Chatterboxes Pre-School

Inspection of Chatterboxes Pre-School The Calvary Church Hall, Oxford Road, Moseley, BIRMINGHAM B13 9EJ

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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

Children are happy and eager as they arrive at the setting. They spend the majority of their morning outside in the large shaded garden. This helps to enhance the health and well-being of children. Well-motivated children select from a variety of activities, including a water tray where they wash dolls, a tent and camping area and a growing area. Children learn about the environment, growing vegetables and herbs. For example, they name the herbs and describe the taste of them. This helps to develop children's vocabulary. Children are encouraged to be independent. They take off their own coats and hang them up and independently wash their hands before snack.

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The provision is good

Children are generally well behaved playing alongside each other. They are supported well by staff to take turns and share. Children are happy and confident and remember what they have learned. They share their knowledge with visitors. For example, children enthusiastically explain how the frogspawn turned into tadpoles in the small pond and how these will grow into frogs. Staff support children's physical development by helping them to hit the ball with the bat. They praise children for their efforts as well as successes. Children who find it difficult are encouraged to try again, which helps to build their resilience. Children draw with chalks on the pavement. This helps to encourage the development of their fine physical skills.

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n The manager and staff are enthusiastic and have high expectations for all children. The manager has a clear understanding of what she wants children to achieve before they move on to their next stage of learning and she shares this with staff. The curriculum is designed to follow children's interests and to support their next steps. The staff extend children's learning. For example, they ask relevant questions to encourage children to think and respond. This helps children to embed prior knowledge and to make good progress in their learning. n Children enjoy looking at books and listening to stories. Staff use puppets to try to capture children's interest and imagination. However, the organisation of the activity does not enable all children to become fully involved. n The manager and staff help children to learn about healthy eating at snack times and group times. Children answer questions about which foods are good for

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their bodies to grow and keep healthy. They demonstrate their understanding of good oral hygiene by eagerly answering questions about how to brush their teeth. n Children are encouraged to use their thinking and problem-solving skills. For example, they experiment with chalks and enjoy discovering if they can make paint out of chalk. Staff help children to learn new words, such as 'grate', 'crush'

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16 June 2022 and 'crumble'. n Parents speak highly of the setting. They say that their children enjoy attending and make good progress, particularly with their speech and language. However, staff do not consistently share enough detailed information with parents, or share ideas to help them to continue their children's learning at home. The manager has clear plans for improvements she wishes to make to develop parent partnerships. For example, she intends to provide workshops for parents and invite them into the setting to share stories or music from their home cultures, or to do cookery activities with the staff and children. n Children are encouraged to take risks in their play, for example when they want to climb onto a tree stump and jump off it. Staff talk to children about what they need to think about and how they are going to achieve their goal safely. Children climb and jump successfully, helping them to develop confidence and

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build self-esteem. n Children with special educational needs/and or disabilities are well supported. The manager and staff work with outside agencies and parents to develop strategies to support children's developmental needs. These are implemented consistently and help children to make progress. n Staff who are less experienced are provided with support. They shadow the manager and deputy, who model good practice to help new staff develop their knowledge and skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good understanding of the policies and procedures to safeguard children. They have completed relevant training and are able to link this to their practice of safeguarding children. The manager and staff understand about physical and behavioural signs that could indicate abuse, including female genital mutilation. They know how to respond to allegations against someone in the setting and about their role in the 'Prevent' duty. Although this is a shared venue, robust measures are in place to ensure that no one can access the premises or garden without the manager's approval.

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should:

n help staff to enhance the organisation and teaching of large-group activities to enable all children to participate fully n provide parents with more detailed information regarding children's next stages of learning to help them to continue their children's learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2541776 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10215371 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 32 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Akhtar, Jabina

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reference number

Telephone number 07720 857385 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Chatterboxes Pre-School re-registered in 2019. There are six members of staff, including the manager. Five members of staff hold appropriate qualifications at level 3, and the owner/manager holds a level 6 qualification. The pre-school operates from a church hall in the Mosely area of Birmingham. It operates sessional care from 9am until 1pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only.

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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 in all of the areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum and what they wanted the children to learn. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager during a group activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took their views into account. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do at pre- school.

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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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