Pumpkins Pre School

Pumpkins Pre School St Andrews Church, St Andrews Close, Wraysbury, Staines Upon Thames TW19 5DG

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Inspection date 11 December 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n Children are extremely happy, content and settled. They explore the very well- organised and superbly resourced environment with confidence and ease. Children make many independent choices in their play. They demonstrate excellent levels of self-confidence and emotional well-being. n Leaders and managers show a very strong commitment to improve. Regular discussions between staff enable them to evaluate activities and resources, to help to make positive changes and maintain good outcomes for children. n All children make good progress from their starting points in learning. They demonstrate good listening skills and follow stories without pictures or props. Children recognise letters and the sounds they represent and are beginning to write their own names. n Children enjoy exploring with different resources to help them to recognise change. For instance, as they play with ice, they discuss how it is made. Children know that ice is

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This provision is good

frozen water and when it becomes warm it will melt and become water again. n Although children are making good progress, leaders do not monitor children's overall learning robustly enough to help identify less obvious gaps in children's progress or compare the progress that different groups of children make. n Leaders do not incisively scrutinise staff's practice to help them to provide targeted training and supervision to help raise the quality of staff's interactions with children to an exceptional 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 enhance the assessment of children's learning to help identify less obvious gaps in their development, and monitor and support the progress of different groups of children n monitor staff's practice more incisively and provide professional development opportunities to help raise the quality of staff's interaction to an exceptional level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed relevant documentation, including evidence of paediatric first-aid training and public liability insurance. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children indoors, and in the garden. n The inspector held discussions with parents and took their views into consideration. n The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the manager and discussed teaching and staff's interactions with children. n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the provision used by children.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and managers ensure that staff are adequately trained to identify any signs that may indicate concerns about a child's welfare. Robust recruitment procedures and annual appraisals allow the manager to monitor the ongoing suitability and performance of staff. Partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend are good. Staff use effective communication methods to share information and promote children's learning at home and in the settings. The feedback from parents about the pre-school is very positive. They praise the high standards of care and learning provided by the setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a welcoming and nurturing environment, where children flourish. Children show high levels of imagination and represent their own ideas and thoughts. For example, as children play with pretend snow, ice and polar animals. they talk about where the animals might live. Children accurately identify that polar bears and penguins prefer to live in colder climates. Staff develop children's literacy skills well. For example, they provide writing resources throughout the setting to enable children to record their ideas. Children confidently draw pictures and give meanings to the marks they make, such as telling staff they have drawn pictures of Father Christmas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff are highly successful in teaching children to understand and value the differences and similarities between themselves and others. For instance, they complete a vast range of activities that help children to learn about different festivals and beliefs. Children talk about their own family experiences. Their behaviour is excellent. All children demonstrate extraordinary levels of respect for others. For example, when children bring cakes for their birthday to share with their friends, other children thank them for sharing. Children have excellent opportunities to learn about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. For example, during role play they use real fruits and vegetables to create meals, and talk about the benefits of making healthy food choices. Children benefit from regular exercise and fresh air in the extremely well-resourced garden and develop very good balance and coordination.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children demonstrate great enjoyment as they learn and are eager to join in with activities. They successfully develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning, including school. For example, children have tremendous imaginations, and lead their own activities and follow complex instructions. They listen attentively to stories and predict what might happen next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540292 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10079390 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 16 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Fairhall, Kellie Louise

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07500224115

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Pumpkins Pre School registered in 2016. It is located in Wraysbury, Staines-Upon-Thames. There are three staff, all of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications. The pre-school operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday between 9am and 3pm, term time only. The pre-school provides early years 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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