Heybridge Pre-School Ltd

Inspection of Heybridge Pre-School Ltd Heybridge Primary School, Rowan Drive, Heybridge, MALDON, Essex CM9 4TU

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety is compromised by significant weaknesses in leadership and management. The manager has not made certain that all staff have sufficient knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe. The current system to monitor staff's practice is ineffective. The manager does not support staff to ensure they all have the skills and knowledge required to perform their roles effectively. As a result, the quality of education is not consistently good.

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The provision is inadequate

Children behave well. They show good levels of engagement in their self-chosen play. Children approach the activities with interest and curiosity. Staff provide a wide range of resources and experiences. However, some staff do not consistently engage with children to ensure they are suitably challenged in their learning. This lack of challenge means that children do not make good progress, in order to reach their full potential.

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The provision is inadequate

Staff do not make good use of assessment information to establish each child's level of development precisely. As a result, they are unable to plan suitable learning experiences accurately to support what children need to learn next effectively.

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need to do better?

n The manager does not ensure that staff's professional development is promoted. Staff supervision sessions are not used effectively to identify underperformance in order to improve teaching skills and raise the standard of staff's practice. Consequently, teaching is not consistently good. Some members of staff do not have appropriate knowledge or recognise their individual responsibility to keep children safe. n The manager has failed to ensure that children's ongoing individual assessments are accurate. Staff do not assess children's development effectively to help identify what they need to learn next. As a result, teaching does not help to support all children consistently to make good progress in their learning and development. n While staff obtain information from parents when children first start at the pre- school, the manager has failed to ensure this information is used effectively to plan learning opportunities that build on what each child already knows and can

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need to do better?

do. Consequently, staff are not able to plan appropriately challenging activities precisely to meet children's individual needs. n Staff's interactions with children are variable. While staff provide a wide range of resources and activities, not all staff use effective interactions to develop and extend children's learning fully as they play. For example, as children investigate the texture of shaving foam, staff watch from a distance and do not engage with

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need to do better?

12 December 2019 them. They do not take any opportunities to promote children's learning. n Staff do not all demonstrate sufficient knowledge and skills to support children's learning and development effectively. For example, during circle time, children excitedly join in with songs and actions. They listen intently and show interest in the story being read to them. However, some children are not given the choice to join in and are moved away from the group. As a result, children's opportunities to develop new skills and make progress in their learning and development are minimised by some members of staff. n Children are not consistently supported to develop the new skills to be ready for the next stage in their learning, including school. For example, as children make Christmas cards, some staff write children's names for them. They do not take the opportunity to encourage early writing skills, despite some children

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need to do better?

demonstrating the ability to hold a pencil effectively. n Children interact well together and share the resources. They are developing a sense of right and wrong. They listen to staff's instructions and respond appropriately. Children remain curious and engaged in the activities that are provided, in spite of the inconsistent interactions from some members of staff.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager does not ensure that all staff have sufficient knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues. This puts children's ongoing safety and welfare at risk. The management team has a sound knowledge of safeguarding. The members of the team recognise the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and know the relevant agencies to contact for guidance or to report a concern. They work effectively with other professionals and local services to provide support for families and help to promote children's well-being.

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Due date

ensure staff have a thorough knowledge and understanding of all safeguarding matters 16/01/2020

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Due date

ensure that staff supervision arrangements are effective in monitoring personal effectiveness, identifying ongoing training needs and tackling underperformance to improve the quality of learning experiences for children 16/01/2020

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Due date

12 December 2019 ensure that initial and ongoing observations and assessments of children's development are precise so that staff have an accurate understanding of children's skills and abilities, and use this to plan challenging learning opportunities to help them make good progress. 16/01/2020

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY401963 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10062998 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Heybridge Pre-School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01621 853989 Date of previous inspection 16 October 2015

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Information about this early years setting

Heybridge Pre-School registered in 2009 and is run by a limited company. The pre- school employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, six staff hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and three staff hold qualifications at level 2. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, during school term times. Sessions are from 8.45am to 11.45am and from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Children can attend from 8.45am to 2.45pm, if they are staying for lunch. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed and reviewed evidence of staff's suitability and training. n The inspector observed all areas of the pre-school environment and discussed how the manager organises the curriculum. n The inspector held discussions with the staff, manager and parents as appropriate throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed a joint staff observation with the manager and they evaluated it together. n The inspector engaged with children during the inspection.

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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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