Manor Farm Pre-School

Inspection of Manor Farm Pre-School Manor Farm, Barholm, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 4RA

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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 arrive happy and are confident to leave parents. They are keen to play with the good range of toys and resources offered. Children demonstrate a good relationship with staff and invite them to join their play. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children and actively promote positive behaviour. They use different ways to praise children's achievements, such as to give them stickers, clap their hands and give children verbal praise. Children behave well and know what is expected of them.

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The provision is good

Staff offer children unique opportunities to learn about animals and nature. Children thoroughly enjoy playing in the pre-school garden. They have space and freedom to explore and investigate. Children look for insects and learn about the life cycle of a frog. They hear animals in a farmyard and understand that milk comes from cows.

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The provision is good

Staff give children simple tasks to complete. Children enjoy letting others know when the routine of the day changes. For example, when they are inside, children shake a tambourine, and when they are outside, they ring a large bell. During snack time children hand out plates and cups to their friends. This contributes to children's sense of responsibility.

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need to do better?

n Staff use the curriculum to plan and enhance experiences for children. They help children to learn about their own and others' cultures. For example, staff talk to children about fireworks they have seen. Furthermore, children have opportunities to wear saris, to make lanterns and to try foods from around the world. n Staff encourage children to think about how they can solve problems in their play. For example, they offer children suggestions when they struggle to complete a puzzle. This encourages children think and work out ways to fit puzzle pieces together. n Staff support children's communication and language skills well. For example, they ask older children a good range of questions. This helps them to develop their thinking skills. Staff encourage younger children to sing nursery rhymes to help develop their speaking skills. Children listen well and follow instructions. n Staff provide opportunities for children to develop an understanding of people

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need to do better?

who help them. They set up a role-play area as a doctor's surgery. Children pretend to put bandages on each other and staff. They say, 'We need another patient,' and show good imaginative skills.

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need to do better?

6 November 2019 n Staff invite parents to attend settling-in sessions with their children when they first start. This helps children to become familiar with the environment and staff, promoting their emotional well-being. However, staff do not gather enough information from parents about what their children already know and can do, to help plan for children's learning from the start. n Staff work well in partnership with schools. They invite teachers into the pre- school to spend time with the children. Staff share information with teachers about children's development. They help to prepare children for their move on to school. For example, staff provide school uniforms and bags for children to use in their play. n Children make good progress in their development and learn skills in preparation for their move on to school. Staff encourage children to be independent. Children pour their own drinks and put on their coats and shoes.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide opportunities for children to manage some risks. Children use knives to cut up banana for snack time and demonstrate how to use them safely. However, staff do not consistently help children to learn about all potential risks in their play, for example when they use technology to access the internet. n The manager observes staff regularly and gives them feedback on their performance. Staff attend in-house training. This helps them to develop their understanding of the importance of planning activities for children but also to give them time to explore and lead their own play. Children are motivated to learn. n Staff encourage children to develop their mathematical skills. For example, they ask older children to count the number of people who sit in a circle. Children count to nine and show their understanding of numbers. When staff hold a parachute in the air, younger children run underneath it and say that they can

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'go under it'. This shows children's knowledge of language that describes position. n Staff offer children healthy snacks. They provide opportunities for children to grow vegetables in the garden. This contributes to children's understanding of nutritious foods.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff attend training to keep their knowledge of child protection up to date. They understand their responsibilities to safeguard children. Staff carry out risk assessments to help ensure that the environment is safe for children. They regularly count children when they move from indoors to outdoors. Furthermore, they gather information about who can collect children. Staff ask for passwords and pictures of people they do not know. This ensures that children do not leave their care with a person unknown to their parents. This promotes children's safety.

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should:

n gather more information from parents about what children already know and can do when they first start, to help staff plan more precisely for their learning from the outset n consider ways of how to develop children's understanding of potential risks when they access technology and the internet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 253644 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10072687 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 44 Number of children on roll 15 Name of registered person Flint, Angela

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reference number

Telephone number 01778 560887 Date of previous inspection 9 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Manor Farm Pre-School registered in 1992 and is situated in Barholm, Stamford. The pre-school employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 4, three at level 3 and one at level 2. The pre-school opens on Monday, Wednesday and Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 2.15pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector had a tour of all areas of the pre-school. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the pre-school manager. n The pre-school manager and the inspector held a meeting. The inspector reviewed a sample of documents. This included evidence about staff suitability and training. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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