Llangrove Leapfrogs

Inspection of Llangrove Leapfrogs Llangrove CE Academy, Llangrove, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 6EZ

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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 enjoy the time they spend at this welcoming and friendly nursery. They arrive happily, separating from their parents with confidence. Children have developed good friendships with others and have formed close bonds with staff, who are warm and caring towards them. Children behave well and play cooperatively. They demonstrate a caring nature and understand the need to be kind. For example, they discover a brightly coloured caterpillar in the garden and, after looking at its features, agree that it should be carefully moved to a quieter part of the garden so that it does not get hurt. Children enjoy being creative. They concentrate as they manipulate coloured dough to make their own alien figure. They talk about their alien as they excitedly add pipe cleaners for arms and legs. Children show pride in their achievements as they proudly show staff and visitors their finished creations.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for all children. They know the children extremely well and use this knowledge to support their future learning. Children are thriving and they demonstrate a good attitude for learning. All children enjoy spending time outdoors. They develop their physical skills as they carefully negotiate the climbing equipment in the secure play area. Children use their imaginations as they pretend the pirate ship in the garden is a tractor that they are driving on the farm.

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need to do better?

n Staff make observations and assessments of children's individual learning. They use the information to plan an appropriate well-balanced curriculum that matches children's individual needs. Staff organise the environment well to enable children to make independent choices in their play. However, some adult- led group sessions are not organised well enough to ensure that all children wanting to join in are able to do so. n Staff promote children's language skills well. They engage children in regular and meaningful conversations. They ask questions that encourage children to think and respond. Staff speak clearly and repeat both new and familiar words to children, who readily respond and repeat these words with increasing confidence. Children are developing a love of books. They sit in the newly designed book corner looking at their favourite storybooks. Staff read stories with good intonation, and children are motivated and engaged as they become

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engrossed in the story. n Staff encourage children to learn to recognise their own name. Children confidently find their named place mat at mealtimes. They enjoy making marks using chalks on the ground in the garden. Staff join in to promote children's emerging early reading and writing skills. They encourage children to sound out the letters as they play.

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6 October 2021 n Staff provide parents with regular feedback about children's daily experiences, using methods such as the online system and discussions at drop-off and collection times. However, staff have not fully developed links with parents to ensure information about children's next steps in learning are shared. n Staff are passionate about providing good-quality care and learning experiences for all children. They express how happy they are and how they feel supported to fulfil their roles. Leaders and managers place a strong focus on staff's professional development, and staff value the support they receive. Managers help to reduce staff's workload, for example by organising time each week for staff to complete their assessment and planning duties. n Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They give children clear explanations as to what is expected of them. Children respond well to staff's

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reminders. They are learning the rules of good behaviour. n Older children have opportunities to spend time in the Reception class of the on- site school. This helps them to familiarise themselves with the school environment. All children are developing skills required for their next stage in learning and eventual move to school. n Children's good health is promoted effectively. Children have plenty of opportunities to be active indoors and outside. Staff lead children in group yoga sessions and encourage them to pretend to take a trip in a rocket travelling into space. Children excitedly count down from five and shout 'blast-off' as they 'jump' into space. n Young children sleep peacefully in comfortable surroundings designated specifically for babies. Staff regularly check on sleeping children to ensure they are safe and well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good understanding of child protection procedures. They are confident with the procedures to follow should they have concerns about a child's welfare. Security within the nursery is good. Staff monitor the entrance well to ensure unauthorised persons are not able to enter the premises. Staff are deployed effectively and they supervise children well. The provider notified Ofsted of a recent accident involving a child in the outdoor area. Leaders and managers took immediate action to help prevent any similar accidents in the future. The nursery environment is clean, safe and well maintained.

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should:

n review the organisation of some adult-led activities in order to provide more opportunities for all children to participate fully

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should:

6 October 2021 n develop further strategies to work even more closely with parents to share information about plans for children's next steps in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY383254 Local authority Herefordshire Inspection number 10207049 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 18 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Llangrove Leapfrogs Pre-school Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 0791 9901126 Date of previous inspection 24 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Llangrove Leapfrogs registered in 2008 and is located in Llangrove CE Academy in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, three staff hold appropriate qualifications at level 3 and two hold appropriate qualifications at level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday during term time and operates an out-of-school club in the school holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery 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 manager and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the nursery. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and looked at required documents, including evidence of the suitability of staff. n The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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