Petham Village Hall

Inspection of Petham Village Hall Church Lane, Petham, Kent CT4 5RD

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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

Children are confident, happy and settled at the nursery. They enjoy the challenging and interesting activities that staff plan for them. For example, children learned about travel to Italy. They made pizza and turned their bicycles into pizza delivery vehicles. Children develop good communication skills and learn new words and their meanings. For instance, during their bicycle repair role play, they talked about punctures and handlebars. Children have good social skills, and they are kind and caring to their friends. They help each other complete tasks, such as finding the final piece to enable them to complete a puzzle. Children behave well, and they are polite. They follow the rules of the nursery confidently. Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. They follow good hygiene routines and talk about healthy choices at snack time. There are lots of opportunities for children to respect and to understand others, including the countries people are from and the

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The provision is good

languages they speak. For example, they taste Russian stew and learn the nursery's welcome song in Russian. Staff use additional funding effectively to meet the individual learning needs of children. For example, they have arranged for a music teacher to visit the nursery, to enhance children's communication and language development.

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need to do better?

n Staff know each child and their individual personalities well. They establish a secure and trusting relationship with children, who have a good sense of belonging and a positive well-being. Overall, children engage in their learning experiences. However, at times, staff do not recognise when younger children lose interest in a large-group activity. For example, during a lengthy circle time, younger children became fidgety and lost some interest. This became slightly distracting to the older children, who were enjoying the activity. n All staff communicate well with parents and keep them well involved in and informed about their children's' achievements and the progress their children make. For example, staff regularly provide photographs of what children have enjoyed at the nursery. They share activity ideas and resources for parents to enjoy at home with their children, such as a storybook that their child has shown

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an interest in. n The managers closely monitor the good quality of education and of care that staff provide. They routinely observe staff teaching children and provide helpful feedback to support their future performance. Staff make good use of regular training. They have recently learned about the different ways in which children learn. Staff are encouraged to carry out independent reading and research. They read books and share new ideas with colleagues, such as a new craft or an outdoor activity. This helps them to plan new learning opportunities to interest and to motivate children to make good progress.

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29 June 2021 n Staff support children to develop good physical skills. Children climb and balance on equipment, such as tyres and crates, and learn new skills. For example, they explore different ways to move their body and negotiate space during dance activities. This includes twirling around, jumping and moving their bodies in a fast and then a slow rhythm. n All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported by staff to make good progress. Staff create new environments to support children. There is an area to encourage children to take some time to calm down, if they become overwhelmed. Staff liaise closely with outside agencies, to share helpful strategies and ideas to support children. This includes using pictures, such as of a snack and of a toilet, to help children who need support to communicate their feelings and needs. n Overall, staff support children to develop skills to support their future learning

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need to do better?

well. For example, children use alphabet cutters at the play dough table to create their name. Children count and enjoy number songs. However, staff do not effectively build on children's interest in mathematics to extend their learning. For example, when children build with blocks, they count and talk about size, but this is not identified by staff.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The managers and the staff have a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection. They know who to contact to seek advice and to follow up any potential concerns. The managers talk about safeguarding at each team meeting and individual staff meetings, to ensure staff maintain a good knowledge and understanding. Staff complete detailed risk assessments to help keep children safe. This includes practice to minimise the risk of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Children take part in challenging activities that require them to manage risk safety. For example, they use the tyre swing with confidence after having sought support from staff to use a soft-landing mat.

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should:

n manage group activities more effectively to ensure younger children remain fully engaged in their learning opportunities n support staff to further extend children's interest in mathematics.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2500393 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10191537 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

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inspection

Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Petham Village Nursery Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01227 700187 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Petham Village Hall Nursery registered in 2018. It is located in Petham, Ashford in Kent. The setting employs 10 members of childcare staff, eight of whom hold relevant early years qualification at level 2 and above. This includes one member of staff who has qualified teachers status. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, term time. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm, offering a breakfast club from 7.45am until 9am and an afterschool club from 3pm until 5.30pm. During the school holidays, the setting opens from 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the nursery has received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the managers and staff and has taken this into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The inspector carried out a learning walk with one of the managers. The inspector assessed the impact of the quality of staff interactions and the learning opportunities they provide children. n The inspector viewed the indoor and the outdoor learning environments. n Written documentation was reviewed. This included safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures. n At convenient times during the inspection, the inspector spoke to the managers, the children, the parents and the staff, and considered their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager on a large circle- time activity.

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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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