Sedlescombe Pre-School Ltd.

Inspection of Sedlescombe Pre-School Ltd. Sedlescombe Village Hall, The Street, Sedlescombe, East Sussex TN33 0QN

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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

The passionate manager and staff team create a highly inclusive and nurturing environment where children flourish. Their calming, patient and sensitive approach enables them to form strong bonds with all children. Staff are very responsive to children's interests and ideas, and children are motivated, eager and inquisitive learners. They thoroughly enjoy their time at the pre-school and demonstrate how happy, safe and secure they feel as they laugh, smile and frolic with friends.

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The provision is good

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who receive additional funding are fully included and supported. Staff work very closely with parents and other professionals, such as health visitors and inclusion services. They share expertise to better meet children's individual needs. Additional funding is spent thoughtfully and all children are making good progress in preparation for school, regardless of their circumstances.

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The provision is good

The manager and senior staff are particularly skilled practitioners and consistently have high expectations for what all children can achieve. The manager has identified that less experienced staff need continued support to develop the good quality of their teaching further. Children engage well with all areas of learning during their time at pre-school. There is, however, room for staff to offer more- consistent support for children's mathematical development.

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need to do better?

n The dedicated manager and staff work as a well-oiled team to create and implement an ambitious and broad curriculum. They focus heavily on children's interests and make good use of spontaneous opportunities to extend children's learning. For example, during the inspection children excitedly used soft-play shapes to build with. Staff skilfully challenged them to stop their 'towers' from falling and children worked out which shapes were best for balancing and supporting their structures. Occasionally, less experienced staff do not make full use of their interactions with children to support their thinking and offer further challenge to their learning. n The manager supports the professional development of her staff very well and continuously drives improvements for children's experiences. She regularly networks with leaders of other local settings to share best practice, new ideas and expertise. Through this, the team has recently improved the link between

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the indoor and outdoor environments. Staff now enable children to follow and develop their ideas more easily as they move throughout the setting. This has had a positive impact on children's engagement and children are very busy, self- motivated learners. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff use highly successful strategies to

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need to do better?

2 October 2019 encourage their involvement in the pre-school and their children's learning. For example, a lending library and a yearly 'ready teddy listen' week motivate parents to read with their children at home. Children's love of books and early literacy development are also successfully supported in the setting. Children listen intently to stories and staff use props to help ignite their interest even further. n Staff are loving, approachable and positive role models and sensitively remind children of their high expectations. Children behave very well. They are learning to manage their own emotions, understand the needs of others and show respect for each other's differences. For example, during snack time, children kindly passed each other fruit and milk and older children thoughtfully helped their younger friends to butter their toast. n Staff give children exciting opportunities for exercise and children are very

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need to do better?

physically active. They enjoy opportunities to ride wheeled toys outdoors, climb ladders and run around the indoor track. Children and families are also encouraged to take part in an annual one-kilometre race for charity, which is paid for by the setting to maximise participation. n The manager and staff successfully ignite children's curiosity in the world around them and children benefit from a wide range of experiences. During the inspection, they very much enjoyed watering the plants and confidently discussed what they need to thrive and grow. Children's language development is given high priority and staff work hard to help them achieve good levels of communication before starting school. However, staff do not consistently support children's mathematical awareness to a high level through their interactions and children's everyday play, for example, by encouraging further counting, simple addition and more-complex mathematical concepts.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager fully understands the importance of keeping children safe. All staff have a thorough knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. They know who to contact if there are any concerns about a child's welfare. The manager ensures that she and all staff keep their training up to date, including about wider safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty.

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should:

n continue to support and develop the practice of less experienced staff to help them make the most of their interactions and offer further challenge to children n develop the support for children's mathematical development to provide more- consistent teaching and support during staff interactions and children's play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488467 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 10062845 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 to 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Sedlescombe Pre-School Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01424 871455 Date of previous inspection 9 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Sedlescombe Pre-School Ltd registered in 2015. The pre-school is open during term time only, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8.30am to 3pm. It receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four. The pre-school employs five staff, three of whom hold relevant early years qualifications between level 3 and early years teacher status.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector was given a tour of the pre-school by the manager and carried out a learning walk to discuss the organisation of their curriculum. n The inspector observed teaching practices and the impact on children's learning, both inside and outdoors. n Discussions were held with the manager, staff, parents and children. n A joint observation was carried out with the manager and discussions were held in relation to children's learning and progress. n The inspector sampled some of the pre-school's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures.

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Inspection activities

2 October 2019 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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