Perform Beaconsfield

Inspection of Perform Beaconsfield St. Michaels Church, St Michaels Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 2BN

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This provision meets requirements

Staff are extremely motivated and capture children's interests right from the outset. Consequently, children feel safe, secure and settle quickly. They demonstrate this as they positively discuss the class rules alongside their peers. For example, they explain the importance of letting staff know if they need to use the toilet facilities. Staff are excellent role models. They set very clear expectations, which they uphold consistently.

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Children's emotional well-being is at the heart of everything staff do. They encourage children to participate in ice breaker games, which supports their growing relationships with others. This builds on children's self-esteem highly effectively and they are confident to join in imaginative games with their peers. For instance, children act out and describe scenes that take them through doors into their own imaginary world. Their friends listen attentively and all children become engrossed in this stimulating activity.

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This provision meets requirements

Children are extremely keen to practise their songs, acting and dance moves for their performance on the final day of their class. Staff make effective use of demonstration, modelling and repetition. This helps to develop children's understanding and they demonstrate excellent singing voices and act out their characters superbly. All children have a great deal of fun at this superb and highly organised class.

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n Staff naturally entwine children's developing communication and concentration skills into the experiences they provide. For example, children focus intently as they warm up their vocal cords in preparation for singing. They hum, sound out letters and pitch their voices high and low as they engage in these captivating activities. n Children demonstrate excellent language skills as they recite tongue twisters and sing funny rhymes. They practise their listening skills, repeat phrases spoken by staff and eagerly repeat them again, missing out vowels. Children enthusiastically design and write postcards for their parents and carers, inviting them to their performance. This helps to ensure continuity in their learning at school. n Children show kindness to others and behave exceptionally well. They recall and discuss the activities they have taken part in at the class and listen to what their friends have to say with genuine interest. Staff consistently praise and

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encourage children, which boosts their self-esteem highly effectively. n Staff embed children's understanding of healthy life styles during their day. For

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28 July 2022 instance, children name, stretch and pretend to reach for their favourite fruit. They know to drink water to stay hydrated and discuss the many benefits that eating healthy food has on their bodies. n Children show an understanding of risk and the personal safety of others. For instance, they engage in discussions about why they must not share their lunch and snacks with their peers. n Staff build on children's skills in diverse ways during the day. For instance, children understand the importance of warm-up exercises to help prepare their bodies for physical activity. They practise their coordination skills as they balance on one leg and move their other leg in circular movements. Children build on their stamina and express themselves with enthusiasm as they create their own stories through dance. n The provider and area partners regularly monitor the provision to identify the relative strengths and areas for improvement. This helps staff to plan the class

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very creatively and they successfully and consistently enthuse children. n Staff are well qualified and highly experienced serving practitioners in the performing arts industry. They also have many opportunities to take part in professional development to learn new skills. For example, they have recently attended in-house training to help support children with special educational needs/disabilities. Staff successfully use their skills to nurture children's individual abilities and to ensure all children can reach their full potential. n Staff have excellent relationships with parents. They seek information about children's abilities prior to them starting the class, which means staff can meet their care and welfare needs right from the outset. Parents comment extremely positively about the nurturing and highly animated staff team. They say that their children's self-esteem, confidence and social skills have grown significantly

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good awareness of signs and symptoms of potential abuse and neglect, including extreme behaviours. They know how and when to report concerns they may have to relevant agencies. Staff attend regular training to underpin their knowledge and have opportunities to discuss any developing concerns they may have with the provider. They understand how to refer any issues they may have with the behaviour of adults towards children, in order to promote children's safety.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2528737 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10208387 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 Out-of-school day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 10 Name of registered person Perform Workshops Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07976 742859 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Perform Beaconsfield registered in 2019. The drama, singing and dance class operates from St Michael Church Hall in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The class operates on a Friday from 4pm to 5pm for children aged four to seven years, from 5.20pm to 6.20pm for children aged seven to twelve years and on a Saturday from 2.30pm to 4pm. The class opens for a week in the summer holidays from 10am to 3pm for children aged four to ten years. The class employs three staff, all of whom hold relevant experience and qualifications in performing arts.

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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 inspector carried out a learning walk with the provider. The inspector assessed the impact of the quality of staff interactions and the activities they provide children. n Written documentation was reviewed. This included safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures. n At convenient times during the inspection the inspector spoke to the provider, staff and children. n The inspector took into account the written and spoken views of parents.

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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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