Brooksite Under 5's

Inspection of Brooksite Under 5's C/O Belper School, John O'Gaunts Way, BELPER, Derbyshire DE56 0DA

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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 settled and develop strong friendships at the pre-school. They feel safe and secure enough to play together independently. For example, children sit and giggle together in a wicker shelter. They use puppets to tell each other stories and pretend to tickle each other. Staff help children to play cooperatively. They praise children as they work together to fill bottles with sand.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy being physically active. Staff help children to gradually build their confidence in riding bikes down the incline of the outdoor area. Children proudly show staff their achievements as they whizz past them on their bikes. Staff encourage younger children to use the slide and say 'ready, steady, go' before they slide down. Children use their core strength to steadily walk over a balancing beam.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from the pre-school having consistent and caring staff, which helps them to form close and positive relationships. Staff identify and follow children's interests, expertly using this information to support learning and development. For example, when they notice that children enjoy using torches, staff turn off the lights and help children to understand how shadows are created. Children excitedly twirl their torches around, curious to see the light and shadows around them.

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need to do better?

n Staff assessments of children are effective. They include information from parents to inform children's starting point in development when they begin to attend pre-school. Staff quickly plan a broad curriculum and accurately identify what they want children to learn next. n Staff provide a consistent approach to the care and learning of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This is because staff have strong partnerships with other professionals, such as health visitors and speech and language therapists. Staff communicate well and share information with other settings involved in children's care. n Children have opportunities to frequently access the indoor and outdoor areas. However, staff are not always deployed effectively to consistently meet children's needs. For example, some children have to wait to use the toilet because staff are engaged with and supervising other children.

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need to do better?

n Children are familiar with the expectations set out by staff. For example, outdoors, children know the boundaries of where they can play. They understand that to stay safe they must not cross the red line. Overall, children behave well. However, on the rare occasion that disagreements arise, staff gently remind children to have kind hands. n Staff provide a mix of planned and child-led activities. Nevertheless, there are

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need to do better?

28 March 2023 occasions when children become distracted and require more direction from staff. For example, after lunch, children take part in free play for a prolonged period. However, some children become bored and noise levels rise. This impacts on other children's learning and ability to focus during this time. n Staff help children to become independent. For example, during snack time, they show children how to safely cut an apple with a knife, and children attempt this for themselves. Children have many opportunities to independently manage dressing, for instance, as they get ready for outdoor play. n Parents are very pleased with the progress that their children are making at pre- school. They say that they could not be any happier and that it is a lovely environment. Staff actively seek the views of parents and act on these to make improvements. For example, staff are moving to an online system as another

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need to do better?

way to communicate with parents. n The manager is passionate about providing children and families with high- quality care and education. She frequently reflects on practice to specifically identify areas for improvement. Staff are supported very well. For example, the manager allocates time for regular supervisions and team meetings. The manager mentors staff who are in new roles. This helps them to become comfortable and confident to take on new responsibilities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager has completed training in safe recruitment. She implements robust recruitment procedures and ongoing monitoring to ensure that staff remain suitable to work with children. Emergency lockdown procedures are in place, which staff confidently know and understand. Staff can identify concerns about the conduct of colleagues and know how to report these. The manager regularly checks the staff's safeguarding knowledge through discussions and quizzes. Staff are aware of the signs of abuse and confidently know the reporting process. Staff complete training on a range of safeguarding topics, including the 'Prevent' duty. They know how to identify and report extremist views and behaviours.

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should:

n strengthen staff deployment to further support the care and learning needs of children n review the organisation of the routine and planned activities to ensure that children are engaged and benefit fully from the curriculum.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 206732 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10264475 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 35 Name of registered person Brooksite Under 5's Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07989 128155 Date of previous inspection 16 June 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Brooksite Under 5's registered in 1975 and is located in Belper, Derbyshire. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens five days a week during school term time only. Sessions are from 9am until midday on Thursday, and 9am until 3.20pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The pre-school receives funding for free 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 the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 inspector carried out joint observations of routines and activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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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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