Tots Pre School

Inspection of Tots Pre School Mobile Classroom c/o Bewbush First School, Dorsten Square, Bewbush, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 8XW

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff provide a nurturing and supportive environment, where they celebrate children's uniqueness and individual needs. Staff seek out information from parents about children's home life before they attend. They know the different languages children speak at home and this helps staff to tailor the care and activities on offer to each child.

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The provision is good

Children happily arrive at the pre-school and are individually greeted with warmth and smiles by the staff. They enthusiastically join in with the range of activities on offer and quickly become engrossed in their play. Children develop good friendships with each other and enjoy imaginative play, such as cooking and shopping in the pretend play areas. This helps children make good progress in their personal, social and emotional development.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. As children play together, they remind each other that it is kind to share, showing they understand the rules and expectations of the pre-school. Children enjoy playing outdoors. Staff provide a wide range of activities, such as planting and harvesting vegetables. Children show great delight as they dig up potatoes and pull carrots from the soil. Staff extend children's learning further by talking to them about where foods come from, what they might taste like and the importance of not wasting food.

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need to do better?

n Management have a good understanding of the impact that the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has had on children and their families. Staff continued to communicate with parents throughout the period when children could not attend the pre-school. They used emails and social media to share ideas on activities and signpost parents to additional help and support within the community. n Staff have regular supervision and opportunities to develop their skills, such as working with children with additional needs. This helps provides well-targeted support to children. Management engage with staff to support them with their workloads and emotional well-being. n Overall, the curriculum offers exciting and challenging activities. Children are continuously engaged in play, especially when staff have linked children's learning experiences to their interests. However, staff do not always make good use of the resources and equipment on offer to challenge children's learning

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need to do better?

even further. n Staff supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have a clear understanding of their role. They use their knowledge to support children to have every opportunity to reach their full potential. Staff establish strong links with outside agencies to support children's speech and language skills. Staff use

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need to do better?

29 June 2021 additional funding children receive to buy equipment, such as higher-level tables and easels. This helps to meet the needs of individual children. n Partnership working is a strength of the pre-school. Parents are appreciative of the good levels of care their children receive. They comment that their children enjoy attending. Parents feel informed and confident to share their children's needs and how best to support them. They have a clear awareness of their children's achievements and this provides a consistent approach to learning. n Children enjoy participating in activities which are based on what they know and can do. Staff get to know them and understand how to follow their emerging interests. Children manipulate dough to help develop their physical skills to support their eventual early writing skills. n Staff provide thought-provoking opportunities for children to develop their knowledge of dental hygiene. For instance, staff ask children what types of

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need to do better?

foods are best to avoid, to maintain heathy teeth. Children enthusiastically share that apples are good to eat and milk is good to drink to keep their teeth strong. n Staff support children's communication skills and help them to pronounce the names of dinosaurs. This increases the range of vocabulary children use in their play. Adult-led activities help focus children's attention. They become truly captivated in newly hatched ducklings. Children observe and help the ducklings learn to swim in water containers. This experience gives children confidence in handling and caring for animals.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Management ensure that safeguarding is an important part of everyday life in the pre-school. They use strong recruitment procedures to ensure staff are suitable to care for children. Staff demonstrate a good understanding of child protection and the wider issues of safeguarding and understand their roles and responsibilities. For example, they quickly identify and act upon children's non-attendance. Staff complete daily risk assessments on the pre-school environment to help minimise any risks to children. They clearly record accidents and evaluate these to identify any emerging patterns to safeguard children.

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should:

n strengthen the organisation of resources and equipment on offer and challenge children's learning even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 113796 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10149888 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

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inspection

Total number of places 68 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Tots Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07811914153 or 01293 611799 Date of previous inspection 10 March 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Tots Pre School registered in 1990 and operates from a purpose-built unit in the grounds of Bewbush Primary School, Crawley, West Sussex. It is open each weekday from 9am to 3.30pm during term time only. There are 16 members of staff, 15 of whom hold an early years qualification at level 3. The pre-school provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation. n The manager explained the pre-school's curriculum during a learning walk with the inspector. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager of an activity together and discussed the quality of teaching and learning afterwards. n The inspector held discussions with the management team and spoke to staff and interacted with children. n A number of parents provided feedback about the pre-school through discussions with the inspector, written testimonials, and emails.

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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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