St Peter & St Paul Preschool

Inspection of St Peter & St Paul Preschool The School Lodge, Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicester LE7 1HR

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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's positive behaviour and attitudes contribute to making this setting warm and friendly. Staff shape children's character by reinforcing important values, for example being kind. This is seen as children help their friends throughout the day. At lunch, children politely say to staff, 'Excuse me, he hasn't got any water to drink, can he have some please?' Children show that they are happy through the secure relationships that they make with staff and their friends.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy time spent learning outside. Staff consider what children need to learn as part of their overall development, and how this can be extended in the garden. Some children gather around weighing scales and investigate how they work. They develop their mathematical knowledge about what is light and what is heavy. They explore with a member of staff and sort dried pasta, feathers, and puzzle pieces into groups based on their weight. Other children sit with a member of staff and use princess puppets to act out a fairy tale story. They recall their knowledge about the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, remembering that she lives at Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, another group of children develop their early writing skills as they safely use paint brushes and water to draw shapes on paving stones.

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need to do better?

n Staff use their recent training to enhance learning opportunities for children. Small-group times are arranged throughout the morning, to support children's progress through the levels of a communication and language programme. Younger children develop their listening and attention skills during an exciting game where they must guess a hidden object from the sound that it makes. Older children's development is extended as they learn about different sounds in words. This will help these children get ready for their future learning at school. n The manager has carefully considered how to best spend additional funding to benefit children. Following children's interest about insects, staff and children have been nurturing caterpillars into butterflies. This develops children's understanding of the world. Children show great excitement as the day arrives when the butterflies are released from their net into the world. They watch as

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the butterflies flutter between plants in the garden and then off into the air. n Staff maintain strong partnerships with parents. Parents speak highly of the relationships that they have with the manager and staff. Staff share ideas about how parents can extend their children's learning at home. To help parents know exactly how activity ideas work, staff explain through using photos as well as written descriptions. Parents say that this information helps them support their child's development. n The manager has recently added a lunch session as part of the setting's

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9 June 2022 provision. This enables children to stay all day and extend the duration of their early education. Overall, children are benefiting from this. For example, they can develop their social skills through the experience of having lunch with their friends. However, on occasion at times of transition, staff are unable to quickly respond and extend children's learning because they are involved in other routine activities. n Staff recognise and respond appropriately to children who need extra emotional support following times of absence from the setting. Children receive support from caring and attentive staff. They make sure that quieter children are encouraged to join in with their friends. However, at times staff do not support these children to manage their own conflicts. For example, when children take toys from their friends, staff retrieve the toy rather than helping children to confidently navigate this interaction themselves.

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need to do better?

n Staff give children opportunities to learn about information technology. They show children that they can find facts and information from the internet on the computer. Children access educational games on handheld devices. This is helping children develop skills to use in the modern world. However, staff have not yet considered how to teach children about keeping safe when using the internet.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are confident about their safeguarding responsibilities. They can recognise the signs that suggest a child might be at risk of harm. They know what to do when they have concerns of this nature. Staff are clear about the procedures they should follow if an allegation is made against a staff member. Staff are trained in paediatric first aid, so they can respond appropriately if a child has an accident. Staff regularly risk assess the environment, so it is safe for children to play in. The manager ensures the safe recruitment of staff and verifies their ongoing suitability to fulfil their roles.

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should:

n consider ways to further support children to develop their social skills, so that they can confidently engage play experiences alongside their peers n adapt the organisation of transitions and routine activity times, so that children's learning and development is maintained throughout n develop learning opportunities for children to recognise when they might be at risk when accessing the internet and what they can do to keep safe when using technology.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY250953 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10138446 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 26 Number of children on roll 51 Name of registered person St Peter and St Paul Pre School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 0116 2698638 Date of previous inspection 24 April 2015

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Information about this early years setting

St Peter and St Paul Preschool was established in 1966 and re-registered in 2003. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, during term time. Morning sessions are from 8.30am until 11.30am. Afternoon sessions are from 12.15pm until 3.15pm. A lunch club runs from 11.30am until 12.15pm. The pre-school employs seven members of childcare staff all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager holds a leadership and management qualification at level 5, and six members of staff hold relevant qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school 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, staff team, and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children confidently communicated with the inspector during the inspection. 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 inspector carried out joint observations of a small group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to four parent during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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