Smethwick Hall Girls' School

Egerton Pre-School Playgroup Millennium Village Hall, Egerton, Ashford, Kent TN27 9DS

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Inspection date 1 March 2019 Previous inspection date 14 October 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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This provision is good

n Staff establish secure and trusting relationships with children. This helps them settle quickly, happily and confidently into their play. Children have a good sense of belonging. n All staff establish positive partnerships with parents and keep them fully involved and informed in their children's learning. For example, staff encourage them to add to their children's learning records about their achievements from home regularly. n Staff skilfully support children to prepare for their eventual move to school. They plan regular visits to the school to help children become familiar with the surroundings. n All staff effectively evaluate their practice together, such as by holding daily discussions to reflect on how well the day's events engaged children. They use their findings to support their plans to help keep children motivated to learn and make good progress. n Children gain good mathematical skills as they play. For example, they recognise and

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This provision is good

order numbers, and count with confidence. n Staff support children to develop good communication skills. For instance, they ask thought-provoking questions and give them time to think and then respond. n Staff miss some opportunities to develop children's respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences from around the world even further. n Staff do not make the most out of opportunities to extend children's writing skills in order to help prepare them for their eventual move to school 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 extend children's respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences outside of their own communities and religious beliefs even further n build on children's opportunities to develop their early writing skills to support their future learning more extensively.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the staff interacting with children and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments. n The inspector looked at written documentation, including evidence of the suitability of all those working at the pre-school. n The inspector spoke to the manager, children, parents and staff, and considered their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The manager closely monitors the quality of the consistency of care and teaching that staff provide for children. For instance, she holds individual meetings with them and together they set challenging targets to develop their performance even further. All staff are keen to build on their knowledge and skills further. They attend regular beneficial training. For example, they have learned about the different ways to plan for children and how to accurately track and monitor their individual and group progress. Staff establish positive partnerships with other early years professionals. They share children's learning records with staff at settings that the children also attend, which helps provide children with a good consistent approach to their care and learning experiences. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a good knowledge of the safeguarding procedures to follow to help protect children's safety and welfare. This

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

includes sharing helpful advice with parents, such as how to ensure children are safe when they access the internet.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager and staff closely monitor and track children's individual and specific group progress. This enables them to promptly highlight any gaps in their development and provide good support to help children quickly close them and catch up in their learning. Staff build on children's interests well. For instance, children who enjoy their favourite books, dress up as their favourite characters and act out the story. They bring their fantasies and imagination to life. Children have good opportunities to be creative. They explore paint in interesting ways, such as making patterns with marbles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are polite and behave well. They follow the rules and boundaries, and know what is expected of them. Children develop a good understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. They independently choose if they wish to engage in quieter and calmer activities or more-active activities. Children confidently follow good health and hygiene routines. They gain good physical skills and use challenging ways to explore the different ways they can move their bodies. For example, they confidently use monkey bars and climbing walls during trips to the park.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all ages and abilities make good progress in their learning. Children develop good social skills and build meaningful friendships. They play happily together, and share and take turns with resources with good levels of maturity. Children are independent, such as choosing their own play and finding their own belongings with confidence. Children explore and investigate the natural world and learn about how things grow. For example, they enjoy regular nature and bug hunts, and planting activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 127171 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10063739 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Egerton Pre-School Playgroup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 14 October 2015 Telephone number 07391181248

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Egerton Pre-School Playgroup registered in 1999. It is located in the village of Egerton, Kent. The setting is open on Monday and Friday from 8.45am to 12.45pm and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.45am to 2.45pm, during term time only. It receives funding to provide free early education for children age three and four years. The setting employs five members of staff, four of whom hold a relevant early years qualifications at level 3 or above. This includes a member of staff who has qualified teachers status.

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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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