Milton Pre School CIC

Inspection of Milton Pre School CIC Milton Youth & Adult Centre, Leek Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT ST2 7AF

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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 and settled in this friendly and welcoming pre-school. They develop strong bonds with staff and seek them out for reassurance and cuddles. Children learn through an effective balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities. As a result, children are making good progress from their starting points. Children delight in playing outside with their friends. They actively explore their surroundings and practise their physical skills as they use the large play equipment. Children's behaviour is excellent. They listen attentively to the staff and respond well to instructions. Children thoroughly enjoy the wide range of good-quality resources provided. They freely choose what they would like to play with and show curiosity, concentration and enjoyment in their play. Children's imagination is fostered well. They have lots of fun as they collect different objects in their shopping baskets and pretend to go camping. Children develop an excellent

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The provision is good

understanding of the world around them. They take part in exciting outings within the local community. For example, they enjoy picnics in the park and visit the post office to buy stamps to post their paintings home.

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need to do better?

n The enthusiastic staff act as excellent role models and provide children with a relaxed and homely atmosphere. They speak respectfully to the children and listen carefully to what they say. Staff display children's artwork around the room and celebrate their achievements. This helps children to feel respected and valued. Staff consistently praise children for their positive behaviour. They tell them that they are fantastic and give 'high fives'. n Children are motivated and become deeply engaged in their play. For example, they laugh and squeal with excitement as they run around outside, pouring water from watering cans and splashing in the puddles. However, newer and less experienced staff are not consistently guided to recognise opportunities as they arise that will enhance children's play and learning even further. n Children are encouraged to develop a love of books. Staff skilfully capture children's attention through their animated storytelling and singing. Children

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need to do better?

thoroughly enjoy answering questions about the stories and joining in with familiar songs and actions. As a result, they develop good communication and language skills. n Children follow the daily routines of the pre-school and demonstrate independence in their self-care. The manager and staff have developed excellent links with the local schools and teachers to help maintain continuity in children's learning. They use information about the school routines and programmes of learning to help children prepare for school. n An effective key-person system is in place to help children form positive attachments with staff. Staff show respect for each other and work well together

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need to do better?

6 November 2019 to meet the individual needs of the children. The manager and staff regularly assess children's progress and use the information to plan for their next steps in learning. Although the manager monitors staff performance effectively through regular observations and staff meetings, she is less successful at swiftly identifying specific training needs that will help raise the quality of practice even more. n Children are supported well to develop their literacy skills. They actively take part in letters and sounds activities, and excitedly discuss new and interesting words. However, staff do not consistently take full advantage of opportunities to develop children's problem-solving skills and critical thinking. n The manager and staff develop good partnerships with parents. They share information about each child's progress and the care they receive throughout the session. Parents say that the staff make the pre-school feel like one big happy

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family and they are pleased with the progress their children are making.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have an excellent understanding of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of neglect or abuse. They have an in-depth knowledge of safeguarding protocols and actions to take if there are any concerns about a child's welfare. The manager and staff are booked onto additional training to extend further their knowledge of wider safeguarding concerns. The environment is safe and secure. The manager and staff conduct thorough risk assessments of all areas, including any outings that children take part in, to ensure children's safety at all times.

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should:

n refine performance management systems, to swiftly identify specific training needs n develop and fully embed support for new and less experienced staff, to enhance the good quality of their practice n make the most of opportunities to build on children's problem-solving skills and develop critical thinking.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477920 Local authority Stoke-on-Trent Inspection number 10066133 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 Full day care Age range of children 0 to 11 Total number of places 33 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Milton Pre School CIC

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reference number

Telephone number 07716424337 Date of previous inspection 14 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Milton Pre School CIC registered in 2014. It is situated in the Stoke-on-Trent area of Staffordshire. The pre-school employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The pre- school provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector conducted observations of activities both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The pre-school manager and the inspector completed a joint observation. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the suitability of staff and risk assessments of the nursery. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

6 November 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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