East Cliff Pre-School

Inspection of East Cliff Pre-School East Cliff United Reform Church, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 8AW

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Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children arrive at the nursery enthusiastic and eager to learn. Staff welcome them warmly as they enter. Children who find it more difficult to separate from parents on arrival receive sensitive support from staff. There is a wide variety of resources available, and the children quickly become engaged.

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The provision is good

Children feel safe and secure. They are well supported by staff who understand their individual development and learning needs. Building children's confidence and independence is a key aspect of the provision. For instance, older children talk about their experiences from home and enjoy speaking in front of their friends. Younger children learn how to wash their hands on their own and put on their coats.

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The provision is good

Children receive lots of praise, which helps to boost their self-esteem and pride in their abilities. They play alongside their friends and enjoy singing familiar songs together and completing rhymes. Staff teach children how to be patient and take turns when they play together.

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The provision is good

The owner has a strong understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children. Together with the staff, they structure their curriculum around key areas, to help extend children's skills. For example, support for communication and language and personal, social and emotional development is in place.

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n The owner is caring, dedicated and has high ambition for the quality of teaching. She plans a broad and ambitious curriculum to help all children progress as well as they can. The owner has children's well-being at the heart of all she does. n Overall, staff encourage children to understand new ideas and to make connections in their learning. For instance, staff ask children questions about their past experiences. This encourages recall and discussion about what they have learned about previously. However, on occasion, not all staff make maximum use of interactions to challenge and further extend children's thinking skills. n Children are learning to be confident communicators. Staff provide good support for children who speak English as an additional language. They focus on supporting children's skills in English and enable children to use their home language so that they feel valued and included. Staff use visual aids, such as

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visual timetables, and gestures to enhance children's understanding of what happens next. n Children behave well. They listen to staff and follow instructions, such as tidying up. However, there are occasions when children wait too long between routines

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1 December 2022 and activities. As a result, children's learning time is not fully maximised. n Children with additional needs are exceptionally well supported. Staff identify quickly when children may need additional help and seek prompt advice from other professionals. They work hard, with dedication, to implement agreed strategies and activities. Staff place a high emphasis on enabling the children to make excellent progress given their age, stage of development and their starting points. This provides a highly-effective approach to inclusive care and support for all children. n Staff and parents work closely together to provide consistent support to children. Staff offer help immediately or refer parents on to other agencies. This means children and their families feel supported and valued. Parents speak positively about the caring and helpful staff team. They state that they feel extremely well informed and enjoy continuing their children's learning at home. Staff provide a

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variety of leaflets to help parents in a range of topics, such as oral hygiene and sleeping tips. n Staff report good support for their well-being. They are proud of the setting that they work in and enjoy their role. This creates a positive atmosphere for children to learn in. Leaders involve staff in the decisions, so there is a strong shared commitment to continuous improvements. They support staff to complete childcare qualifications to develop their practice.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a secure understanding of how to keep children safe from harm. They update their own knowledge continuously so they can be alert to all possible safeguarding concerns and any needs arising in the local area. Staff ensure children are adequately supervised. They have a sound knowledge of the local procedures to follow if they are concerned about a child. The owner ensures there are robust recruitment procedures in place and monitors the ongoing suitability of the team.

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should:

n support staff to utilise opportunities to challenge children further in their learning, to extend thinking skills to the highest level n strengthen the organisation of routines so that children's play and learning time is maximised.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY464007 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10236208 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 80 Number of children on roll 69 Name of registered person East Cliff Pre-School Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 07792690595 Date of previous inspection 1 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

East Cliff Pre-School registered in 2013. The pre-school group is privately owned and operates from the East Cliff United Reform Church in Bournemouth, Dorset. They operate Monday to Friday, from 8:30 to 2:30pm, during term time only. The pre-school offers funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. A team of 13 staff work with the children. Of these, one staff holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 5, six hold qualifications at level 3 and one holds a qualification at level 2.

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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 owner and the inspector completed a learning walk of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. They held a meeting and discussed the management of the pre-school. n The inspector observed the quality of care and education, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's well-being and learning. She spoke with staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The owner and the inspector evaluated an activity together during a joint observation. n Relevant documentation was checked and discussed. n The inspector spoke to parents and read their testimonials to obtain their views of the pre-school.

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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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