Cullingworth Pre-School

Inspection of Cullingworth Pre-School Lodge Street, Cullingworth, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD13 5HB

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

The pre-school is highly valued and forms an important part of the local community. It is welcoming to all children and inclusive. Children are eager to attend and thrive in pre-school. They learn to care for others who are less fortunate than themselves and collect food for the local food bank. Children are happy and feel safe. They smile confidently and talk to visitors about what they are doing. Children are kind and behave well. They praise each other for 'doing a great job' and show a strong sense of fairness. For example, they state, 'I'll go after you.'

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The provision is good

Staff provide consistent nurturing care. Children settle quickly at the pre-school and develop warm, trusting relationships with their key person. Overall, staff have high expectations of what all children can achieve, including those who receive additional funding. Children learn about the order of the colours in a rainbow. They concentrate well as they experiment with mixing paint colours together. Children confidently make orange and delight when they discover how to make different shades of purple when mixing red and blue together.

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The provision is good

The manager and staff are sensitive to the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the children and parents. They used technology effectively to maintain contact with families when the pre-schhol had to close.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff are ambitious for all children. They provide children with special educational needs and/or disabilities with individually tailored support to help them to develop skills and knowledge. Staff use a wide range of strategies, such as the 'attention bucket', to help children to take turns. Staff work very closely with other professionals to help children make progress. n Children are imaginative and creative. For instance, they confidently use recycled resources to make a space shuttle. Children persist in fastening foil lids to plastic bottles and confidently use scissors to cut card to make the wings. They develop good hand control and refine their small-muscle skills. Children are proud of their achievements. They show their good knowledge and confidently state, 'Rockets go to space.' n Staff support children's language development well, overall. They introduce interesting words, such as 'sapphire', 'investigate' and 'audience'. Children use a

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wide range of vocabulary and speak articulately using sentences. However, on occasions, staff ask children too many questions during activities. They do not give them the time they need to think and respond. n The manager provides effective support to staff. She provides supervision, appraisal and training to help them to understand their role and develop their teaching skills further. However, the management committee does not provide

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need to do better?

15 March 2022 constructive challenge and support, to help the manager continually improve the learning and development experiences provided for children. n Staff read a wide range of stories to children. They read with expression and repeat stories to build children's memory and recall skills. Children confidently become the characters in the story about an enormous turnip. They show good understanding of the sequence of the story. Children listen attentively and demonstrate their love of books. n Staff teach children new songs each week to help to develop their language and literacy skills. Children display their understanding of the pattern of sounds and identify different words that rhyme with their name. Staff use children's interest in songs well to help them to develop a good foundation in mathematics. Children count confidently, recognise numbers, identify how many items there are and place objects in order of size.

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need to do better?

n Children spend plenty of time learning outdoors. They are very well motivated and show high levels of energy as they enthusiastically run up and down the hill in the garden. Children challenge their physical capabilities and learn to balance on the wooden planks. Staff teach children how to grow food, such as potatoes. Children understand the importance of eating healthy foods. n Parents speak very highly of the pre-school and are pleased with the progress their children make. They highly recommend the pre-school and state that staff 'go over and above' to support their children. Parents also find the play sessions for parents 'really beneficial' as they help them to understand how play supports their children's learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager implements robust staff recruitment procedures to ensure that they are suitable to work with children. Staff understand the possible signs that might indicate a child is at risk of harm. They understand the procedure to follow should they have concerns about the welfare of a child or the behaviour of a colleague. Staff access training to keep their safeguarding knowledge updated. All staff are trained in paediatric first aid. This helps them to act swiftly in a medical emergency. Staff are vigilant and teach children how to manage risks safely. They ensure that there are good levels of security to prevent unauthorised people from entering the pre-school.

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should:

n ensure that staff consistently give children the time they need to plan and think about their responses to the questions that staff ask n strengthen support for the manager to help further enhance learning and

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should:

15 March 2022 development experiences for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2524961 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10206585 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 73 Name of registered person Cullingworth Pre-School

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reference number

Telephone number 07989 220324 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Cullingworth Pre-School re-registered in 2019 and is managed by a committee. It is located in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The pre-school employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 12 hold early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one who has a qualification at level 6 and two who have qualifications at level 5. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.30pm. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The manager and the inspector had a learning walk together. The manager spoke with the inspector about what she wants the children to learn and how the curriculum is planned and sequenced for the different groups of children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and discussed teaching and the impact on children's learning. n Parents told the inspector, through discussion and written feedback, how their children's learning is supported and how staff keep them informed. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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n The manager discussed her self-evaluation and plans for the pre-school. She shared relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of committee members and staff working in the pre-school.

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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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