Giggle and Grow Preschool

Inspection of Giggle and Grow Preschool Gossops Green Community Centre, Capel Lane, Gossops Green, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 8HJ

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children receive a warm welcome on arrival at the setting and keenly follow routines to wash their hands. They confidently leave their parents and self-register before independently selecting toys to play with. Children come together to sing the morning welcome song and practise the number of the week. They listen intently, follow the actions, sing and count to seven. Children who choose not to join in are supported by staff with other activities, to ensure they are involved in meaningful learning.

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The provision is good

The manager has a clear vision of what she wants children to learn. There is a current focus on the prime areas of learning, particularly speech and language development, to help assess new children. Staff encourage children's independence. Children select resources and choose activities. This enables staff to identify their interests and helps children build life skills. For example, children chop cucumber at snack time and pour their own drinks. Staff know the children very well. They use observations and assessments to track development and identify areas where children need support. This includes progress checks for children aged two. Additional funding, such as early years pupil premium, is used appropriately to provide children with extra opportunities. For instance, children enjoyed an exciting trip on a bus to visit another pre-school to broaden their experiences.

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n Staff are excellent role models and promote good behaviour. They use positive language, such as 'kind hands' and 'kind words', to support children's understanding. Children are encouraged to use sand timers to support taking turns and build self-regulation skills. Consequently, children behave well and show care and concern for others. n Staff introduce mathematics to children throughout the setting. They display numbers and use opportunities to count objects and identify shapes. Children correctly name a triangle, square and circle and persevere to complete a shape puzzle. This helps children build on their mathematical skills and introduces mathematical language to extend vocabulary. n Parent partnerships are strong, and parents speak highly of the sensitive support the staff provide. Parents complete questionnaires, and the manager evaluates the results. She provides feedback to parents to make them aware their views

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and comments are valued. n Staff plan next steps to develop children's learning and skills. For example, children join in a play dough disco activity to develop their fine motor skills. Children are keen to help to make the play dough and take turns to stir the mixture. Staff use the opportunity to introduce new words, and children follow instructions to poke, roll, squash, nip, splat, pat and squeeze the play dough.

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15 September 2022 This helps to develop their hand and finger muscles in preparation for future writing. n Children relish playing outside in the mud kitchen and are engrossed in filling wheelbarrows with mud. They also use fine motor tools with pasta, rice and ice. Staff support language skills by narrating play and asking open-ended questions. However, staff do not consistently extend opportunities for all children to explore and investigate using all their senses. For instance, by making malleable and sensory resources more accessible. n Staff create family books with photographs of meaningful people in the children's lives. This helps instigate conversations and supports children to settle when they are new to the setting. n Staff promote oral hygiene routines. They provide toothbrushes and dental resources for children to practise their brushing skills. Staff encourage parents to register with a dentist to help ensure children have good dental health.

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n Staff delivered play packs to children during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep in touch and support home learning. The manager also collects items from a food distribution scheme, when it is available, to distribute to families in the setting. This supports children's health and well-being. n Staff support children who speak English as an additional language, using key words in their home language to help children communicate their needs. The manager has invested in a translator tool to ensure she can communicate with parents effectively and provides leaflets in a variety of languages. This ensures all parents can be involved in their children's learning. n The manager organises a school-readiness event for parents and teachers to support transitions and share information with feeder schools. This helps children move smoothly on to their next stage of learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff complete safeguarding training. They know the signs indicating that a child might be at risk and how to report their concerns. Staff know what action to take regarding allegations against adults. Details of allergies and medical and dietary requirements are displayed in the setting to ensure all staff and children are safe and their individual needs are met. Risk assessments, care plans and accident reports are completed. The manager completes recruitment checks and gains clearance from the Disclosure and Baring Service. Staff are registered with the update service for ongoing suitability checks. All staff have paediatric first-aid training.

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should:

15 September 2022 n extend opportunities further for all children, including the youngest, to explore and investigate using all of their senses.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY451238 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10228716 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 32 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Yeoman, Kimberley Jodie

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reference number

Telephone number 07554885023 Date of previous inspection 24 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Giggle and Grow Preschool registered in 2002. It is situated in Gossops Green Community Centre, in Crawley, West Sussex. The setting is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am until 3pm, and Wednesday, 9am until 12pm, during term time only. It is in receipt of funding for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff. Of these, two hold an early years foundation degree and three others hold early years qualifications from levels 2 to 3.

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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 joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out joint observations of a small group activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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