Parrywood Pre-School, Eastleigh

Inspection of Parrywood Pre-School, Eastleigh All Saints Church Hall, Desborough Road, Eastleigh SO50 5NH

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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

Children happily enter the pre-school and are greeted by the friendly staff. They separate with ease from parents and settle quickly. Children know who their key person is and form a strong relationship with them. They are comfortable approaching their key person, showing they feel confident and have a sense of belonging. Children are secure and safe in the pre-school. Staff ensure this is the case in both the inside and outside space. Children show a positive attitude to learning and get along well with their friends overall.

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The provision is good

Staff identify areas of learning that need focus. They encourage healthy eating at snack and lunchtimes. Staff offer children a piece of fruit at snack time and the option of a cooked meal at lunchtime. They extend this learning by using the vegetable patch in the outside space. Staff talk to children about the food they grow and where it comes from. They further this knowledge and run workshops for parents. These include understanding the importance of healthy eating and budgeting. Staff recognise that children's physical development has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. They give children opportunities to balance and climb in the outside space, which they confidently engage in.

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need to do better?

n Staff identify what they want children to learn next based on their developmental needs. They plan this from starting points discussed with parents on the children's settling-in day. Staff extend this planning using children's interests. For example, they give children opportunities to explore their interest in dinosaurs. Children are engaged in play with their peers and happily interact with each other overall. n Staff encourage children to be independent. Children have free access to their drink bottles and a snack. They know where to locate this and self-select when needed. Staff help children to understand the importance of good hygiene. They ask children to blow their own nose and dispose of the tissue in a bin. This promotes their confidence and supports their personal, social and emotional development. n Staff expect good behaviour from children. They reinforce this by reminding children of the pre-school rules, such as sitting down during story time.

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However, on occasion, staff are not fully effective in successfully promoting this, and children continue to be disruptive. This means that, at times, children do not have a clear understanding of staff expectations. n Staff confidently identify children with additional needs. They are quick to put processes in place to support children. Staff have a good knowledge of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They support children by implementing further strategies, such as sign language. Children with SEND

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9 February 2023 are given opportunities to fully engage in learning. n Staff are well supported by the managers. Their well-being is a priority, and they are able to approach management if needed. The managers run regular weekly meetings for staff to attend. Staff use these meetings to discuss current topics, such as safeguarding and training. They are given the opportunity to meet individually with the managers during termly supervision meetings. This helps to support staff well-being. n Staff have free access to online training at any time. They are able to identify further training where needed, including health and safety, female genital mutilation, health and nutrition and mental health. Staff recently completed a counselling course to help support children and parents. This was identified as a need after the impact of the pandemic. Staff are given every opportunity to extend their knowledge and personal development further. This ensures children

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remain safe and secure while at the pre-school. n Parents are full of praise for staff. They are complimentary about the support they receive for children with SEND. Parents claim that children have made progress while at the pre-school, including improved social skills and communication and language. They state that children are given extra support, where needed, to settle in. Parents are kept well informed and are happy with feedback given by the pre-school about children's progress. They are sent updates via an online assessment tool and at drop-off and pick-up times. Parents are invited into the pre-school on occasion to discuss children's development, such as the progress review for children aged two to three years. This helps to identify children's developmental delays and establishes an effective partnership approach.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding procedures. They confidently identify signs of abuse. This includes concerns relating to female genital mutilation, neglect, physical abuse and radicalisation. Staff know the process for reporting safeguarding concerns. They are confident about who to report concerns to regarding adults and children. Staff can all identify who the designated safeguarding lead is. They are aware of the safeguarding board displayed in the setting. Staff know that the safeguarding process and contact details are on this board if needed. They keep relevant training up to date. Staff can access training online and approach management about any further training required. They can discuss safeguarding concerns during weekly meetings. Staff strive to ensure children are in a safe and secure environment.

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should:

9 February 2023 n support staff to implement further strategies to help children understand the behavioural expectations of the pre-school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2603778 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10265232 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 34 Name of registered person Claire Parry & Stacey Parry

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reference number

Telephone number 02380 641867 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Parrywood Pre-school opened in 2016. The pre-school is situated in the town of Eastleigh. Sessions are term time only, from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. There are six members of staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications to level 7. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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 inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The owner and the inspector carried out a joint observation during story time. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The owner showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of

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Inspection activities

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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