Trelowan Preschool

Inspection of Trelowan Preschool Treverbyn Rise, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 8RA

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children positively thrive in this warm and caring setting. They eagerly come in and settle quickly. The extremely effective key-person system ensures that children feel very safe, secure and confident. Children's behaviour is excellent as they know what to expect and what is expected of them. For example, they help each other to return dressing-up clothes to the rail when they finish playing.

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The provision is outstanding

Leaders and staff have very high expectations for all children. They have designed a rich and thoughtful curriculum to support this. Children eagerly engage with the stimulating and exciting activities inside and outdoors. They become deeply involved, trying new ideas and learning new skills. Children persevere when tasks are difficult, for example when creating patterns with building blocks. Staff plan activities that closely follow children's interests and build on what they know, so children make rapid and exceptional progress.

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The provision is outstanding

All children make excellent progress with their speech. Staff model new words when children play. Children learn to rhyme, and learn letter sounds through extremely well-delivered activities. They develop a love of books as staff read to them in an extremely engaging way. Children repeat familiar and favourite stories as they play. Staff expertly develop children's mathematical skills. They constantly highlight shape names and talk about how numbers change when a block is added during play.

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n Leaders and staff work exceptionally well with parents. This ensures that they understand all children's care and learning needs. Leaders and staff develop an outstanding and ambitious curriculum with this knowledge. Staff work tirelessly to ensure all children make exceptional progress. Staff share children's achievements and next steps regularly with parents. n Staff are highly skilled at developing children's early language and communication skills. Children communicate confidently and learn new words rapidly. Children readily engage in rhyming activities. They sing the 'silly soup' song and shout out the items that rhyme. Children take part in French lessons. This helps them to blossom in confidence. They proudly share French words and rhymes to everyone. Staff use every opportunity to embed mathematical language in children's play. Outside, children throw a large dice with shapes on. They match the shape to large chalk shapes on the floor. Children confidently

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shout out 'triangle', 'rectangle' and 'square'. Staff model hexagon and point out the number of sides. n Children develop positive and healthy lifestyles at this setting. Staff make excellent use of the large outside garden, especially to develop children's

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1 March 2022 physical skills. They practise yoga with the children every day. This promotes children's core strength and to helps them concentrate. Staff calmly support children to understand the importance of hygiene. Children wash their hands effectively as part of their routine. Staff consistently promote healthy eating. Children enjoy healthy snacks, such as strawberries and bananas. n Leaders and staff have a deeply embedded shared ethos of respect and happiness. This ensures that children feel highly valued. Children are extremely confident and secure. This because there is highly effective key-person system, which ensures they receive the perfect care they need. Staff sensitively support children to become highly independent and persist at tasks. When exploring rice, children begin to learn to draw the letters from their name. They keep going until they succeed. Staff use praise very well to build the children's self-esteem.

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Children are clearly proud of their achievements. n Leaders are aware of all children's abilities to ensure no child is left behind developmentally. They work in partnership with schools to identify areas where children perform less well later in education. A highly effective scheme to develop children's love of books and reading is in place. Children from the local school read to the pre-school children to inspire them. Staff creatively plan activities based on stories. Children develop a rich use of words and phrases through this and use them in their play. Leaders and staff go beyond what is necessary to support children with additional needs. They work closely with outside agencies to implement effective teaching for these children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have an exceptional knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe from harm. They have an excellent knowledge of what signs to look out for and what to do with this information should they be concerned a child is being abused. Staff have a good awareness of wider safeguarding issues, including the safe use of the internet. Leaders have extremely robust systems in place to keep children safe and regularly risk assess all areas. There are robust recruitment and vetting procedures in place to ensure staff's suitability.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY249233 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10125953 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Trelowan Pre-School Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01326 378377 Date of previous inspection 6 March 2013

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Information about this early years setting

Trelowan Preschool registered in 2002 and is managed by a committee. It operates from a building in the grounds of Penryn College, in Penryn, Cornwall. The pre- school is open each weekday from 8.30am to 3pm during term time only. It receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are seven members of staff who work with the children, six of whom are qualified. The manager has achieved early years professional status.

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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 the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. The inspector took their views into account. n The inspector spoke to the nominated individual and the manager 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 special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a literacy session with the

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manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n Children told the inspector what they like to do in the setting and introduced their friends.

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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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