Freshwater Early Years Centre

Inspection of Freshwater Early Years Centre All Saints C of E Primary School, 79 School Green Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight PO40 9AX

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled and behave well. There are high expectations for children to achieve and make the best possible progress. They are active learners, particularly outdoors. They fill watering cans and are fascinated by the marks they make when they pour it onto the ground and make patterns with the water. Children persist with activities they enjoy. During the inspection, they showed great excitement when they made toy cars travel down slopes. creating a splash as they land in a water tray.

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The provision is good

Children confidently make choices and decisions during their play. For instance, they decide to collect the small stones they find in sand and earth in the garden and transfer them into containers which they use for imaginative play. Children learn to use small blocks to make designs and tell staff they have made castles.

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The provision is good

Children develop the skills they need for the future. They learn to embrace challenges when they use the large wooden climbing apparatus, and to judge their own abilities. Children develop the confidence to climb to the top of the apparatus, asking for support when they need to climb down.

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need to do better?

n Children are provided with an ambitious curriculum, particularly when they play outdoors. They are motivated to explore and learn, making good progress from their starting points. However, staff do not consistently adapt activity planning when different age groups play together. This means that sometimes the younger children do not benefit from the activities as well as the older children. n The manager has a good knowledge and understanding of her role and responsibilities as the special educational needs coordinator. She communicates well with parents, staff and other agencies to meet children's individual needs. For instance, speech therapists who visit the setting give staff ideas which they use to reduce gaps in children's language development. n Staff are positive role models. They patiently manage children's behaviour and encourage them to share the resources, take turns and play together cooperatively. Staff set clear expectations with children. For example, they use

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need to do better?

picture cards and simple words to help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) understand what is expected of them. n The manager does not consistently coach and support staff to help them challenge younger children's learning when they engage with self-chosen activities indoors. Despite this, children are motivated to explore the activities and resources. During the inspection, younger children enjoyed making designs using building blocks, and confidently told staff they had created castles. n Staff support children's language development well. During the inspection, they

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need to do better?

14 July 2022 skilfully encouraged older children to share what they knew and understood. Children talked confidently about the school they will be moving to in September, and their recent visit to meet the teachers. Staff responded to what the children said, introducing learning that linked to other areas of the curriculum and extending children's learning further, during discussions about the moon, for example. n Since the last inspection, the manager has responded to changes in the learning and development requirements. For instance, she has significantly reduced the amount of documentation staff are expected to complete to help reduce staff workload. n Staff support children's independence well. They encourage them to look after their belongings, including their packed lunch boxes, and attend to their personal care needs. n Staff provide good one-to-one support for children with SEND, who are fully included in all activities. However, staff have not established communication with

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need to do better?

other early years settings that children also attend to further support continuity in their learning and development. n Staff know all the children well which helps them to meet their individual needs, including times when their key person is absent. They develop positive relationships with children and treat them with kindness and respect.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures. They have completed safeguarding training and know what to do if they are concerned about a child's well-being and safety. The designated safeguarding lead understands her responsibility to make referrals to other agencies and notify Ofsted if a concern is received about a child or member of staff. Staff risk assess activities and outings effectively to keep children safe. They supervise children well in the setting and when they take older children swimming and on outings to a local forest.

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should:

n further improve the planning, implementation and evaluation of the learning environment so that younger children are consistently provided with activities that are appropriate to their age and stage of development and a broader curriculum when they play indoors n coach and support staff to consistently extend, challenge and evaluate younger children's learning when they play with self-chosen activities n consider ways to further improve partnership with other early years settings that

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should:

14 July 2022 children attend to support continuity in children's learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 119749 Local authority Isle of Wight Inspection number 10128548 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Freshwater Early Years Centre Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01983 755287 Date of previous inspection 29 April 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Freshwater Early Years Centre opened in 1993. It is located in Freshwater, Isle Of Wight. The setting opens during term time, Monday and Friday from 8am to 3.30pm, Tuesday from 8am to 2.45pm, Wednesday and Thursday from 7.45am to 2.45pm. The centre receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The centre employs five members of staff, all of whom hold level 3 childcare 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 manager and inspector completed a learning walk and joint observation together. n The inspector talked with children, staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed children taking part in activities, indoors and outdoors.

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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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