Abc at Ince Community Centre

Inspection of Abc at Ince Community Centre Ince Community Resource Centre, Manchester Road, Ince, Wigan, Lancashire WN2 2DJ

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children are happy to come to this calm and welcoming setting. Children adapt well to changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, they settle quickly on arrival waving parents goodbye at the entrance. Staff build strong attachments with children, which helps them to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Children confidently explore the indoor and outdoor environments with curiosity and make independent choices as they play. For example, children use their balance skills and develop their large-muscle movements as they roll tyres in different directions and build brick bridges to walk across. Other children listen attentively to staff as they share with them their favourite stories in a warmly lit and tranquil cosy corner. In addition, the peaceful atmosphere allows staff opportunities to take part in meaningful conversations with children.

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The provision is good

Staff are kind and caring role models, who have ambitious expectations for children's behaviour. Older children show high levels of self-esteem. For example, they excitedly share with their friends how to use the spray cans as they make dough ice-cream cones. Staff praise children and celebrate their achievements. For example, children show persistence as they pour water and sand through funnels and from tea pots into cups. Children show excellent awareness of number. They confidently count beyond 10 and are beginning to understand more complex concepts, such as addition and subtraction.

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n Parents praise staff as being very supportive. They say they are kept 'well informed' about their children's learning and care. Effective systems are in place to encourage parents to continue children's learning at home. As a result, children make good progress. n The manager has a clear intent for the curriculum. This is shared with the staff team. Staff place a focus on the promotion of children's personal, social and emotional development. For example, staff build strong attachments with families in this home-from-home setting. As a result, children feel safe, secure and are ready to learn. n Staff use a consistent approach to manage children's behaviour. Staff apply strategies from a recent training course well. For example, they create calming enclosures and use these to talk to children about how they feel. As a result, children learn to understand their own and others' feelings and behave well.

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n Children with special educational needs/and or disabilities (SEND) receive good care and support. Staff work intently with external professionals to ensure children with SEND make the progress they are capable of. n Staff have good knowledge of what children can do and what they need to learn

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21 June 2022 next. For example, they watch, listen, and respond as children play. As children play with rice, water and drain pipes, staff talk to children and ask them to observe how the flowing water affects the movement of the rice. As a result, children develop their critical thinking skills, as they predict what might happen next. n Staff listen attentively and value what children say. For example, staff and children talk about their home life experiences, likes and dislikes. However, at times, staff do not always model the correct words back to children to help them to develop the correct pronunciation and to extend their vocabulary. For example, when comparing objects of different size, staff use words, such as 'even little' instead of smaller. n Staff weave mathematical concepts throughout children's play and at routine times of the day. Children are encouraged to count out farm animals and place a

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value on the total number they select. In addition, they count how many items of food are on their plate at mealtimes. n Children master a wide range of physical skills. Younger children develop their hand to eye coordination as they scoop sand and water and empty and fill containers. Older children confidently use pens to make meaningful marks. For example, as they attempt to write the letters of their name. n The manager supports staff and provides opportunities for them to strengthen their professional practice. Staff are regularly involved in supervisions and have access to a wide range of training. However, further targeted support for staff is required to raise education practice to the highest levels across the team. n Children are encouraged to lead a healthy lifestyle and gain a positive attitude to the care of their own oral health. For example, staff encourage children to brush their own teeth while at the setting and provide support for parents to access

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dental provision. In addition, staff also provide information and guidance for parents about how to implement and maintain good dental routines at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff complete regular safeguarding training which is applicable to their specific role. Leaders and staff have a secure knowledge of the indicators of abuse and the procedures to follow in the event of a child protection concern or an allegation against a member of staff. All areas of the premises are safe and secure. Staff take action to prevent the spread of infection and carry out effective risk assessments. They deploy staff well to meet the needs of the children. Leaders follow robust recruitment procedures. This ensures that staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

21 June 2022 n ensure staff use the correct pronunciation of words to better support children's speaking skills and develop their vocabulary n strengthen current provision for supervision and coaching of staff to increase the quality of education to a consistently high level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482696 Local authority Wigan Inspection number 10233308 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person ABC Pre-School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01942 233077 / 07495 334581 Date of previous inspection 14 September 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Abc at Ince Community Centre registered in 2014. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, four staff hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and two staff hold a qualification at level 2. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. The setting provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection that 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 her evaluation of the nursery. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector held discussions with the manager, the staff, and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She held a short meeting with the provider and manager to discuss aspects of leadership and management. n The inspector and the manager jointly evaluated an activity with pre-school children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in 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.

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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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