Longoak Pre-school

Inspection of Longoak Pre-school Pilands Wood Centre, Chamberlayne Road, Bursledon, SOUTHAMPTON SO31 8DT

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy to come into the setting and have good attachments with their key person. They settle well, explore toys in the room and engage in activities that have been set up.

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The provision requires improvement

Children practise handwashing and are confident to ask staff when they need to go to the toilet. They talk about healthy lifestyles and engage in conversations and activities. At snack time, children taste different fruit, but do not have the opportunity to prepare these themselves or pour their own drinks. As a result, they are not given the chance to be independent or gain a sense of responsibility.

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The provision requires improvement

Children play in the garden and use wooden planks to build and create bridges, but when asking for help, staff do not always encourage them to keep trying. Children explore water play and use equipment that supports critical thinking, such as filling up syringes with water.

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The provision requires improvement

Children show a positive attitude to their learning. They are curious and join in with adult-led activities. For example, children listen to stories at the end of the session and demonstrate actions related to songs and nursery rhymes. This encourages them to learn new rhymes and talk about familiar books.

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need to do better?

n Although staff undertake risk assessments, there is no system in place to check that this is effective. As a result, gates are not always locked and small items could become a hazard for younger children, such as batteries from a toy. In addition, leaders do not monitor staff's practice to ensure that two-year-old progress checks are completed on all children, and in a timely fashion. n Staff support children to develop their speaking and listening skills by modelling language and giving them time to respond. They identify children who need additional support with their speech. However, staff do not always make swift referrals to gain extra help. This does not support children's individual needs. n Leaders have adapted their drop-off and collection routines, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents are currently not entering the building during these times. Children are still in bubbles throughout the room with their key

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persons. Staff set up a range of activities to support children in the seven areas of learning. However, this is not always planned well enough so that all children can access and make the best progress possible. n Staff encourage children to use manners and praise them for their efforts. Sometimes, expectations for positive behaviour are not consistent. Children are not encouraged to tidy up when toys are tipped out of boxes. This means that some children do not learn the importance of managing risks or developing a

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need to do better?

23 May 2022 sense of responsibility. Most children behave well and play thoughtfully together. Staff provide strategies to support the very few children that need help in managing their feelings. Coloured emotion cards are used to reinforce choices, enabling children to develop a sense of right and wrong. n Staff build on learning opportunities to extend children's understanding of healthy eating and lifestyles. However, children are not encouraged to prepare their own fruit or pour their own drinks at snack time. This does not allow for them to make choices or support children's independence skills. n Information about children's learning and development is shared with parents in newsletters and online platforms. Innovative ideas, such as nursery rhyme of the week, are given to parents to encourage communication and language skills. Parents speak about the quality of care and mention that children make good

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progress, particularly with their speech. Staff extend language when playing, such as 'squash and squeeze' which allows children to hear new words to add to their vocabulary. n Leaders use early years pupil premium funding effectively to support children's learning and development. For example, extra staffing is in place to provide targeted support for children who require additional help.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders manage recruitment processes well and records are clear and well organised. As a result, the staff are suitable to work with children. Staff have a good knowledge of their responsibilities for keeping children safe. They identify the signs that a child may be at risk of harm. Leaders ensure that staff understand the procedures to follow and who to contact should there be any concerns. They provide staff with regular access to safeguarding training and share information from course that they have attended. Staff provide parents with information to help them keep children safe online when using the internet at home.

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Due date

ensure that robust risk assessments are embedded at all times, inside and outdoors 23/06/2022

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Due date

23 May 2022 implement effective monitoring systems to ensure that documentation meets the requirements of the early years foundation stage and that swift referrals are made to support children's development 23/06/2022

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Due date

provide a well-structured curriculum that identifies precisely what children need to develop in each area of learning. 23/08/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY252060 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10073163 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 26 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Long Oak Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 02380 403769 Date of previous inspection 13 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Longoak Pre-school registered in 2003 and operates from Pilands Wood Community Centre in Bursledon, Hampshire. The pre-school is open from 9.30am to 2.30pm Monday to Thursday, and on Friday from 9.30am to midday, during term time only. It provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. All five staff members hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children 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 group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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