Intake Pre-School

Inspection of Intake Pre-School Intake Pre School, Sharrard Drive, Sheffield, Yorkshire S12 2FB

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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 demonstrate that they feel safe as they frequently laugh and play with confidence and independence. All staff caring for children are calm, relaxed and friendly. Children form close relationships with their key person and other staff. Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. Children demonstrate high levels of curiosity and concentration. They confidently explore and investigate different ways to move cars on the construction blocks. All children make good progress across the seven areas of learning.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. Older children spend time looking after their younger friends. Staff offer a diverse and inclusive setting. Children learn about the wider world around them and develop consideration for others who are different from themselves. They thoroughly enjoy visits from Jack the Pirate and his treasure map to help them learn about different countries and cultures.

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The provision is good

Children have plentiful opportunities to develop their large-muscle skills and engage in energetic play. For example, they enjoy playing on the well-organised play equipment outside. Older children thoroughly enjoy trying out obstacle courses they have designed. Younger children happily explore the chalk, water and sand.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit from a challenging curriculum through a balance of planned and spontaneous play. Staff are responsive to children's emerging and immediate interests. They have a good understanding of how children learn. Staff deliver a rich and varied range of activities and experiences that enthuse and ignite children's passion for learning. n Staff observe and assess children's learning. They carefully monitor the progress that children make. Staff use the information to develop targeted learning programmes to address any gaps in children's development. This helps all children, including those in receipt of extra funding, to achieve the next steps in their learning. n The manager and staff invest time and effort developing positive relationships with parents and carers. Communication with home is good and a number of different methods are used to share information. Children benefit from a comprehensive, joined-up approach to their care and learning. For example,

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need to do better?

written communication and detailed discussions are used to share updates and information. Parents have used the lockdown bags provided by the pre-school to continue children's learning at home during the recent COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Parents and carers share positive views about the pre-school.

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need to do better?

7 July 2021 n Staff provide a stimulating environment and children acquire key skills in preparation for the next stage in their development. However, children are not always supported to extend their mathematical counting skills during play. n Staff support children's early communication and language skills. They consistently model clear language when talking to the children. Staff use words and pictures and sing familiar nursery rhymes with the children to encourage their speech and vocabulary. Children relish expressing their thoughts during blanket games. This helps to promote children's self-esteem and broaden their vocabulary. However, on occasions, staff do not give children enough time to extend their thinking skills when asking them questions. n Children are beginning to learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. They learn about good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating.

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Children sit together and feed themselves. They choose their own snack and competently use knives to cut their bananas. Staff chat to them about the importance of eating fruit. n The manager cares for the well-being of her staff and conducts regular supervision meetings to discuss their workload. There are plans in place to appoint a staff well-being coach. The manager provides ongoing support to help develop staff practice further. Staff meet regularly to share their ideas and views and are encouraged to make decisions. They complete mandatory training and access a wide range of professional development opportunities. The manager seeks the views of parents, children and staff. This helps to identify effective targets and drive forward ongoing improvements that benefit the children attending.

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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 maintain an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding through regular training. The manager and staff know how to identify if a child is at risk of harm, including from extreme views or behaviours. They know how to report concerns about children to relevant agencies, to maintain their overall welfare. The manager and staff make sure that the premises are secure so that children cannot leave unsupervised and unwanted visitors cannot gain access. They identify and successfully minimise potential risks indoors and outdoors.

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should:

n give children more time to think about and respond to questions to help build their early language and thinking skills further n make better use of spontaneous opportunities to support children's early

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7 July 2021 mathematical skills to help them to count and recognise numbers during play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2496416 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10191095 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 102 Name of registered person Intake Pre-School

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reference number

Telephone number 0114 239 7349 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Intake Pre-School re-registered in 2018. The pre school employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday term time only. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The pre-school 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 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 of the setting. n The inspector and manager completed a learning walk across all areas of the pre-school to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum is organised. n The inspector held a meeting with the pre-school manager and looked at a sample of the setting's documents. This included evidence of staff suitability and training. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the pre-school manager. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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