inspector observed interactions between children and staff. n The inspector asked staff questions about their work and observed practice with the manager. n The inspector spoke to parents available about their views and opinions of the provision and considered these. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff are confident in their roles and responsibilities for safeguarding. They understand the signs and indicators of child protection concerns and are confident in the routes for referral. Staff benefit from regular training opportunities and discussions to advance their knowledge and skills. For example, recently at team meetings the staff have read articles on supporting children's play outside, which has helped them to improve activities offered to the children and to form good practice. Staff have positive relationships with other professionals involved in children's care, which help them to maintain continuity in care. The management team monitors children's assessments and learning well to ensure children's learning is effective and ongoing.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are happy at the pre-school and enjoy the activities on offer that support their learning and development. Staff have good relationships with the children and offer them good support in activities. For example, staff talk to children about space and shape as they explore with large interconnecting construction blocks. Staff encourage children's communication and language skills well. For instance, staff sing songs and read books to the children, skilfully asking children questions to support their understanding and speaking skills. Staff provide interesting resources and activities to support children's imagination skills. For example, children have fun as they play imaginatively in the 'veterinary area', using tools to make their poorly pets feel better.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff offer good support to the children and effectively help promote their independence and social skills. For instance, children are encouraged to help get the table ready for mealtimes and enjoy informal chats with their friends as they eat and drink. Staff develop children's understanding of a healthy diet well. For example, they talk to children about the importance of drinking their drinks to keep them hydrated. Children behave well and are keen to help, for instance, they all help staff to clear away toys at tidy-up time. Staff encourage children to be physically active. For instance, all children have opportunities to play outside and they enjoy the local park, where they enjoy climbing on large apparatus.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children develop good skills needed for their future learning. For example, children listen and show good confidence in speaking as they share news from home during group-time discussions. Children are developing good mathematical understanding. For instance, they count regularly at circle time and learn about number ordering as they play the teddy washing-line game.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 134322 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10060524 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 26 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Daubney, Tracey Louise

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Date of previous inspection 12 May 2015 Telephone number 01844261335 07775665848

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First Steps Pre-School registered in 1997. It is located in Thame, Oxfordshire. The pre- school opens on weekdays during school term times, from 9.15am until 12.15pm on Monday and Friday, and from 9.15am to 1.15pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for free early years education for two-, three- and and four-year-old children. There are four members of staff who work with the children, two of whom hold early years qualifications at Level 3.

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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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