Little Cherubs Preschool

Inspection of Little Cherubs Preschool Kingsway Primary School, Kingsway North, Leicester, Leicestershire LE3 3BD

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Children develop close relationships with staff and settle quickly in their care. They arrive excited, keen to show staff creations they have made for them at home. Children confidently explore the environment staff provide and invite their friends to join their play. They enjoy developing their hand muscles as they mould play dough into different shapes. Children learn the names of different shapes, such as rectangles and share ideas with staff about what their shapes could be. They imitate staff by commenting on what they are doing, such as 'squeeze' and 'push'. Children exclaim they are making 'a gingerbread man' and use phrases they know from familiar stories. They giggle as they pretend to be a fox chasing the gingerbread man. Children discuss what they remember about the story with staff, including when the fox eats the gingerbread man it goes 'gobble gobble'.

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The provision is good

Staff praise children for behaving well and using good manners as they help to carefully cut cucumber up for snack time. They listen to staff's instructions and make sure to share the food fairly between each other. Children take responsibility for their own care routines. They wash their hands before snack time and wipe their own noses when staff prompt them. Children remain highly focused and demonstrate their growing perseverance while practising using scissors independently. With staff's support, they learn how to keep themselves safe when using and carrying scissors.

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need to do better?

n The manager has developed the safeguarding procedures since the last inspection. She now monitor staff's understanding of child protection and ensures they have the knowledge to keep children safe. The manager has clear processes in place to identify and provide staff the support they need to be able to effectively implement the curriculum. She ensures staff know, and actively improve any identified professional development targets. n Staff play alongside children to assess what they already know and can do. They identify what children need to learn next and share ideas on how to best support these next steps in learning with the rest of the staffing team. All staff know the children well, including their personalities and experiences they have outside of the pre-school. n Staff liaise effectively with a variety of other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They adapt the learning

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opportunities they offer to ensure all children can access them and enjoy learning. Staff place great importance on identifying strategies that help children to learn and share these with parents and carers. n Staff plan activities based on children's current interests and focus on the skills and knowledge individual children need to progress. They encourage children to

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need to do better?

14 March 2023 develop their imagination in the pretend kitchen area. They ask children to make a drink for them and suggest they blow the cup of tea to cool it down. However, occasionally, staff do not give children time to think and answer questions or work out solutions for themselves. Therefore, some children do not make the most progress possible. n Overall, staff help children develop some of their communication skills through interactions. They repeat key words and phrases for children as they play with a tray of cornflour outside. Staff encourage children to copy different sounds and words and help them to pronounce words correctly. However, at times, staff do not notice when some children may need further interaction to get the most learning from their chosen play. n Staff support children to share and negotiate resources. They help them to consider how other children might feel, and support them to express their

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need to do better?

emotions using words. n Staff encourage children to sit politely and wait for their friends to be ready for snack time. After children finish their snack, staff expect and support some children to empty their plate and place it in the sink. However, staff are not consistent in their approach to support all children to do this. n Parents comment they feel included in all aspects of their child's care and learning. They explain staff communicate with them daily about what children are enjoying and how they can support them further at home. Parents say staff help their children develop their confidence and make sure they are ready for school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff access a range of child protection training opportunities and make sure their knowledge and understanding are secure and up to date. They demonstrate a thorough knowledge of how to keep children safe from harm and know the children and families well. Staff demonstrate a good understanding of the signs and symptoms that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. Staff are confident in fulfilling their responsibilities, including reporting any concerns to other professionals, such as children's services. The pre-school is safe and secure and staff follow effective visitor procedures, including checking identification. Staff check the environment regularly to ensure it is a safe place for children to play. They assess risks to minimise any possible hazards.

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should:

n support staff to provide further help for all children who need it to learn the most they can during play

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should:

14 March 2023 n develop staff's understanding of how to effectively provide children with clear and consistent expectations n develop further the use of questions when interacting with children, allowing children more time to think and solve problems independently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2530255 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10258464 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 24 Number of children on roll 12 Name of registered person Sellwood, Samantha Mary

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reference number

Telephone number 07973313601 Date of previous inspection 15 September 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Little Cherubs Preschool registered in 2019 and is in Leicester. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff, all of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification. The pre-school opens from 9am until 12 midday, Monday to Friday, during term time. The setting provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and inspector conducted a learning walk together, discussing the learning intention for children and how the environment is arranged. n The inspector observed staff and children of all ages through the setting. n The inspector held discussions with staff regularly during the inspection. n The manager and inspector observed and evaluated an activity. n A sample of documents were reviewed, including paediatric first-aid certificates, suitability checks, and safeguarding policies and procedures. n Parents' and carers' views were taken into consideration.

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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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