Sinfin Community Childcare

Sinfin Community Childcare Sinfin Community Centre, 50 Swallowdale Road, Sinfin, DERBY DE24 9NT

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Inspection date 12 February 2019 Previous inspection date 22 January 2016

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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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This provision is good

n Members of the strong management team are well qualified and very knowledgeable. They use their expertise to run the pre-school effectively and strive to maintain good standards. They take into consideration the views of staff, parents and children. n Staff are caring and take the time to get to know all children and families. Children settle well and show high levels of confidence and self-esteem. Children show that they feel safe and secure and enjoy their time at pre-school. n Partnerships with parents and other professionals are well established. Staff gather useful information from parents when children start at the pre-school. They regularly inform parents about their children's development through daily conversations. Parents feel included, valued and involved in all areas of their child's development. n Staff provide a well-resourced and stimulating environment. They provide activities that

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This provision is good

follow children's interests. All children make good progress in relation to their different starting points in learning. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. n Staff are good role models for behaviour. They provide consistent guidance about rules and help children to understand how their actions may affect the feelings of others. Children's behaviour is good. They play together harmoniously and are polite. Children learn to share and take turns. Staff support children's social development well. n Occasionally, staff do not make good use of opportunities to encourage children to develop their early writing skills. n Staff sometimes miss opportunities to extend and provide extra challenge for older children's learning and development to support their good progress further.

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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 to help and support children to develop their early writing skills n make greater use of opportunities to extend and provide extra challenge for older children to help them make higher levels of progress in their learning and development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke with members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held discussions with the manager and deputy manager. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the manager. She discussed children's learning and development, looked at their learning records and discussed the progress they make. n The inspector took into account the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including attendance records, evidence of staff suitability checks and documentation linked to managing children's progress.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff keep their safeguarding knowledge updated. They are secure in being able to identify possible signs of abuse and know who to contact if they have a concern about a child's welfare. Managers implement rigorous recruitment procedures. They check staff's suitability to work with children and follow a thorough induction programme to ensure new staff are fully supported. Staff benefit from regular supervision meetings and ongoing training. This support helps them to develop their teaching skills and further improve outcomes for children. For example, recent training has helped staff to provide activities to enhance children's speaking skills. Overall, the manager monitors groups of children's development effectively. This enables her to spot any gaps in learning quickly. The manager effectively uses additional funding to help improve outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff use their knowledge and qualifications effectively to promote children's learning. They interact with children in a positive manner and enthusiastically join in their play. Staff use their observations of children's achievements well. They successfully plan for children's next steps in their learning. Children's communication and language development is effectively supported. Staff engage in conversations with children and repeat key words and phrases to help children's speaking skills. Staff encourage children to use their imaginations and creativity well. For instance, older children proudly paint grey elephants different colours to match the one in their favourite story and take teddies to the dentist. Younger children enjoy searching for small plastic animals frozen in ice. They develop small-muscle skills as they handle and use tools to chip away ice, giggling and laughing as a penguin's nose pops out.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The atmosphere in the pre-school is welcoming and calm. Staff promote children's physical health very well. They teach children to manage their own risks, such as how to safely climb the tyre structure in the garden. Children show they are comfortable in their surroundings. They confidently explore the environment selecting who and what they want to play with. Staff use community areas, such as the local school and shops, effectively to support children's understanding of their community. Staff help children to develop their awareness of healthy lifestyles. For example, they provide a choice of nutritious snacks and engage children in conversations about healthy food choices.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are gaining skills for their future learning and eventual move to school. Most children are working within their typical expected age bands. Children are confident, concentrate and learn to listen well. Older children learn to recognise their own name as they self-register each morning. Younger children develop independence skills. They hang their own coats up and sit themselves on the carpet for morning group time. Children are well motivated and have a positive attitude towards learning. They develop good mathematical skills and learn to count, compare sizes and recognise shapes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456892 Local authority Derby Inspection number 10075335 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Sinfin Community Childcare

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Date of previous inspection 22 January 2016 Telephone number 01332 762963

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Sinfin Community Childcare registered in 2012. The provision is run by a trust of directors. It opens Monday to Friday from 9am until 3pm, during term time only. The provision runs a before- and after-school facility. There are 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold an early years qualification at level 2 or 3. The provision receives funding for free 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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