Long Wittenham Pre-School

Inspection of Long Wittenham Pre- School Village Hall, High Street, Abingdon OX14 4QH

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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 are very confident in the familiar surroundings. They quickly settle into their play and engage with their friends and all staff. They are intrigued about new situations and new people and ask lots of questions to find out more about what they are doing. Children behave well. Staff have high expectations of children, who learn to cooperate and negotiate in their play.

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The provision is good

Children are curious and want to know how things work. They develop confidence from watching other children play, modelling their learning. They explore and experiment to find things out while they play. They question everything; how things grow, what makes a wheelbarrow's wheels go round and why the ball is stuck in the cup. They are persistent in finding a solution to their questions to enable them to continue their own learning. They confidently ask for help when they are unable to do anything by themselves.

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The provision is good

Children develop self-help skills through the daily routines and the effective support from staff. Children learn to choose what to play with and where to play, extending their play from inside to outside and back again. Children understand the importance of hygiene through routines, discussions and support from staff. For example, they learn to manage their own toileting and handwashing. Staff play a vital role in promoting children's oral health. Children talk about cleaning their teeth so that they can bite an apple.

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need to do better?

n Children's communication skills are very well supported. Staff have completed additional training and initiated support to help children who lack confidence and the ability to communicate their needs. Children vocalise throughout their play, making noises for vehicles, animals and construction tools. They use complex vocabulary during group play. For example, children tell the inspector that ice creams will melt in the oven, but lemons go solid in the oven. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive excellent levels of support. Staff identify their needs and work in partnership with parents and other professionals. They plan activities and experiences that link to children's best ways of learning. Children's achievements are celebrated, however small, and shared with parents. Parents gain high levels of support to manage referrals and communications with other professionals to help meet

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children's ongoing needs. n Most of the time, staff promote children's development in all areas of learning. However, they do not always successfully implement play opportunities to fully embed children's interests. For example, staff have recognised that some children need extra encouragement to make marks and to learn about everyday

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need to do better?

27 March 2023 mathematical concepts throughout their play. Staff do not fully engage with children to encourage interest in these particular learning opportunities. n Children thoroughly enjoy their group activities, such as story times, song times, role play and mealtimes. They learn to enjoy each other's company and take time to listen to the views and opinions of others. Staff use discussions to help children learn about other children's lives, including how their experiences may be different to their own. n Staff successfully support children during their transitions to their next place of learning. Staff work alongside the local school to give children experiences, such as visiting the farm alongside the reception class, to help them to be familiar with school staff. Parents speak highly of staff's support to help children with family transitions, such as new babies. They highly appreciate the support for

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need to do better?

the children and themselves. n Parents receive plentiful information from staff about their children's day. For instance, they receive photos about their children's achievements and their play. They feel reassured that children are well supervised. They feel welcomed into the pre-school to discuss any aspects of their children's learning and care. n The management team works closely together to provide a cohesive support system for the ongoing development of staff. Managers work alongside other professionals to develop their skills, knowledge and expertise to support staff's practice, particularly with regard to the needs of the current cohort of children attending.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a robust knowledge of how to keep children safe from harm. They update their knowledge on a regular basis to be able to follow procedures if they have a concern about a child in their care. Staff use the specialist knowledge of members of the committee to learn about case studies to develop their confidence with signs and symptoms of child abuse. Children play in a safe and secure environment. Children learn to keep themselves and others safe. For example, they ask others to move out of the way so they do not bump into them when wheeling wheelbarrows around the outside area.

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should:

n evaluate teaching strategies and experiences to provide children with more ways to develop their skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489287 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10280400 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 27 Name of registered person Long Wittenham Pre-School CIO

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reference number

Telephone number 01865 407417 Date of previous inspection 25 September 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Long Wittenham Pre-School is an existing provision that re-registered in 2015 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The pre-school operates from the village hall in Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire. The pre-school is open from 8.45am to 3pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 8.45am to 1pm on Tuesdays, and from 8.45am to 11.45am on Thursdays, during term time only. The pre-school employs seven members of staff. Three staff are qualified to level 3. The pre-school is in receipt of funding for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while at the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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