Caythorpe Pre-School

Caythorpe Pre-School High Street, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG32 3DR

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Inspection date 18 October 2018 Previous inspection date 21 March 2018

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires improvement 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 are kind and caring. An effective key-person system is in place and children develop secure attachments with them. n The quality of teaching is good. Staff provide a stimulating environment for the children. Children can make choices about what they want to play with from the varied resources. They show they are confident and have good self-esteem. n Partnerships with parents are good. Staff effectively engage parents in their children's learning from the start. Ongoing sharing of information helps to support continuity in children's learning and development. n The pre-school staff work very closely with a wide range of other professionals and agencies. This helps to ensure that children's individual needs are fully supported. n The manager evaluates the provision well, taking into account the views of staff and parents, to develop the practice effectively. For example, children now have more

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The provision is good

independent access to resources, following changes made in the indoor learning environment.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Although staff supervision meetings take place, they do not focus sufficiently on ways to raise the quality of teaching to an outstanding level. n The monitoring of identified groups of children does not check on their progress and target interventions precisely enough to raise children's achievement to the highest 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

n strengthen the arrangements for the supervision of staff to enhance their professional development and support them to achieve teaching practice of the highest quality n develop ways to evaluate the progress identified groups of children make to target provision and teaching even more precisely and help them make rapid progress.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff working within the setting. n The inspector engaged in a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector sampled various documents, including risk assessments, a range of policies and procedures and evidence of self-evaluation. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector considered the views of parents during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff are aware of their role and responsibilities in keeping children safe. They know what action to take if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Staff keep the premises safe. For example, they carry out thorough risk assessments, including when using the outdoor area, to identify and minimise hazards. The manager has good links with other providers that children attend and with schools that the children will eventually move on to. She shares information with them which helps keep consistency in children's care and learning. Good policies and procedures underpin the smooth management of the pre-school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff carry out good observations of children's play and assess children's development accurately. They carefully plan children's next steps so that these meet each child's needs. Staff use a range of teaching methods. For instance, children are eager to go around the indoor learning environment to find different shapes and numbers. Children's communication and language skills are supported effectively. Staff actively listen and value what children have to say. For example, children talk to staff about their families and share news as they make cards to take home. This also helps their early writing skills. Children enthusiastically join in singing familiar number songs, this also helps their mathematical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle quickly into the pre-school and show that they are happy. Staff gather a good range of information about children's needs and development before they start at the pre-school. This helps them to plan for each child straight away. Staff are good role models. They use calm and consistent strategies to help children learn to understand the expected rules for behaviour. They use gentle prompts, such as reminding children to use good manners. Children have opportunities to learn about diversity and to appreciate the wider world beyond their own experiences. For example, they learn about festivals such as Divali. Children are learning about keeping healthy. They have daily opportunities to be physically active and they follow good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before they eat.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. Children are confident and show good levels of independence as they, for instance, make their own choices of play. They concentrate intently as they complete jigsaw puzzles, persevering until they have finished. Children are developing the skills needed for the next stage of their learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411679 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10081785 Type of provision Full day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 18 Name of registered person Caythorpe Pre-School

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Date of previous inspection 21 March 2018 Telephone number 01400 272 036

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Caythorpe Pre-School registered in 2010. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 5. The pre-school opens during term time. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm, Monday to Thursday and from 9am until midday on Friday. 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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