Manor Early Years Pre-School

Inspection of Manor Early Years Pre- School Knaresborough Childrens Centre, Manor Road, KNARESBOROUGH, North Yorkshire HG5 0BN

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are cared for in a nurturing and exceptionally well-resourced environment. Most children separate easily from parents, relishing the welcoming smiles and cheery 'good mornings' given by staff. For those children who are less sure, staff offer hugs and comforting words. This helps children to feel safe and secure, and they settle quickly into their day.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy being outdoors. They relish the extensive play and learning opportunities that staff plan for them, particularly for their physical development. Children are busy and full of excitement at having the freedom to explore. For example, children practise a range of movements as they negotiate inclines. As children get to the top of the incline they shout, 'I'm king of the world.' Children discover how to climb onto tyre swings. They work out for themselves how to sit in the tyre and push the ground with their feet to make the swing move. Children respond with beaming smiles to the praise given by staff for their achievements.

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The provision is good

Children show high levels of respect for each other and towards adults. They very willingly let other children enter their already established play. Children are happy to discuss what they are doing and to share resources. Occasionally, when children forget to say please and thank you, they willingly accept staff's gentle reminders.

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need to do better?

n Staff know when they talk to children to get down to their level, speak clearly and use the correct pronunciation. However, staff do not consistently use these conversations to develop children's thinking when they play. At times, staff are focused on telling and directing children, rather than encouraging them to think for themselves. n Staff do not make the best use of opportunities to plan activities and routines to further develop children's mathematical understanding. In particular, they do not extend children's understanding about numbers and counting. n Children have many opportunities for make marks across the pre-school. For example, children paint on a large sheet of fabric. The fabric moves in the breeze and children have to hold the fabric steady as they paint. This helps children to understand how the natural environment can impact on what they want to do. n Children show high levels of perseverance and a can-do attitude to achieve their

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goals. For example, children experience difficulty in manoeuvring a sit-in car across uneven ground. After discussion, they ask more children to help, negotiating who will sit in the car and who will push. As the car moves, children show pleasure and satisfaction in their own achievements. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities very

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need to do better?

11 November 2021 well. They know to work in close partnership with a wide range of other professionals to ensure that children and their families get the support they need. n Staff teach children to keep themselves safe. For example, when walking to the pre-school's woodland area, children have to cross a small area where cars park. Children confidently demonstrate the rules for road safety. They know where to stop and to look to see the path is clear before crossing. n Staff teach children to care for the natural environment. They encourage children to recycle waste vegetables and fruit in the compost bin. Children talk confidently about how they will dig the compost into the soil before they plant seeds. n Staff are mindful of the impact that changes can have on children's development. As such, the management team has developed very strong links with local schools. This enables a consistent approach to children's care and

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learning as children enter the next phase of their development. n The management team and staff have adapted daily routines in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have implemented additional hygiene measures to help ensure the good health of children. Drop-off and collection arrangements have been altered so that parents no longer come into the pre-school. n Parents are very complimentary about the pre-school. They praise the way that staff help children to settle in and feel secure in the environment. Parents stress the value to their children and themselves of the daily discussions with staff and staff's use of online communications.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The management team and staff are knowledgeable about child protection issues. They have a secure understanding of the correct procedure to follow if they have concerns about a child. Staff have a good understanding of broader safeguarding issues. The management team has robust recruitment and vetting procedures in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. It uses staff's recruitment, induction and ongoing supervision sessions to make sure that all staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n review staff's practice to enable children to develop their thinking skills n support staff to develop consistency in supporting children's mathematical development, in particular children's understanding of numbers and counting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470817 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10131627 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Manor Early Years Pre-School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01423 797373 Date of previous inspection 24 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Manor Early Years Pre-School registered in 2014. The pre-school employs nine members of staff. Of these, one is a qualified teacher, four members of staff are qualified at level 3 and four members of staff are unqualified. The pre-school operates during term time from 9am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. It 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 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 manager and inspector completed a learning walk together. They observed activities in the indoor and outdoor learning environments used by children. n The inspector observed a focused activity and evaluated this with the manager. n The inspector spoke with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. Children's records were looked at by the inspector, along with a range of other documentation. n Evidence of staff's qualifications and the suitability of all those working in the setting was checked by the inspector.

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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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