Pedmore Pre-School & Pedmore Activity Club

Inspection of Pedmore Pre-School & Pedmore Activity Club Pedmore C of E Primary School, Hagley Road, STOURBRIDGE, West Midlands DY9 0RH

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children thrive at this welcoming, inclusive pre-school. They quickly settle and begin to enjoy the exciting environment. Children display high levels of concentration and engagement. They delight in storytelling, listening to stories daily and taking books home. They use their experiences to tell their own stories by drawing pictures and talking about what they have drawn. Children particularly enjoy the wonderful forest school area, where they explore and investigate, experiencing seasonal changes and playing outdoors in all weathers. They are skilfully supported by the knowledgeable staff team, who are always nearby to offer help and to add new learning.

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The provision is outstanding

Individuality is celebrated. Children are encouraged to share lots of information about themselves and their families and they are eager to do so. For example, they chat about their cousins arriving from abroad, performances that they are practising for and new babies in their family. Children show pride as they confidently communicate, and their friends listen to them with genuine interest. Children make lots of friends here.

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The provision is outstanding

Children build warm and trusting relationships with the adults who care for them. Staff relish the company of the children and they are respectful, warm and supportive in their responses to them. In turn, children are friendly and polite and their behaviour is impeccable.

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n Staff are experienced and well qualified. They have an excellent knowledge of early years practice. They demonstrate a deep understanding of what each child needs to learn next and they skilfully build on children's previous experiences. Staff provide a remarkably ambitious curriculum with many opportunities for children to develop and succeed. Children are motivated, happy and engrossed in their learning. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) achieve highly. n Managers place great emphasis on communication and language. They recognise that COVID-19 has affected the starting points of some children and have identified high-quality training in this area of the curriculum. Positive strategies learned from the training are now embedded in staff practice and the atmosphere is lively with animated conversation. Children are exceptionally well supported in their language development and they have made impressive

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progress. n Staff are experts in supporting children's writing. They provide resources for children to practise their emerging skills in all areas of the environment. Children enjoy lying on their tummies to write on large pieces of paper, they attempt to

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7 July 2022 write their names on their work. They 'write' invitations to a doll's picnic and then give these to adults to invite them into their play. Writing opportunities are rich and purposeful; children are becoming confident writers. n Managers and staff are exceptionally good at supporting children who have SEND. They work closely with parents and external agencies to precisely plan for each child's needs. Staff skilfully support individual children throughout the day to enable them to access the curriculum to their highest level. Parents praise staff for their patience and kindness; they say that their children have become more comfortable, not only at pre-school but also at home and out in the wider community. n The management team is strong and highly effective. They hold the highest expectations of staff and children and have a very clear vision for future developments of the pre-school. n Parents are overwhelmingly positive in their feedback about the setting. They

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say that the pre-school is like a family. They appreciate the regular communications, including the online system where they share news from home. They value the information given about the early years curriculum and say that they now understand children's early learning better. Parents report that their children 'absolutely love coming here'. n Transition into school is managed extremely well. Staff ensure that children regularly visit the school playground, sports field and hall to familiarise themselves with the school environment. In addition, where children are not moving to the adjacent school, staff arrange visits to the schools where the children will attend. Children are very well prepared for their next stage of education.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date through attending training with the local authority and online. Managers hold regular staff meetings to discuss any new safeguarding information and to update policies where needed. Staff are confident in being able to recognise signs and symptoms which could indicate that a child is in danger and they understand local procedures to report any concerns. Robust systems are in place for the safe collection of children. The children's care and learning areas are safe and staff complete regular risk assessments to ensure that this is maintained. Staff hold up-to-date paediatric first aid certificates.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 253920 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10116461 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 40 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Pedmore Child Care Ltd.

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reference number

Telephone number 01384813702 Date of previous inspection 14 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Pedmore Pre-School & Pedmore Activity Club registered in 1993 and is based at Pedmore Church of England Primary School, Stourbridge. The pre-school operates during term time only, Monday to Friday from 9am until midday and 12.30pm until 3.30pm. A lunchtime session operates from midday until 12.30pm. The activity club runs Monday to Friday from 8am until 8.50am and from 3.30pm to 6pm, term time only. The pre-school employs 10 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The pre-school provides funded early education for three and four year old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and took that into account in the evaluation of the setting. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together in all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and they discussed the quality of the teaching and learning. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team and checked documentation to assess safeguarding arrangements and the suitability of persons working with the children. n The inspector spoke to parents and staff to determine their views about the setting. n The inspector observed staff and children throughout the day to assess the quality of their interactions.

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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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