Discovery Preschool

Discovery Preschool Canvey Skills Campus, Meppel Avenue, CANVEY ISLAND, Essex SS8 9RZ

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Inspection date 13 February 2019 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 Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The provider has high expectations for the setting and works closely with the manager and the staff team. This helps to ensure that all staff share the same vision and passion to provide good-quality childcare. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) extremely well. They work very closely with other professionals and adopt a range of strategies to help children make progress. For example, they use visual aids so children are aware of what is going to happen next. n The provider evaluates the provision in partnership with the manager, staff and parents. They continually reflect on how to improve the provision. For example, they have recently introduced online recording systems and plan to build on this to streamline their paperwork. The team gather regular feedback from parents and address the suggestions they make. n Staff make links with schools the children are due to start at. They attend meetings

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This provision is good

with local schools and have developed a comprehensive pack to share information about children's development. This provides continuity for children as they move on to the next stage of their education. n Staff make the most of opportunities to introduce mathematics. They model how to use mathematical vocabulary to describe capacity as children scoop rice and pasta into containers. Children all join in when they count how many of them are going out to play in the garden. n Children's emotional well-being is supported through a highly effective key-person approach. They enter the pre-school happily and are excited to show staff their lunch boxes and talk about what they have been doing at home. n There are good procedures to track individual children's development. However, the manager has not fully developed systems to help her to precisely identify gaps in learning for different groups of children. n Children do not have enough opportunities to receive first-hand experience of the

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This provision is good

environment and community in which they live.

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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 monitor the achievement of different groups of children to ensure all groups receive the support they need to help them make consistent and sustained progress n create more opportunities for children to engage in a wide range of experiences to learn about their local environment and community.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the staff's interactions with children indoors and outside. n The inspector observed an activity with the manager and held a discussion with her to evaluate the quality of teaching and the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with parents of children who attend the pre-school and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector held a meeting with the provider and discussed processes such as recruitment and self-evaluation. n The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability and their qualifications.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The provider implements robust recruitment and induction procedures. This helps to ensure that all staff are suitable to carry out their roles and responsibilities. Staff undertake a range of online training as part of their continued professional development and to meet the needs of individual children. For example, they have all completed training to equip them to support children effectively who have severe allergies. Safeguarding is effective. Staff are confident about actions to take in the event of child protection concerns. They keep up to date with current safeguarding legislation and know when to contact relevant agencies. Parents praise staff at the pre-school. They feel involved in their child's learning and appreciate termly meetings with their key person to discuss their child's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The pre-school is well laid out to provide an inviting learning environment. Children choose what they wish to play with and become very engaged in the available activities. For example, they are fascinated to see how far the cars can travel when they push them down a drainpipe. Children become interested in books that are linked to an activity. They play with a tiger puppet, face masks and different foods, as they look at the story of 'The tiger who came to tea'. The key person meets with parents when their children first start, to find out what their child already knows and can do. They use this information and regular observations to provide activities that help children to make progress in their development. Staff know the children well and clearly explain how they support them to meet the next steps in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are learning to be independent and staff encourage them to try to put on their coats and shoes by themselves. They pour their own drinks, spread butter on crackers and cut up bananas. Children confidently balance and walk along a piece of equipment. Staff use this opportunity to explain how exercise is important to build strong muscles. They use mealtimes to reinforce children's understanding of food that is good for them. Children find pictures on a poster about healthy eating and are excited that they match the fruit they have in their lunch boxes. Staff remind them not to run indoors and they hug their friends to say 'sorry' after a disagreement. Staff are sensitive to the needs of quieter children. They interact warmly and encourage them to become engaged in an activity. This helps to build children's confidence and social skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children, including those with SEND, make good progress from their starting points. They learn skills to prepare them for the next stage in their learning. Children solve problems as they consider the best way to build a tower out of soft-play bricks. They join in a storytelling activity and contribute their own ideas and experiences when they decide how they want the story to continue. Children are beginning to form recognisable letters and are excited to show staff when they have written their name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542364 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10090245 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Discovery Pre-School Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Discovery Preschool registered in 2017. The pre-school employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 4, three at level 3 and one at level 2. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. 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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