Chy Lowen Early Years and Pre-school

Inspection of Chy Lowen Early Years and Pre-school 3A Hope Yard, Newquay TR7 1NN

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Staff greet children warmly and help them to settle quickly. Children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their learning and development. Managers ensure that staff implement their ambitious curriculum. Staff help children learn by building on what they already know and can do. They carefully observe and assess children. They use their knowledge and experience to carefully plan each child's next steps. For example, babies are learning new words. Staff show them a ball, sign the word, and repeat the word 'ball'. Babies chuckle when they pick up a ball and attempt to say 'ball'. Older children are learning to make meaningful marks. They practise drawing shapes with their fingers in trays of sand. Staff remind them how many sides each shape has.

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The provision is good

Children are confident and follow the routine calmly. For example, older children gather on the carpet at the start of the day to sing a 'hello' song. They happily sit and take turns to sing their name. Babies sit on staff's laps to join in with rhymes. Staff are consistent with expectations and encourage children to be independent. Older children serve themselves their lunch. Staff are close by to offer reassurance and support when needed.

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need to do better?

n Children learn new words rapidly. Staff use a mixture of sign language and modelling and repeating words to support this. The pre-school room is very loud and noisy, and staff raise their voices to be heard. This sometimes makes it difficult to hear others speak. Although children with language delay are making progress, their development in communication is not as effective as it could be. n Staff skilfully encourage children to understand mathematics as they play with different activities. For example, pre-school children play animal bingo. Staff help them to count out the counters they need. Babies begin to count when they sing number rhymes. n Staff help children to develop an understanding of other communities and cultures. For example, they introduce items relating to Chinese New Year in the pre-school room. Children explore a pretend 'Chinese restaurant' staff have created in the home corner. They concentrate as they work out how to fit

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need to do better?

money into the till. They recall what they already know and write down orders on a note pad. n Children have a can-do attitude when they play. They explore an 'animal race' that staff have set up. Staff support children by modelling the game and explaining the rules. However, when the children are playing, staff do not encourage them to share their ideas or thinking. Staff ask lots of closed questions. This means that, sometimes, staff do not challenge the most able

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need to do better?

24 January 2023 children to think of new ideas and ways of doing things. n Babies and toddlers have excellent care routines. Staff sensitively look after them. They follow the babies' routines from home, so they feel secure. Older children are happy, and staff support them sensitively. They learn to be independent, as staff encourage them to do things for themselves, such as pouring their own drinks and chopping up fruit for their snack. n Children develop a good understanding of how to be healthy. Staff use innovative activities to engage children in movement. For example, when outside, the children follow actions with scarves. They stretch and bend as they move around. Staff highlight how their heart rate has increased. n Staff have developed strong partnerships with parents. They share children's learning through a variety of ways. This helps parents to understand how and what their children have learned. Staff share the next steps for each child.

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need to do better?

Parents trust the staff and feel their children are very happy and safe. n The managers are very reflective. They assess and evaluate the setting, curriculum and staff practice. They are ambitious for children to have the best experiences to help them prepare for later life. The managers use staff appraisals well to target areas for training. The managers have professional and effective partnerships with other agencies, such as the local authority and local schools. They seek advice for improvement.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The managers ensure that staff have secure knowledge of how to safeguard children through regular training and staff meetings. Staff know all categories of abuse and how to spot potential signs of harm. They understand their duty to keep children safe. Staff know how to report any concerns and who to report these to. Managers implement effective recruitment procedures. These procedures ensure the current and ongoing suitability of staff to work with children. All staff use effective risk assessment to identify hazards. They take swift action to remove or reduce these and keep children safe.

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should:

n further develop staff interactions with the older, most able children to encourage them to share their thinking and to speculate what might happen if they try something new n consider ways to reduce the noise levels in the pre-school room so children with speech and language delay can hear clearly when spoken to and further develop their communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2612351 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10263799 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 29 Number of children on roll 53 Name of registered person Chy Lowen Early Years and Pre-School Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01637875539 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Chy Lowen Early Years and Pre-school registered in 2020 and is situated in Newquay, Cornwall. It is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year. The setting receives government early years funding for two-, three- and four- year-old children. There are 11 members of staff. The managers both hold a level 6 relevant early years qualification. There are six staff with a level 3, and three staff with a level 2 relevant early years qualification.

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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 managers joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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.

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n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a turn-taking activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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