Little Bears Preschool

Inspection of Little Bears Preschool Great Ayton Cricket Club, Easby Lane, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire TS9 6JX

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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 arrive with enthusiasm and are eager to participate in activities, which are based on their interests. For example, they confidently choose resources and have access to a good range of craft materials. Children paint and confidently use scissors. This helps them to develop their imagination and creative skills and supports their small physical skills. Staff provide children with many opportunities to extend their literacy skills. For example, they encourage children to write their names, when they are developmentally ready, and engage children in regular story sessions. Children enthusiastically join in with familiar stories and phrases. They use their imagination as they make up lyrics to songs.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate confidence when practising their physical skills. For example, they take part in yoga classes and play hide and seek games in the outdoor play area. Children confidently extend their physical skills as they use a knife to cut fruit during snack time.

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The provision is good

Children develop their imaginations as they participate in make-believe play using a range of role-play resources. For example, they dress up as superheroes. Children are free to play and explore independently. They are highly imaginative, curious and enthusiastic learners. Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including starting school.

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need to do better?

n Staff are fully aware of the intent for the curriculum, and this is well implemented. For instance, they are consistent in building on and extending children's language skills. Staff use clear, simple words when speaking to children and give them the time they need to respond to the range of good questions they ask them. n Management monitor and track the progress of all children. They have a clear overview and understanding of all children's progress and use this information to make sure children receive additional support when necessary. n Staff gather good information about children and their family lives, so that they can understand the experiences they have before they come to the pre-school. However, at times, their relationships with parents focus mostly on meeting children's care needs, rather than supporting parents to extend their children's learning at home. Nonetheless, parents speak highly of the helpful and kind

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staff. n Management has high expectations for all children. They use additional funding successfully to meet individual children's developmental needs. Staff ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities have access to the curriculum and make good progress

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need to do better?

9 February 2023 from their starting points in learning. n Children demonstrate their understanding of the pre-school's rules. Staff role model expected behaviour and show respect to children. They regularly use praise and offer gentle reminders. Children behave well and use good manners. Staff teach children to do things for themselves whenever possible to help promote their independence. For example, children wash their hands, put on their own boots and coats for outdoor play. n Staff develop good partnerships with local schools that children move on to and work well with other professionals. For example, speech and language therapists. However, they are not as successful in developing working partnership with other settings that children attend. This means that children who attend other settings lack consistency in their learning. n Children explore a range of environments in the local area. For instance, they go

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to see llamas and sheep in the nearby fields. This helps to promote their understanding of the world around them. n Older children increase their mathematical knowledge. For example, they count pieces of fruit at snack time and talk about the different sizes of their cups. Children focus for long periods of time on activities, such as completing jigsaws. Staff challenge children's thinking, which supports them to problem solve.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a good understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and where to report any concerns they may have regarding children's welfare or safety. They update their knowledge about all safeguarding concerns, such as the 'Prevent' duty to help them protect children. Staff knows the procedure to report to appropriate agencies if an allegation is made. Risk assessments are effective in minimising potential hazards. The management team follows robust procedures for safe recruitment, induction and supervision to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. They monitor children's attendance consistently well.

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should:

n continue to improve the existing good systems for communication with parents to further enhance effective information sharing with them n establish partnerships and exchange important information with other providers who share the care of the children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2615761 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10263401 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 17 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Egerton, Debra

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reference number

Telephone number 07790139553 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Bears Preschool re-registered in 2020 and is situated in Great Ayton Cricket Club. It operates term time only, Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 5.30pm. The pre-school employs two members of childcare staff who manage the pre-school together. Of these, both hold appropriate early years qualifications, including one with early years professional status. The pre-school 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 pre-school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with leaders and managers and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The inspector held discussions with the managers of the pre-school about the design of the curriculum and how it is being implemented. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. She took account of the views of parents through verbal and written feedback provided. n The inspector discussed self-evaluation and how the views of parents and children are included to drive improvement. n The inspector observed play and learning opportunities for children and undertook a joint observation of an activity with one of the pre-school managers.

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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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