Barnabee's Pre-School

Inspection of Barnabee's Pre-School Wolverley Road, Kidderminster DY11 5JN

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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 busy, engaged and happy in this welcoming, inclusive pre-school. They share, take turns and are kind to each other. Children behave well. They form strong attachments to their key person. This helps them to feel safe and secure. Children enjoy doing things for themselves, such as putting on their shoes. They enjoy the praise they receive for their efforts and achievements. This helps to build their self-esteem and confidence. Children learn about the benefits of a balanced diet, regular fresh air and exercise. They have lots of opportunities to move their bodies in different ways. Children bend, jump and stretch while they chase and pop bubbles. They kick their legs out to make themselves go higher on the swing.

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The provision is good

Children confidently articulate what they know and have remembered. They use vocabulary introduced by staff during recent science projects. They explain in good detail about the 'reaction' caused by mixing the 'vinegar' and 'soda'.

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The provision is good

Children are keen, motivated and inquisitive learners. They explore the environment with enthusiasm and enjoyment. All children, including children with special educational needs/disabilities (SEND) and children in receipt of early years funded education, develop a positive attitude towards learning while they learn skills for life.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff have high expectations for children. They have adapted their well-sequenced curriculum in response to changes in children's needs. They have refocused the curriculum on areas in which children have fallen behind due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These include children's speech, language and confidence skills. n Staff have a good understanding of how children learn. They make regular observations to identify realistic next steps in children's learning to support their progress across the seven areas of learning. Consequently, all children, including those children with SEND, make strong gains from their starting points. However, on occasions, some staff overly direct children's play, reducing opportunities for them to lead their own learning and explore, test and try out their own ideas. n Staff encourage children to be independent and to develop effective self-care skills, including toilet training. They regularly and discreetly remind children to

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go the toilet, to avoid any potential upset from 'accidents'. n Staff make learning enjoyable. Children are eager to choose the colour of the glitter they want to use. They apply soap to their hands and then press them into the glitter. Children laugh when they see how easily they can pass on their 'germs' by touching others. Staff encourage children to try and remove the

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3 February 2022 'germs' from their hands. Children find that the only way to do this is to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water. Children know that germs on their hands can make them ill. n Children can recognise and write familiar letters. They enjoy listening to stories and traditional tales, and re-enacting them in their play. Children learn to count, make comparisons and learn about basic and more complex shapes. They enjoy drawing shapes in the soil outdoors. n Children take part in activities that help them to learn about healthy lifestyles, such as growing their own fruit and vegetables in the garden. n The manager monitors children's progress and staff performance well. This helps her to identify where children or areas of practice require additional support. She promptly put plans into place, where needed. The manager works well with outside agencies and other professionals. n Parents are complimentary about the pre-school. They comment on how friendly

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and caring the staff are. They say that their children make good progress, particularly in their speech and social skills. However, parents do not always receive the precise information they need to enable them to extend their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a sound knowledge of the possible indicators of abuse. They know how to make a referral to the relevant agencies in the event of a concern about a child's welfare. Staff are clear about how to identify and respond to concerns relating to children at possible risk of radicalisation and extremist behaviours. Children are supervised well, indoors and outside. Staff assess risks regularly to identify and remove any potential hazards to children. For example, the manager has considered how to ensure staff supervise children appropriately when moving from outdoors to indoors. Adult-to-child ratios are maintained as required. Children learn how to keep themselves safe, such as managing to use steps safely.

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should:

n enable children to lead their own play and to incorporate more of their own ideas into adult-led activities n provide parents with more detailed information about their child's learning to enable them to extend this further at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497519 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10220215 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person Mrs J.Fern and Mrs S.Lavender Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 01562 824722 Date of previous inspection 10 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Barnabee's Pre-School registered in 2016. The provider employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 to level 6. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3.30pm. The provider receives funding to provide free 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 manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager led the inspector on a learning walk and told her what they wanted the children to learn at the pre-school. The manager and the inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity together. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the two business owners, one of whom is the manager of the pre-school, and staff throughout the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, including qualifications and first-aid certificates, and viewed evidence of the suitability of those working with children. n The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day. She

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also spoke to children about their experiences in the pre-school.

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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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