Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services

Inspection of Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services Nursery Building, St Andrews School, Brunts Lane, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 0LY

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children flourish in this nurturing learning environment. They start their day spending quality time with their key person, sharing experiences from home. They learn to recognise the days of the week and their names. Children and families form strong bonds with practitioners, enabling them to feel extremely safe and secure.

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The provision is outstanding

The deeply embedded curriculum excites and motivates children. Staff provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities. For example, children learn to use real-life equipment in the home corner. They enthusiastically count Brussels sprouts and chop up courgettes to make soup. Children use their senses as they explore what happens to fruit-flavoured tea bags as they add water to them in the outside kitchen area. Opportunities to develop physical skills are in abundance. Children enjoy the wide range of climbing equipment and race trikes around the playground.

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The provision is outstanding

Children behave exceptionally well. They show respect of one another's needs and consistently use excellent manners and take turns. Children are extremely independent. They dress themselves and quickly learn how to attend to their self- care needs. They develop their fine motor skills as they practise using scissors. This helps children to become confident and extremely well prepared for the next stage of their education.

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n Practitioners have a deep understanding of what children know and what they need to do next. They build on children's knowledge as they plan experiences to develop all areas of learning. Children's curiosity of collecting autumn sticks and leaves sparks practitioners to share stories about a 'stick man'. They provide activities using sticks and coloured dough. Children concentrate as they count the sticks they have put into the dough, developing their mathematical skills. n Practitioners meaningfully engage with children to capture their imaginations. They share stories about going to the moon. Props are introduced to support children to role play going to the moon themselves. Children eagerly take turns to climb into a box and delight as they whoosh to the moon. They tell others what the moon is like and where they are going to fly next. This gives children the confidence to express themselves through descriptive talk and helps them to

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develop their imaginations. n Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, children's communication and language is a specific area of focus for the children's learning in the setting. All practitioners have received additional training to strengthen their teaching skills. Children are engaged in consistently high-quality interactions, as practitioners

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7 November 2022 use clear and correct pronunciation of words. Practitioners focus activities to support children's specific needs. They invite children to extend their vocabulary as they talk about the texture of jelly in their hands. As a result, children are making rapid progress in their language and communication. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported. The dedicated special educational needs coordinator coordinates care for children with SEND effectively. She regularly supports other team members, sharing knowledge and ideas of how to effectively support children with SEND. Detailed care plans and cohesive working with other professionals allows children with SEND to receive expert support, helping them to make the best possible progress. n Practitioners know the children and their families extremely well. Parents speak very highly of the provision. They are kept continually updated about their

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children's progress and attend parents' evenings. Practitioners work extremely closely with parents to ensure learning at home is captured. Home videos are shared, and parents help children to complete activities from a home-learning challenge book. n The management team has an excellent oversight of the team, and their well- being is important. Practitioners have highly focused training opportunities, which help keep their teaching at an exceptional level. Managers use supervision and mentoring systems to provide positive feedback and raise any concerns to practitioners. This allows any emerging issues to be addressed quickly. The management team show dedication to continually reviewing and improving the provision. Practitioners are routinely involved in decisions about the setting, which helps them to feel empowered and part of a valuable team.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children's safety and well-being are given the highest priority. Children are kept safe, as practitioners remain vigilant and supervise children extremely well. Children wear high-visibility jackets when travelling to and from the before- and after-school services. Robust risk assessments of all areas in the setting help to keep children safe. Managers ensure that practitioners receive highly effective training. This helps them to identify any signs or symptoms of potential abuse and/or neglect and report them using well-established reporting procedures. Managers work closely with agencies, such as children's services, to ensure that children and families receive the support they require.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482746 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 10233947 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

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

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inspection

Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 72

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Name of registered person

Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services CIO

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reference number

Telephone number 01767 310230 Date of previous inspection 24 January 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services re-registered in 2014, due to a change in company status. The setting employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, eight hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including the head of the pre-school, who holds early years teacher status. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm. The setting 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 setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk. She talked to the inspector about the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and discussed children's progress with staff. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of staff suitability and safeguarding documents. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of written feedback provided.

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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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