Mount Carmel Pre-School and Wraparound Care

Inspection of Mount Carmel Pre- School and Wraparound Care Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Downsell Road, Redditch, Worcestershire B97 5RR

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children are happily engaged in play and learning throughout the day. They are confident to talk and play with one another and the familiar staff. Staff form warm relationships with the children and are respectful in their interactions with them. They support children's care needs well and get down to the children's level when they join them in their play. Children confidently choose how to spend their time from the selection of available resources, indoors and outdoors. Staff engage children in conversations as they play, extending their thinking and modelling a good use of language. Children learn about the natural world. They observe spiders and squirrels in the garden, and plant, care for and harvest, fruits and vegetables.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is good. They enjoy playing cooperatively together, for example, pre-school children arrive at the role-play shop with trolleys full of food and the 'shop assistant' scans each item. Children, even those who have just settled, are quickly getting to know the daily routine. They respond positively when staff make requests, for example to line up to wash their hands or tidy away for lunch time. Children develop good self-help skills. Pre-school children are sensitively supported to persevere as they put on their shoes to go outside. Two- year-olds hang up their own bags and coats when they arrive at the setting.

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need to do better?

n All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress. Staff observe children's play and interactions and make assessments of their progress. Leaders support staff to identify any gaps in children's learning and consider how best to support them. n Settling-in processes and transition between rooms, and on to school, are carefully planned in collaboration with parents. A flexible and sensitive approach for all children, including reception age children who are new to breakfast or after-school club, supports children to settle quickly. n There are numerous opportunities for children to engage in physical activity. Children have free-flow access to the garden and regular opportunities to visit a forest area and the school playground. As part of the daily routine, children thoroughly enjoy joining in with aerobic sessions to lively music. During the

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COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, staff posted daily aerobic videos for children to join in with. This supported children to maintain their relationships with the staff. n Children enjoy being read to and looking at books. They choose to spend time in the book areas. During the daily story time, children become thoroughly engrossed in the story. It is read skilfully and children become excited as they anticipate what might happen next. However, some group activities are not

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need to do better?

16 September 2021 planned carefully enough to ensure children become fully engaged and have their learning needs met. n Staff carefully consider how best to ensure children are fully prepared for the next stage of their education. They work closely with the school on site. The daily routine provides both child- and adult-led activities. n Staff support children's early language development well by repeating words back to them and modelling extended sentences. Older children are supported to develop their vocabulary, for example through the daily selection of a special helper. Children listen carefully as staff give clues to describe the child who will be having their turn. n Children are consistently supported to make independent choices and engage in play and learning. Two-year-olds enjoy engaging in exploratory play, for example as they paint. However, some activities provided for pre-school children

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need to do better?

are not challenging enough, and, therefore, do not support children to become engaged in exploratory play for extended periods of time. n Leaders and managers have systems in place to monitor the provision. They have continued to make changes and review the provision throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders and managers support staff well-being. They encourage and enable staff to access training and further professional qualifications. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents' views about the setting are gathered periodically and there are effective systems in place to support two- way communication with them. Parents report that their children are happy, and they highly value the care and support provided.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are confident about the procedures they must follow if they are concerned about the welfare of a child. They know the signs of abuse and neglect to be alert to and know about wider safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty and whistle blowing procedures. The manager ensures statutory training for paediatric first aid and child protection are maintained. Staff are also kept up to date through regular staff meetings and additional training. Recruitment processes are thorough and secure, background checks on new staff are completed. Staff complete regular checks to ensure the nursery environment is clean and safe.

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should:

n continue to develop provision by reviewing planning for group sessions to ensure they consistently meet the needs of all children n build on existing provision to ensure older children have opportunities to engage

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should:

16 September 2021 in challenging exploratory play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY371211 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10074091 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 40 Number of children on roll 107 Name of registered person Maire Childcare And Education Services Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01527 550341 Date of previous inspection 5 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Mount Carmel Pre-School and Wraparound Care registered in 2007. The setting employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications. One member of staff has early years teacher status, three members of staff are qualified to degree level, one has a level 5 qualification, and five have a level 3 qualification. The pre-school offers sessions from 8.45am until 3pm during term time only. The out-of-school club operates from 7.30am until 8.45am, and 3.10pm until 6pm during term time only. 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 provider received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The provider and room leaders completed a learning walk with the inspector of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum and the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the provider about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with a room leader. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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