Sunshine Preschool

Inspection of Sunshine Preschool Trinity Resource Centre, St. Marys Avenue, Margate CT9 3TN

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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 create a caring and nurturing pre-school, where every child is treated as an individual. Children have the freedom to make their own choices about which activities they enjoy and choose to engage with. For example, they are able to decide when they want to play outdoors and indoors and this motivates them to learn.

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The provision is good

Children show they are happy and feel safe. They smile when they arrive and settle quickly to the activities on offer. They chat to each other and excitedly run to each new activity set out. Children are eager to try out new things and develop positive attitudes to learning. They love exploring and investigating outdoors. They use the woodland area for going on bug hunts, and use the garden for improving their physical skills, using obstacle courses and climbing equipment.

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The provision is good

Staff provide a curriculum that excites children's interest and builds on what they already know. Younger children enjoy activities to improve their fine motor skills. For example, they use play dough to make pretend food, hang up dolls' clothes with small pegs and create pictures using a range of materials. Older children are challenged to use their critical thinking and solve clues. They sort bugs using simple classification and learn early mathematical concepts, such as counting pirate coins buried in sand. Children are developing good skills to support them in moving on to their next steps in learning.

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n Leaders carefully plan and provide a curriculum with staff. The staff use assessment effectively to identify and address any gaps in children's learning. They are skilful at knowing how to use children's interests to support them in learning a range of skills. The clear, shared intent from leaders allows staff to focus learning on what they want children to learn next. n Staff meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities effectively. They know their needs well and are able to adapt and differentiate learning so that they are fully included. Staff work well with other agencies involved. They actively seek further training to ensure they can provide the best care and outcomes for all children. n Overall, staff promote children's language and communication skills well. Children join in loudly and confidently, jumping with excitement, when singing familiar nursery rhymes. Staff pose questions well to older children that extend

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their thinking skills. However, some staff are not fully confident in knowing how to interact effectively to build on and extend children's language. This does not fully support children to make consistently good progress. n Staff provide lots of opportunities for children to listen to stories. However, they

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31 January 2023 do not always consider the best environment or time for this, and children can become distracted by other activities on offer. This means they leave before the story is finished and do not benefit fully from all the learning. n Children are given many opportunities to learn about positive behaviours and being kind to others. Staff model language such as 'kind' and 'careful' when hunting for spiders outside. Children are quick to say 'sorry' if they bump into their friends. Children visit older people in a neighbouring building, where they share craft activities and stories and sing songs with the residents. This demonstrates the high level of respect and consideration that children are learning about the world around them. n An effective key-person system promotes all children's well-being and independence. Children show a particular bond and fondness for their key person, regularly seeking them out to play with. Careful consideration is given to

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settling new children. Staff stay close to them and make every effort to give them a calm and positive early experience. Funding is spent on resources to support emotional regulation and training to develop the well-being of all children. n The provider is passionate about supporting each and every child and their family. She constantly strives to create the best possible environment for children to learn and grow in. Parents speak highly of the progress their children make and the great communication they receive from staff. A parent stated, 'The staff truly put the children first and work around their needs.'

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding all children. The manager is proactive in seeking professional development to ensure that the knowledge of the designated safeguarding leads is secure. Staff are clear on how to identify the signs and symptoms of possible abuse. They know the procedures to follow if they are worried about a child's welfare or if an allegation is made against a member of staff. Leaders follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff complete daily checks of the environment to ensure that the premises are safe and secure.

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should:

n enhance staff's knowledge of how to maximise their interactions with children, to promote language and communication more effectively n review the implementation of story times to ensure that distractions are minimised and children fully engage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2602192 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10251592 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 50 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Moxam Ltd

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Telephone number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Sunshine Preschool registered in 2020. It is situated in the Trinity Resource Centre, in Margate, Kent. It operates term time only, on Mondays and Fridays from 9am to 1pm and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am to 4pm. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school employs 10 members of staff. Of these, seven hold qualifications at level 3 and above, one holds a level 2 qualification and two are unqualified.

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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 provider and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke with staff and observed interactions between staff and children. n Children told the inspector what they like to do when they are at pre-school. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider. n Parents shared their views about the setting with the inspector.

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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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