Rochester Preschool

Inspection of Rochester Preschool The Presbytery, Canon Close, Rochester ME1 3EN

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

The manager and staff warmly welcome children as they happily arrive to start their day. Children are encouraged to be independent from the start. They learn to recognise their name to self-register and find their pegs to hang up their coats. Children are well prepared for their move on to school. Children have strong attachments to their key person and some of them like to have cuddles before choosing where they would like to play.

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The provision is good

Staff are caring and kind, and they support children's individual needs. They are positive role models and ooze enthusiasm with the children. They engage fully with them and make learning fun. Overall, children listen and behave well. Children learn to compromise, share resources fairly and take turns. They display positive attitudes to learning and help themselves to resources and decide which activities to do.

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The provision is good

Staff promote children's literacy skills throughout daily activities. For instance, they encourage children to practise their early writing skills and inspire children to develop a love of books. Staff place a strong focus on developing children's communication and language skills, particularly for children who speak English as an additional language. For instance, as they engage in conversation with children, they emphasise key words to help them to develop clear pronunciation and a wider vocabulary.

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need to do better?

n The managers and staff accurately evaluate the quality of the pre-school. They include the views of parents to help identify areas for further improvement. For example, the outdoor area has been successfully enhanced to provide children with a range of experiences and learning in all areas of their development. n Staff work very well with parents to ensure they know and understand how their children are developing, and provide good opportunities for learning to continue at home. Parents take books home from the pre-school to read with their children. Parents are complimentary about the pre-school. They comment that their children are keen to attend and are well cared for. n The manager thoughtfully uses additional funding to enhance children's learning and development, for example by enhancing the role-play resources and making improvements to the role-play area. This helps children to develop their

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imagination, communication and language skills. n Staff say they feel supported in their role and are extremely keen to continually develop their knowledge and skills. They talk enthusiastically about the wide range of online training they have access to and the positive impact this has on their practice. For instance, following recent training, staff have implemented a

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need to do better?

29 January 2020 new observation and planning system. This has helped them to monitor the progress children make more easily. n Overall, children benefit from a rich, enjoyable and well-planned programme of activities. Staff are experienced and knowledgeable. There is good focus on different learning experiences with strong educational value. This is apparent when children participate in small-world play with cars and trucks. They work collaboratively to create road tracks across the floor and confidently negotiate their creative ideas. Staff use timely interventions to enhance children's learning effectively. For example, staff use factual books to enhance children's understanding and awareness of road safety. Children are appropriately challenged to measure and compare the different lengths of their roads, problem solve and decide which vehicles will fit underneath the bridges they have created. However, on some occasions, such as the period of time before lunch

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need to do better?

and children being collected when children play together in larger groups, activities are not consistently used well enough to engage all children in the learning opportunities. n All children make good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. Staff share information with other agencies and professionals involved in providing additional support. They work together effectively to provide targeted support for children's development. However, staff have not yet fully established working in partnership with other settings that children attend to help provide continuity in children's learning and development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The provider has clear safeguarding policies in place and these are referred to and implemented as needed. Staff have a secure understanding of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of abuse. They know the correct reporting procedures to follow in order to promote children's welfare. The process for staff recruitment and induction is robust. This helps to ensure that all adults who work with children are suitable to do so and that they are aware of their individual roles and responsibilities.

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should:

n review the organisation of large-group activities to increase the learning opportunities for all children n strengthen partnership working with other settings that the children attend to help to provide continuity in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY553857 Local authority Medway Inspection number 10133891 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 28 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Ogunwusi, Olunike Rachael

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reference number

Telephone number 07886587326 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Rochester Preschool registered in 2017 and operates from The Presbytery, in Rochester, Kent. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate qualifications. The provider holds early years professional status. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk. The manager explained how the pre-school is organised and the intent of the curriculum offered to children. n A joint observation was completed by the inspector and the manager. They discussed interactions between staff and children during the activity and assessed the impact on children's learning. n A meeting was held between the inspector and the manager. They held discussions about safeguarding, staff support and the monitoring of the curriculum. n The inspector viewed relevant documentation, including the safeguarding policy and evidence of staff's qualifications. n The inspector spoke with children and parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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