Great Dalby Pre-School Playgroup

Inspection of Great Dalby Pre-School Playgroup The Village Hall, Top End, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2HA

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and welfare is compromised. This is because the provider has not provided Ofsted with information about all persons on the management committee in a timely manner. Therefore, the suitability of these persons has not been established.

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The provision is inadequate

Children learn to share and take turns, such as when they throw and catch a ball with a member of staff. They show kindness to others and confidently play alongside their friends. Children take pride in their achievements and appreciate a sticker they receive from staff, proudly telling visitors, 'I was kind'. Children demonstrate positive relationships with staff. For instance, they show good imaginative skills when they tell staff that they are going to 'decorate them'. Staff sit on the floor, hold out their arms and pretend they are a Christmas tree. Children smile and laugh with delight as they drape staff with tinsel and hang baubles off their fingers. Outdoors, children are encouraged to explore and investigate ice and snow. They listen to questions staff ask them about what they can see hidden in the ice, such as leaves. Children are inquisitive and solve problems when staff ask them how they can release the ice from inside objects. Children learn about how

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The provision is inadequate

they are feeling when, for example they draw facial expressions in snow. When staff ask them what makes them happy, children reply 'I am happy when Daddy takes me to the fair'.

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need to do better?

n The provider has failed to inform Ofsted of changes to members of the management committee in a timely manner. The provider has not provided Ofsted with information about these members to enable suitability checks to be completed. These committee members take an active part in the running of the pre-school. For example, they are responsible for recruiting new staff and reviewing policies and procedures. This is a breach of legal requirements and compromises children's safety and welfare. n Staff actively promote children's positive behaviour. For example, they remind them to use 'walking feet' when they run indoors. They offer children praise such as 'good teamwork' when children help each other to carry a bowl at snack time. However, staff do not always encourage children to follow the pre-school rules and boundaries during group times. This results in children talking at the same time and not listening to the views of others.

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need to do better?

n Staff know the children very well. They use their good knowledge to help provide opportunities to enhance the experiences children receive at home. Staff provide children with pens, paper, glue and scissors to create art work, and opportunities to explore different media. Some children have fewer opportunities to see and learn about farm animals. Because of this, staff have created a small

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29 November 2021 window in the garden fence so children can see and hold discussions with staff about the horses and cows in the field next to the pre-school. n The manager works closely with parents and other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. She puts targeted plans in place to help meet the needs of individual children, such as to help them develop their social interactions with others. n The manager supports staff and ensures their well-being. Staff attend supervision and appraisal meetings to reflect on their practice. They extend their professional development to refresh their teaching practice. This is because the pre-school was closed for a period of time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent relevant online training helps to secure staffs' knowledge of how to support children to develop skills for future learning, such as their language skills. Staff talk to children when they play alongside them. They encourage

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children to learn and sing Christmas songs. Staff read children plenty of stories and encourage parents to continue to support children's love of books at home. n The manager and staff plan and deliver the curriculum effectively to encourage children's development. One example of this is to help close gaps in children's mathematical development, such as to recognise and match numbers. Staff ask children to recognise the number they jump on when they play a game of hopscotch. When children are unsure, staff ask them to count the same number on their fingers. Staff extend this activity further and ask children to throw a die and to match the number on the die to the same number on the hopscotch game. n Children learn how they can keep themselves safe. For example, staff read children stories to help them to understand about the potential risks when they use technology to access the internet. When children play outdoors in cold

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need to do better?

weather, staff ask children to recognise the potential dangers if they throw ice. Children say 'you might hurt someone'.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The provider has not informed Ofsted about new committee members to enable suitability checks to be completed. However, the manager and staff do understand other parts of their safeguarding responsibilities. They know how to identify the signs of abuse and neglect. This includes if children are being drawn into extreme views. The manager and staff know the agencies to contact if they have concerns about a child's safety. Staff supervise children well when they move from indoor to outdoor play. They carry out risk assessments to ensure that the environment is safe for children.

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Due date

ensure that Ofsted is provided with information about any changes to the provision within 14 days 02/12/2021

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Due date

ensure that Ofsted is provided with the necessary information to carry out suitability checks on members of the committee that make up the registered body. 06/12/2021

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should:

n support staff to consistently reinforce the rules and boundaries during group times, to help children to understand what is expected of them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226329 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10064441 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 20 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Great Dalby Pre-School Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07496 453602 Date of previous inspection 7 December 2015

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Information about this early years setting

Great Dalby Pre-School Playgroup registered in 1992 and is situated in Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, one staff holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, two at level 3 and the manager who has level 4. The nursery opens during term time. Sessions are on Monday and Friday from 9am until midday and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am until 3pm. 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 pre-school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed how she intends to implement the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke with staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the pre-school manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager and a telephone conversation with the provider. She reviewed relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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