Baildon Village Preschool

Inspection of Baildon Village Preschool Baildon Methodist Church, Newton Way, Baildon, Shipley, Yorkshire BD17 5NH

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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

Dedicated staff place children at the centre of everything they do. Overall, the ambitious curriculum challenges children to learn more. Staff plan activities that appeal to children's interests. For example, they add glitter to the dough table and cars to the creative area to encourage children to play in different spaces. Children develop a love of learning. They are keen to get involved in a wide range of experiences. They are busy, motivated learners who show confidence and curiosity during play. Many children show creative flair when they design and make crowns. Others show great imagination while 'walking through the jungle' to a familiar song. Staff model a wide vocabulary when children pretend to make tea. Children learn words such as 'infuse' and 'filter'. Overall, activities are consistently well supported by enthusiastic and animated staff who make learning joyful. Children successfully build on their skills at the pre-school and are well prepared for later

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The provision is good

Children benefit from close relationships with familiar staff, who know them well. They are completely at ease in staff's care and show that they feel happy and safe. Staff help children to understand each other's feelings. They show concern for others. For example, a child puts an arm around their friend to comfort them when they are briefly upset.

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need to do better?

n Staff have a very good knowledge of each child's individual learning needs. They observe children at play to find out what they already know and can do. They then tailor their teaching to help children to build on their knowledge and skills. This helps to ensure that all children make the progress that they are capable of. n There are strong links with home that help to strengthen children's learning further. For example, children share books with their parents when they take home a 'chatterbag'. They add things from home that are important to them and tell their friends in pre-school about them. This is having a very positive impact on children's language skills. n Generally, children concentrate very well during activities. Staff actively support their listening and attention skills to help to prepare them for moving on to school. However, occasionally, some whole-group activities do not precisely

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meet the learning needs of the youngest children attending. Some two-year-old children, at times, lose interest in what is being taught. n A consistent routine helps children to know what comes next and feel secure in the pre-school. However, staff have not considered ways to ensure that those children who prefer active play, for example, when outdoors, have plenty of opportunities for this. Occasionally, some children become slightly unsettled when more active play opportunities are not available.

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7 July 2022 n The members of the management committee are very supportive to staff. They share their vision to provide the very best for every child. The long-serving staff work seamlessly together and there is a very strong sense of team spirit. Morale is extremely high, which contributes to the cheerful and positive atmosphere in the pre-school. n Staff's professional development is extremely well focused. For example, staff have accessed training to deliver a specific programme of learning which is targeted at addressing the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on some children's learning and development. This has contributed to the rapid progress that some children have made in some aspects of their learning. n Parents say that they love the 'calm and welcoming' pre-school and they consistently describe staff as nurturing. They travel from afar and recommend the pre-school to all of their friends. Parents have detailed knowledge about

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what their children learn at the pre-school. They welcome support and ideas from staff that help them to extend their children's learning at home. n Children learn how to keep themselves healthy. For example, staff teach them about how their bodies work and about the importance of nutritious food and exercise. They learn good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands at key times during the day. n Staff provide resources such as traditional costumes and role-play food items that reflect the cultures and beliefs of people in pre-school, the local area and the wider world. This helps children to develop an understanding of what makes them unique and to value diversity.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff are deployed effectively to ensure that children are well supervised. For example, managers ensure that activities that are higher risk, such as using scissors and activities with small components, are closely supervised at all times. Staff training is frequent and bespoke to their needs, which helps to extend their already good knowledge of safeguarding. For example, they learn about cyber safety and how to support parents to keep their children safe online. Recruitment procedures are robust and involve comprehensive checks to make sure that all staff and committee members are suitable for their role. Staff know who to contact if they are concerned about the suitability of other adults in the pre-school.

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should:

n refine plans for group activities to meet the learning needs of younger children more precisely n provide even more opportunities for active play, to raise children's achievements

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2567911 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10225950 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 24 Number of children on roll 56 Name of registered person Baildon Village Pre School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07837571812 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Baildon Village Preschool re-registered in 2020 and is located in the Baildon area of Bradford. The pre-school employs six members of staff. Of these, five hold relevant qualifications at level 3. The pre-school is open from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 9.15am to 3.15pm. The pre-school provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 leaders and staff and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the pre- school. n The manager showed the inspector around the pre-school and talked about the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector met to discuss the leadership and management of the pre-school. The inspector looked at relevant documents, including evidence of the suitability checks carried out on staff. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She also spoke to a number of parents 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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