Aston Pre-School and Creche Services Ltd

Aston Pre-School and Creche Services Ltd St James Parish Church, 223a Frederick Road, Birmingham B6 6BP

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Inspection date 25 June 2019 Previous inspection date 5 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 The manager and deputy have a clear vision and focus for the pre-school. Together with staff and parents they reflect on and evaluate their practice to continually improve. Staff are inspired by their leaders and work hard to create a stimulating environment for children to enjoy learning in. n There is a well-established key-person system in place and staff build strong relationships with children. They know children well and are attentive to their needs. n Staff promote the healthy development of children and model positive behaviour. As a result, children make healthy choices at snack time and behave well, showing respect and kindness to one another. Children are visibly happy and very settled. n Parents speak enthusiastically about the setting and are very happy with the progress their child makes. n The pre-school provides regular opportunities to involve parents in their child's learning and they are grateful for ideas on how to support their child at home. Parents enjoy

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This provision is good

attending events with their child, such as the Easter egg hunt, Father's Day and Mother's Day celebrations. n Partnerships with agencies and families are a key strength and this results in inclusive provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff, professionals and parents work closely together to remove barriers and close gaps in learning. n Staff know children's next steps and use these to provide a wide range of experiences that children are eager to explore. However, activities are not yet meticulously planned to ensure that all children undertake highly challenging activities and make maximum progress. n The training needs of staff are identified and coaching is in place to raise the quality of practice. The impact of this is yet to be embedded consistently across the pre-school so that every child receives the highest quality of teaching.

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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 build on and refine the already good systems for planning and assessment to provide an even sharper focus and help children achieve rapid progress in their learning n finely tune staff's professional development to further improve the quality of teaching and raise the standard to the optimum level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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 observation with the manager and evaluated the teaching practice. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and deputy manager. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of staff and paediatric first-aid certificates. n The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents and took account of their responses and views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff have a good understanding of child protection procedures and keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date through regular training. The manager ensures that staff carry out and implement effective risk assessments to minimise risks to children on site and on outings. The manager ensures that there is a thorough induction for new staff. Since the last inspection, the manager and staff have worked hard to develop a literacy-rich environment which strongly supports the speech and language development of children who speak English as an additional language. Leaders successfully seek the views of parents to help make changes and improvements to the pre-school for the benefit of all children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a range of experiences across all areas of learning. Through the use of carefully chosen resources, staff support children's communication and language development very effectively. For example, children in the toddler room extend their vocabulary through action flashcards and using the large interactive tablet. A love of reading is actively promoted and older children delight in confidently acting out traditional tales for an audience. Staff skilfully question the children to help them develop their own ideas and enhance their learning experience. As a result, children of all ages are engaged and highly motivated.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have positive relationships with parents, which helps to support children's emotional well-being. They work closely with parents so that children settle quickly into routines and make progress as soon as possible. Staff value every child as an individual and invest their time developing 'learning journeys' for each child in their key-worker group. Parents and children also contribute to these, which allows for children's achievements to be celebrated by all. Children's self-esteem and confidence blossom as a result. British values and citizenship are promoted through regular circle times to support children's personal development. Children benefit from fresh air in the outdoor area where they develop their physical skills. They ride trikes and enjoy throwing beanbags into different sized containers. Children cooperate well, working as a team to tidy up toys. They are confident and show independence. For example, children make

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

decisions about what they wish to play with and freely choose resources.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make at least good progress from their starting points. They sing popular rhymes and their favourite songs with great enthusiasm. During role play, staff model how to care for the babies using the doctor's kit. The children use their imagination as they re-enact this, developing their imagination further. Children are gaining the confidence to use a range of tools and master good coordination in preparation for writing. For instance, children practise cutting dough, tracing patterns and drawing with large chalks outside. Problem-solving games provide children with opportunities to develop their mathematical knowledge, matching the correct numeral to the different amounts of objects. Children gain valuable skills for future learning at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475558 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10075782 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 40 Number of children on roll 74 Name of registered person Aston Pre-School and Creche Services Ltd

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Date of previous inspection 5 January 2016 Telephone number 0121 4397381 / 07884 282356

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Aston Pre-School and Creche Services Ltd originally registered in 2010. The pre-school opens each weekday from 9am to 3.30pm during term time. 10 staff are employed to work with the children, eight of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at levels 2, 3 or 6. The manager holds level 7. 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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