Woodsetts Pre-School

Inspection of Woodsetts Pre-School Village Hall, Gildingwells Road, Woodsetts, Nottinghamshire S81 8QE

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Despite weaknesses in observation, assessment and planning, children enjoy their time at this welcoming pre-school. They are happy to arrive and eagerly seek out their friends to play. Those less confident are supported to leave their parents by the warm and caring staff. This helps children to feel safe and secure.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff give priority to promoting children's independence. They plan the environment with age-appropriate resources that are stored so that children can access them easily. In general, children are curious and confidently try new things. For example, children explore a mark-making activity where they roll diggers in shaving foam and mix paints together to create different colours. Children's behaviour is typical for their age and stage of development. Staff support children to understand the consequences of their actions and the impact their behaviour has on others. Children are motivated to learn and try new things. They develop concentration skills and celebrate completing puzzles.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff observe each other in their role and make suggestions as to how practice can be improved to provide suitable learning experiences for children. They attend supervision meetings with the manager. Targeted training opportunities are planned to help staff to develop their knowledge and skills.

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need to do better?

n Children develop appropriate bonds with staff. However, the key-person system is not implemented effectively to meet children's individual needs. This does not support them to make the best possible progress. Staff are not sure about their key-children's learning and development needs. There is no appropriate cover in place for when staff go on holiday. Despite this, children have good attitudes to learning and their emotional well-being is supported. n Staff carry out observations and make assessments of children's achievements. However, these assessments are not accurate. The learning experiences provided do not always offer sufficient challenge to promote children's learning fully. Therefore, children, including those in receipt of additional funding, make limited progress and are not always fully prepared for the move to school. n Staff monitor children's individual progress and identify gaps in their

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need to do better?

communication and language skills. However, they do not work effectively with other professionals to address these concerns. This does not help children to develop good speech and language skills. n Staff keep parents informed about how children are progressing. They provide ideas about how to support their child's learning at home through daily communication books. Parents praise the staff for being supportive and caring to their children. They particularly like to use the 'achievement tree' to note things

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need to do better?

14 November 2019 their children have been doing at home. n Staff teach children the benefits of healthy foods and exercise. Children enjoy eating yoghurt for snack and talking to their friends about the fruits in the play kitchen. There are lots of opportunities outside for the children to further develop their physical skills and to move around freely. Children enjoy playing in the mud kitchen and rolling rings outdoors. Staff support children to gain an understanding of personal safety. For example, they teach children how to hold scissors safely and remind them not to run indoors. n Children gain an understanding of the wider world. For instance, they explore different festivals from a range of different cultures. Children take part in special days throughout the year. For example, children dress in their pyjamas to raise funds for children's charities. n The manager and staff collect the views of parents and other professionals, such

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need to do better?

as the local authority development worker. These help them to reflect on the service the pre-school provides. Action plans are in place to develop the outdoor area further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff receive regular safeguarding training to ensure their knowledge remains up to date. They have a secure understanding of the signs and symptoms of possible child abuse. Staff fully understand the procedures they should follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare or the conduct of another member of staff. Staff maintain the required adult-to-child ratios to keep children safe. They carry out daily risk assessments and minimise any potential hazards. All staff have current first-aid knowledge that enables them to deal with children's accidents appropriately. This helps to assure children's welfare.

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Due date

develop the key-person system in order to help ensure that every child's care and learning consistently meets their individual needs 14/02/2020

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Due date

use information from observations of children's play to accurately assess and plan for their learning needs in preparation for school 14/02/2020

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Due date

14 November 2019 improve working with other professionals so that children get the required support to develop good communication and language skills. 14/02/2020

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427803 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10074782 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 3 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Woodsetts Pre-School (Playgroup) Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07501 063962 Date of previous inspection 21 April 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Woodsetts Pre-School registered in 2012. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school opens on Monday and Thursday from 9am to 11.30am during term time only. It provides funded early education for two- and three-year- old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the deputy manager completed a learning walk across all areas of the setting to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector held a meeting with the deputy manager and looked at a sample of the setting's documents. This included evidence of staff's suitability and training. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the deputy manager. n The inspector spoke to a number of 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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Inspection activities

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