Bradwell Pre-school

Inspection of Bradwell Pre-school Bradwell Memorial Hall, Vicarage Road, Bradwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK13 9AG

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

The staff provide a warm welcome to children and their families. They provide a bright and spacious environment with good-quality resources for children to access easily. Most children listen to staff and follow instructions well. Children are happy in the pre-school and some have made friends and play together well. Children are eager to take part in the adult-led activities provided. However, there are times when children become over excited and do not understand what behaviour is expected of them. This occasionally leads to squabbles and arguments over the resources being used. Staff do not always know the home language of children attending who speak English as an additional language and are sometimes unsure how to support them. On occasions, children who speak English as an additional language do not understand what they are being asked to do. The manager has plans in place to take children on trips out of the setting to develop their

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The provision requires improvement

understanding of those who may be different to them and of the wider community beyond their own. For example, she is taking the children to visit a local home for older people.

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need to do better?

n The manager has implemented policies and procedures to support staff in their roles. She carries out regular supervision meetings with staff, which help to develop their teaching practice. However, the manager has not ensured that there is a named deputy in place who is able to manage the setting effectively in her absence. This is a breach of the statutory requirements. n Staff promote healthy lifestyles with the children and have good discussions with them about the food that keeps them healthy. Children have regular access to the outdoors to support their physical skills. For example they run, jump and balance on wooden blocks. Children bring in their own water bottles and staff talk to them about the benefits of drinking water throughout the day. n Some staff manage children's behaviour well. For example, staff promptly remind children to share and take turns. However, this is not consistent across

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need to do better?

the whole setting. Some staff are not consistent with behaviour management. At times, children receive mixed messages about what is expected of them and can display unwanted behaviour. n Support for children who speak English as an additional language is not consistent. Staff do not use appropriate strategies to ensure children are able to communicate their needs effectively to their peers and to staff. For example, children have toileting accidents as they do not have the language to tell staff they need to use the toilet. n The key-person system is not fully embedded in the setting to meet the needs of every child. For example, some staff offer children reassurance and comfort. However, some children's intimate care routines are carried out by new

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need to do better?

11 February 2020 members of staff who the children do not know well. This does not support children to build up a settled and trusting relationship with their key person. n Parents state they are happy with the care their children receive and know their child's key person. They are kept informed each day about what their child has been doing that day. Parents state they are able to share any concerns they have with the staff. The manager has plans in place to introduce a new system to support parents to access their child's information even more easily. n Staff teach mathematics well in the pre-school. For example, they use shapes and discuss the number of sides they have and use mathematical language in many activities. Children use what they have learned when they tell their friends they have 'more sand in their larger bucket'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe. They know who they must report any concerns to, including outside of their organisation. Staff demonstrate a good awareness of the process to follow if they have any concerns about another member of staff. They provide a safe and secure setting for children. The manager has carried out appropriate checks on staff to ensure they are suitable to work with children. Staff know that they must inform the manager of anything that could affect their suitability to work with children.

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Due date

ensure that there is a named deputy in place who is able to manage the setting effectively in the manager's absence 17/02/2020

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Due date

ensure that the key-person system is effective in meeting the learning and care needs of all children consistently. 21/02/2020

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should:

n ensure that there is a consistent approach used by all staff to manage children's behaviour so that children can understand what is expected of them n ensure that staff encourage children who speak English as an additional language to respond to instructions and communicate with others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY560251 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10145636 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 Sessional day care Age range of children 2 to 4 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 13 Name of registered person Jegajeevan, Thanureka

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reference number

Telephone number 07999241676 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Bradwell Pre-school registered in 2018. The setting is situated in the Bradwell area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It is open every day from 9am until 2.30pm, term time only. There are five members of staff, four of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications. The pre-school receives funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the support for children's learning during activities inside and outside. n A learning walk was carried out by the inspector and the manager, to gain an overview of the curriculum offered and how they implement this. n The inspector assessed how well the manager and staff understand and implement the pre-school policies, and how they monitor children's learning. n The inspector reviewed comments from parents and talked to the children during the inspection and took their views into account. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector with the manager of the pre-school to assess how well they monitor the quality of teaching.

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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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