Scamps Pre-School Ltd

Inspection of Scamps Pre-School Ltd East Worthing Community Centre, Pages Lane, East Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2NQ

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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 enjoy attending this welcoming and nurturing setting. They develop strong attachments with staff, who are responsive to their needs. Children behave well and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. They love to share their experiences with staff. For example, at snacktime, they talk about growing fruits in their gardens at home. Staff respond enthusiastically to children's spontaneous conversations. Children's curiosity is sparked by the well-planned learning environment. For example, they engage well when handling a variety of natural objects they had previously collected with their parents. This contributes to their sense of belonging and self-confidence.

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The provision is good

Children develop a love for books. They sit comfortably with staff to share both stories and information books with interest. They talk about the pictures and make links with their previous experiences. Children begin to acquire and use new words they hear, such as 'conkers'. They make 'leaf people' after listening to an autumn story, and use interesting objects, such as pine cones, for arms. In this way children's imagination and creativity are successfully increased.

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The provision is good

Children play outdoors every day. They are physically active and thoroughly enjoy being in the fresh air. Children skilfully ride tricycles, collect water from a water butt and dance to music. This helps to further enhance children's physical and emotional development.

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need to do better?

n Leaders show a strong commitment to meeting children's individual needs. This has been strengthened through partnerships with other local nurseries and schools, to consider the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's learning. To enable good progress, the highlighted areas of children's communication and language skills, emotional development and physical development are successfully addressed. n The manager is a knowledgeable and passionate practitioner. She leads a dedicated staff team, who share her vision for continual improvement. Staff have opportunities to reflect on their practice, celebrate their successes and suggest any further improvements. For instance, they suggest other ways to complement the existing level of engagement with parents, to keep them all informed and involved. Staff comment that they feel supported and valued by leaders. n Children are excited by learning and show sustained concentration, when

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need to do better?

engaged in activities that interest them. For instance, children explore natural items and are supported by staff to correctly count conkers and find the matching numeral. These skills help to prepare children for their next stage of

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18 October 2022 education. n Leaders and staff regularly assess children's ongoing development. They use this information to identify any emerging or persistent gaps in their learning. Leaders have a close relationship with the local authority and other external professionals, and access them for advice. Staff are skilful in working with children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, children who have speech delay are supported well to use 'Makaton' sign language to aid their communication. This demonstrates the management team and staff's dedication to provide high-quality, inclusive care and education. n Staff know children well and show kindness and care in their approach when interacting with them. However, on occasions, they are too quick to help children solve their problems, rather than step back and allow them time to think for themselves. For example, children engage in a water activity and pour water

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need to do better?

on toy ducks to make them move along the guttering. Staff notice the ducks and water are static when children pour water on a levelled piece of guttering. Staff comment on this and quickly re-position the guttering to a diagonal position. n Parents are very positive about the setting. They comment on the good progress their children make, particularly in developing confidence, independence and speech. They appreciate being involved in their children's development, such as, learning a new 'Makaton' sign every week to aid children's comprehension skills. n Children learn about adopting healthy lifestyles. They learn about the features of the mouth by using torches and the correct way to clean teeth by practising on a teeth model. They are increasing in confidence when managing their self-care skills, such as when they wash their hands after using the toilet. This supports children's well-being and good health.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff fully understand their roles and responsibilities to protect children from harm. They demonstrate a strong knowledge of the potential signs of abuse, including exposure to extremist views and behaviours. Leaders and staff have a secure understanding of the correct procedures to follow, should a concern about a child's welfare arise. They are confident to report any concerns they may have about another member of staff to the relevant agencies. Leaders carry out robust recruitment and vetting procedures, to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff ensure that children are safe and secure both indoors and outdoors. They carry out regular risk assessments of the areas that children have access to.

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should:

n improve further the quality of staff's interactions with children, to help them

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18 October 2022 recognise when to intervene and when to allow children more time to test out their ideas to solve their problems independently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479886 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10228917 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Scamps Pre-School Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07745 523513 Date of previous inspection 18 October 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Scamps Pre-School Limited registered in 2014. It operates from East Worthing Community Centre in Worthing, West Sussex. The pre-school is open each weekday, from 9am to 3pm, during term time. They offer an optional lunch club until 1pm each weekday, and an optional breakfast club from 8.30am, Tuesday to Friday. There are five members of staff, three of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. Two members of staff have achieved early years professional status at level 6. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 their evaluation of the setting. n The manager took the inspector on a tour of the areas accessible to children and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n A joint observation of an activity was carried out by the inspector and the manager. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children throughout the day and evaluated the impact on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. The views of parents were considered by the inspector, through verbal discussions and written feedback. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including evidence of the suitability of those working with children.

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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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