Little Skylarks Pre-School

Inspection of Little Skylarks Pre- School Randwick Village Hall, Chapelfields, Randwick, STROUD, Gloucestershire GL6 6HS

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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 very settled and happy and have warm relationships with staff. Staff know children and their families exceptionally well and have high expectations for what every child can achieve. Children are engaged and motivated to learn. They confidently explore the environments around them. They are aware of how to keep themselves safe and can manage risks when going out for an autumnal walk. Children listen well, demonstrate good sharing and turn-taking and have positive relationships with their peers. They are all confident to speak in front of a group and their ideas are listened to and respected. Children demonstrate good independence skills, including managing personal hygiene, helping to set up before snack and lunch, and eagerly helping to tidy away things afterwards. They enjoy playing circle games and singing songs and excitedly join in.

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need to do better?

n Staff skilfully adapt teaching to meet children's individual needs. Children make good progress from their starting points and are well prepared for the next phase in their learning. n Staff successfully promote children's emotional and physical well-being. For example, they talk about how children are feeling and why this is. They encourage children to talk about healthy eating and keeping their teeth clean. n Children are active learners. They have good interactions with staff which support their communication and language development. Staff challenge and extend children's thinking by asking questions and giving them time to respond. They extend children's vocabulary by modelling and introducing new and interesting language, such as 'hibernating'. n Parent partnerships are effective and parents are pleased with the progress their children are making while attending the setting. Parents are confident that staff

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need to do better?

cater for individual children's preferences. n The setting has strong community partnerships, including with the local school. The staff hold regular events to which they invite the local community and external agencies. n The well-designed curriculum provides children with rich and meaningful learning opportunities. These enhance their personal experiences and support their development in all areas of learning. For example, children went on a trip to the beach and they regularly visit nearby farm animals. n Robust recruitment procedures are followed to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable. n The manager regularly monitors the quality of teaching and ensures that all staff and volunteers stay up to date with developments in training. However, there is not a sharp focus on identifying specific training needs to further improve the practice of individuals.

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need to do better?

1 October 2019 n The manager has a good awareness of the setting's strengths and areas for improvement. Staff reflect on practice but are not all fully involved in contributing to robust self-evaluation to drive improvement.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff are confident in knowing the correct policies and procedures to follow to keep children safe. They are aware of the signs to monitor and look out for that may indicate that a child's welfare is at risk. Staff have completed relevant training and stay up to date with new legislation. Volunteers have also completed relevant training. They are confident in adhering to the safeguarding policy and know how to keep children safe.

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should:

n develop performance management further to focus more sharply on the specific training needs of all staff and volunteers to improve their practice n strengthen opportunities to embed self-evaluation further so that all staff and volunteers are fully aware of the setting's strengths and further areas for improvement.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433951 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10074914 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 3 to 4 Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 8 Name of registered person Little Skylarks Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07788410029 Date of previous inspection 29 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Little Skylarks Pre-School registered in 2011. The pre-school is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 3pm, and on Wednesday from 9am to 1pm, during term time only. The pre-school manager/owner is a qualified teacher and the other member of staff holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. The pre- school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and its impact on children's learning both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke with staff, volunteers, children and parents at suitable times throughout the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including evidence of staff suitability, children's records and safeguarding procedures.

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Inspection activities

1 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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Inspection activities

1 October 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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