Kilnsea Pre-School

Inspection of Kilnsea Pre-School Maiden Place Community Centre, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire RG6 3HE

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children clearly feel safe in the pre-school. Most separate from their parents or carers with ease and those that need extra support are given this to help them feel secure. Children benefit from staff dedication to provide an exciting learning environment. Children make decisions about their play and become engrossed in their learning. They choose from the exciting activities on offer, which helps to develop their creativity and imagination. For instance, children enjoy playing shops, where they make shopping lists and talk about what money they will need. While other children giggle and chatter together as they have pretend tea parties.

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The provision is good

Children are happy and enjoy the activities available to them. They have fun exploring a range of materials, such as dough, craft and chalk. Children play well together and share resources well. They enjoy making marks, patterns and enjoy transporting the mud using a range of tools. This supports children's coordination in preparation for early writing skills. Staff demonstrate they know the children well and understand what support they need to continue to make good progress. Staff promote children's communication and language development effectively. For example, staff create cosy spaces for children to relax and enjoy story times.

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need to do better?

n Children arrive happy and are keen to enter the pre-school. Staff are deployed well to meet the needs of the children and staff have high expectations for children. Staff genuinely enjoy their time with the children, and they talk to them about what they are doing to support their developing communication skills. Children benefit from a range of exciting play opportunities, which helps them to make good progress in their learning and development. For example, children have fun using the construction, playing imaginativelty with dolls and exploring with water using paintbrushes. n The manager and staff work well together to create a curriculum that is exciting for the children. Staff know the learning intentions of activities that they provide. For example, as staff play ball games with children outside, they know the aim is to build on children's moving and handling skills, coordination, and self-

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confidence. Activities such as these help all children develop a range of skills in readiness for their next stage of learning. However, at times, staff do not organise some activities or changes between activities effectively to maintain children's interest and learning. This results in children becoming bored and distracted during this time. n Children behave well. They take turns with others during play and have clearly built some strong friendships. For example, children are seen sharing books and resources as they play. Overall, children receive some nice praise and encouragement from the staff, such as when writing their own names in cards

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need to do better?

14 March 2023 they have made. n Staff encourage children to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For example, children have opportunities to play outside daily and are taught the importance of washing their hands before eating. Staff provide children with a healthy snack, and they stay with them while they eat to make this a sociable time. Staff undertake regular nappy changes for children to ensure they are comfortable and they effectively support toilet training. n Staff have appropriate supervisions and regular team meetings, which help them to reflect on their own skills. The manager is aware of some areas where staff need support. However, they do not identify all inconsistencies in practice. For example, on occasions some staff undertake tasks for children that they can do for themselves and, at times, do not consistently reinforce the behaviour expectations. This means that targeted support is not always provided to further

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staff's professional development. Despite this, staff comment they feel well supported and part of a team. n Staff have good partnerships with parents. Parents speak positively about the staff and how happy their children are. Staff communicate effectively with parents through a variety of ways. For example, they have daily discussions and hold regular parent meetings.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff including the manager have a secure knowledge and understanding of child protection. The manager ensures that the adult to child ratio is maintained, and that risk assessments are completed prior to children's arrival. Staff know the signs and indicators of abuse and are confident in the referral procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child's welfare or safety. Staff have regular opportunities for safeguarding training and receive appropriate first-aid training to ensure that they can respond effectively in the event of an incident and or medical emergency. Robust recruitment procedures are in place to ensure staff working with the children are safe and suitable.

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should:

n build on the arrangements for staff supervision and training, to further develop their skills, and raise the quality of teaching n review the organisation of some activities and routines to ensure children remain interested and engaged.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 148661 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 10282743 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 33 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Kilnsea Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07754847967 Date of previous inspection 19 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Kilnsea Pre-School registered in 1992. They operate from Maiden Place Community Centre, Lower Earley, Reading. The pre-school opens on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9.30am and 3pm, and on Wednesdays and Fridays between 9.30am and 12.30pm, during term time. The pre-school receives funding for free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are seven members of staff who work directly with the children, three of whom have early years qualifications at level 3.

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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 manager explained the pre-school curriculum during a learning walk with the inspector. n The manager and the inspector completed a joint observation of an activity together and discussed the quality of teaching and learning afterwards. n Children spoke to the inspector about the activities they took part in. n A number of parents provided feedback about the pre-school through discussions 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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