Cranmer Pre-School

Inspection of Cranmer Pre-School Cranmer Preschool, c/o Archbishop Cranmer Primary School, Abbey Lane, Aslockton, Nottingham NG13 9AW

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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 warmly welcomed into the pre-school by a caring, friendly and well- established staff team. A wide range of activities are made available for children to investigate that inspire them to explore the environment. Children make their own choices about activities they want to engage in. Young children enjoy playing with their friends in the sandpit with the diggers. Older children use their imagination as they pretend to make breakfast in the mud kitchen.

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The provision is good

Children are happy and feel safe and secure. Staff offer cuddles to children who seek out comfort when they are unsure or have tripped over. Children enjoy fresh air outdoors, as they practise developing their physical skills, ride tricycles and push cars along. Children enjoy using their developing small-muscle skills when they draw pictures on the playground with chalk.

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The provision is good

Children learn to take turns and be kind to their friends. They share tools as they mix paint and wait for their turn to walk along the balancing beams. Staff provide children with reminders and explanations of what is right and wrong to help them manage their own behaviour. For example, staff ask children not to knock a wall down that another child has built, by explaining how it might make their friend feel.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff work hard to implement a curriculum that builds on what children know and can already do. Staff listen to children's interests and plan activities, which enable children to follow their own ideas and find out more. For instance, children show an interest in finding out about how kites fly. Children use a variety of collage materials to decorate their kites and enjoy trying to fly them outside. n The staff team work well together and understand how children learn. They introduce children to new words, ideas and mathematical concepts during activities children have chosen for themselves. For example, staff talk to children about how many bricks they need to finish building a wall. Children make choices in their play and learning. This helps to develop their confidence. However, staff do not always use planned group activities to challenge children and extend their learning. n The outdoor area is well used. All children have the opportunity to play outside

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need to do better?

every day. There is a wide range of resources, which meet children's needs well. Older children play cooperatively with their friends and get engrossed in imaginative play as the take the dolls for a walk. Younger children develop their sustained thinking as they persevere with making Hula-Hoops spin. n Children behave well, they are well mannered and polite. Staff help children improve their own behaviour through clear expectations and consistent

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need to do better?

15 September 2022 messages. Staff are good role models and use the 'pre-school promises' to remind children to say please and thank you when talking to each other. n Staff generally support children's language development well. They talk to children modelling new vocabulary and ask some thoughtful questions to extend children's learning. For example, they discuss how to rescue Rapunzel from behind the brick wall they have built. This supports the development of children's communication and language skills. However, on occasion, some staff do not challenge the children as well as they could. They do not give them time to express their own thoughts and ideas, in order to help build their critical- thinking and problem-solving skills. n Staff work closely with parents to settle children into the pre-school. They provide regular updates to parents about their children's day and well-being, and support them with how to support their child's development at home. For

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need to do better?

example, staff support parents with information about what their child needs to learn next. n The manager works with staff, she helps them to aim for excellence through training, modelling and mentoring. She uses supervision meetings to encourage staff to reflect on their practice and make plans about how they can continue to improve. Staff are supported to undertake training as a team, focusing on specific areas of improvement. For example, the whole staff team have recently completed paediatric first aid training and have achieved Millie's Mark.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a secure understanding of how to ensure children are kept safe. They are able to confidently recognise possible signs that a child may be at risk of harm and are clear about the procedures to follow to report concerns. The manager ensures that staff receive regular training and have frequent discussions about safeguarding matters to ensure that their knowledge remains up- to-date. The manager has secure arrangements to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Children learn to keep themselves safe, such as using outdoor play equipment safely.

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should:

n support staff to improve the implementation of group activities, to ensure that they consistently engage children and provide appropriate levels of challenge n ensure staff allow children more time to share their own knowledge, think their ideas through, and respond to questions they are asked, to maximise their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 258576 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10138532 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 24 Number of children on roll 32 Name of registered person Cranmer Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01949850886 Date of previous inspection 9 December 2014

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Information about this early years setting

Cranmer Pre-School registered in 1978. The pre-school employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds qualified teacher status, one holds an appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, and eight are qualified at level 3. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday all year round closing for one week at Christmas and a week in August. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm. The pre- school provides funded early 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 the provider and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The manager took the inspector on a learning walk around the pre-school to share what the staff provide and how this assists children in their learning and development. n The quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors was observed, and the inspector assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with management, staff, parents and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff.

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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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