Holy Trinity Pre-School

Inspection of Holy Trinity Pre-School Poulton Hey, Chorley Way, Spital, Wirral CH63 9LS

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

Children are happy, confident and keen to access the range of resources on offer. They remain engaged in their play for long periods of time. They behave well and staff are particularly sensitive when dealing with new children who are settling in. Staff help younger children to learn about sharing and taking turns. Higher than required staffing ratios enable children to have more support and attention from staff.

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The provision is good

Children feel safe and secure. They have visits from a railway guard and discuss train and road safety as part of a theme looking at how to keep themselves safe. Older children are encouraged to be independent. They beam with pride as they successfully put on their coats before going out to play. They tidy up the bricks eagerly, unprompted by staff.

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The provision is good

The manager and staff provide a well-thought-through curriculum that builds on children's interests and what children already know and can do. They have high expectations of what individual children can achieve and aim to equip children with a range of key skills to be ready for school. Older children learn how to form recognisable letters as they start to write their name. They begin to become familiar with the meaning of words as they find their name on arrival on their coat peg and drawer.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy playing in the refurbished outdoor area. They learn to balance as they step on the blocks and test their coordination skills as they ride the wheeled toys. Children use magnifying glasses to hunt for bugs and watch with interest as they find spiders and wood lice behind the wooden plank. They plant vegetables and tend and nurture these, so learning to care for living things. n Staff interact well with children and respond well to their needs. Children look at the different colours of objects in the home area and count the number of people present at circle time. However, staff do not always adapt their teaching to challenge older children at the highest level. For example, older children easily name the different colours and can count confidently how many people are present. n Partnerships with parents and carers are good. Staff offer 'wow' sheets to parents so they can record children's achievements at home. They invite

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parents' views. Many parents comment on staff's friendliness and how they feel they can approach staff to talk with them if they have any issues. Staff offer curriculum sheets to parents so they are aware of the focus of the week. This helps parents to complement and build on what children are learning at pre- school. Staff also encourage parents to read with children to develop their

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9 September 2019 enjoyment of books. n Staff are sensitive in dealing with children, particularly those who are new to the pre-school and settling in. They help younger children to begin to manage their own strong feelings and emotions. However, younger children become a little unsettled at times of change. For example, staff do not give clear enough explanations about what is happening next as children move from one room to another or get their coats on to go outdoors. n Staff feel well supported by the manager and are given time to access training courses. They take part in supervision sessions regularly where training needs are identified. Staff have attended a speech and language course as the manager found that staff were asking children too many questions. Information gained from the course helped staff to talk to children and extend their language without asking too many questions. Staff are now able to support children's

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need to do better?

early language development effectively. n Older children gain the key skills needed to be ready and confident for school. They enjoy singing familiar songs and rhymes and count to seven as they clap their hands. They begin to recognise numerals as they watch the manager record numbers on the white board. n Staff offer healthy food options at snack time and consider the dietary needs of individual children. Children gain a sense of responsibility as they offer a plate of fruit to their peers. n Staff work well with outside agencies. They have attended specific training to enable them, in consultation with parents, to screen children so they can make a referral to the speech and language therapist, if needed. This helps to close any gaps in children's communication and language skills swiftly.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good knowledge of child protection and the signs to be concerned about in relation to children's welfare. They know what procedures to follow if they are worried. Staff complete regular safeguarding training to help to ensure that their knowledge is kept up to date. At staff meetings, they are given safeguarding scenarios to help them to test out what they would do in certain situations and to keep their knowledge current.

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should:

n support staff more effectively to extend older children's learning at the highest level n provide clear explanations to children about what is happening next so children know what to expect, particularly at times of transition.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 306402 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10066948 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 5 Total number of places 28 Number of children on roll 21

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Name of registered person

The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Poulton Lancelyn

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reference number

Telephone number 0151 334 2683 Date of previous inspection 27 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Holy Trinity Pre-School registered in 1993. The pre-school is open from 9.10am to 12.10pm Monday to Friday, during term time. In addition, when there is demand, it also opens from 12.45pm to 3.45pm on Monday and Thursday. The pre-school employs five members of staff. The manager holds qualified teacher status, one staff member holds a qualification at level 4, one staff member holds a qualification at level 2 and two are qualified at level 3. The pre-school provides funded early education places for children aged three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk in the pre-school to gain an understanding of how this early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and the manager. n The inspector held discussions with staff, children and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n Some documents were looked at. This included evidence of staff suitability and training. n The inspector and the manager discussed the management of the pre-school.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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