Little Admirals Pre-school

Little Admirals Pre- school Exercise Deck, Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO3 5XT

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Inspection date 27 June 2019 Previous inspection date 12 May 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 leadership of the pre-school is strong. The committee and management team is dedicated to the continual development of the setting and has a clear vision for the future. All staff work closely together to provide children with high-quality care and learning opportunities. n Staff develop caring, affectionate relationships with children. They get to know children well by gathering detailed information about their home routines, abilities, interests and needs from entry. Children are happy, settled and secure. They enthusiastically attend the pre-school and take part in a good variety of enjoyable activities. n Staff provide a warm and welcoming environment. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Staff build positive relationships with children and continuously offer them gentle reassurance, praise and encouragement. Children are happy, settled and confident. n Staff work well together with parents and other professionals to ensure that they meet

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This provision is good

children's individual care and learning needs. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported and make very good progress at the pre-school. n Staff complete detailed observations and assessments based around children's interests and individual needs. This enables them to build on what children already know and can do successfully. Children make good progress in their learning relative to their starting points. n At times, staff do not consistently make full use of their questioning techniques and interactions with the children to extend their learning and offer further challenge. n On occasions, older children lack opportunities to investigate and use technology independently for different purposes in their play and learning.

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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 make better use of interactions with children and questioning techniques to consistently offer challenge and extend children's learning further n extend opportunities for pre-school children to access, select and use technology independently for different purposes in their play and learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector held conversations with the management team, staff and children throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed activities both indoors and outdoors to make a judgement on the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents and considered their views. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector sampled documents, including children records, policies and safeguarding information, and checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The management team and staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children. Their knowledge is reviewed regularly, for example by accessing training. The management team has robust procedures for recruiting and checking the ongoing suitability of staff. Staff benefit from regular and structured supervision meetings. They are encouraged to attend training to strengthen their professional skills. For example, recent training has helped staff to engage more positively with children during their play. The manager makes good use of additional funding to ensure it is used to benefit children's individual needs. Parents speak very highly of the service they receive. They greatly appreciate the efforts of staff and value the contributions they make to their children's lives.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff promote children's early writing skills well. For instance, younger children benefit from enjoyable opportunities to strengthen their hand muscles, for example by using spray trigger bottles to release paint before they use their hands to mix the colours together. Older children have plenty of opportunities to practise their early writing skills, for instance by tracing their names or attempting to write them independently. Children enjoy building outside using construction resources, such as large foam bricks. They work together with support to stack and balance the bricks and confidently predict how tall they can build their wall. Staff introduce language, such as 'higher' and 'taller', and help children to count the bricks they have stacked. This helps to promote children's good mathematical learning even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very active and enjoy exploring the indoor and outdoor areas. For example, when outside, staff encourage children to participate in an energetic game of hide and seek. This helps support children's physical development and large-muscle skills well. An effective key-person system is in place and staff understand the unique needs of all children. Staff encourage children to learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, during hot weather, daily routines are adapted so that sun cream is applied and children take time to access regular drinks to keep themselves hydrated. Staff talk to children about the effects of the sun on their bodies and remind them about wearing their hats while outside playing to help protect them.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are keen learners. Younger children explore the environment with confidence and focus intently on their chosen activities. Older children use their imaginations and creativity well in their play. Children are very welcoming to visitors, and many of them show curiosity and an interest in what others are doing. Children are developing a positive sense of themselves and others. For example, older children discuss their pending move to 'big school' They excitedly share information about their new teachers and the colour of the new uniform they will eventually wear. All children develop the skills they require for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY312742 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 10073567 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 52 Number of children on roll 71 Name of registered person Little Admirals Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 12 May 2016 Telephone number 02392 781367

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Little Admirals Pre-school registered in 2005. It is a community pre-school managed by a voluntary committee. The pre-school occupies the community wing on the premises of The Admiral Lord Nelson School in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The setting is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, during term time only. It is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The committee employs 14 staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2, eight hold level 3, one holds level 5 and one senior staff member holds a level 6 degree in early years.

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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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