All Saints Preschool

Inspection of All Saints Preschool Church Street, Old Glossop, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 7RJ

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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 arrive happily into the pre-school. The staff team have developed a warm and welcoming relationship with the children, which helps to build children's self- esteem. Children show signs of being confident and excited as they talk about who they are going to see and what they are going to play. Staff respond sensitively to children's questions and requests. Staff know the children well, which helps them to recognise when to offer support and when to wait to encourage children to have a go themselves. Children show high levels of engagement as they are eager to explore the broad range of activities in the room. For example, children are seen investigating a programmable toy activity, which created lots of purposeful conversation about how to move around the map, such as 'don't let it fall in the volcano'.

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The provision is good

Children develop deep conversations, through first-hand experiences, including children talking about their favourite television shows and their birthday experiences. Children show lovely behaviour towards each other, for example, staff support children to ask politely if they can have a turn. Children understand that they might sometimes need to wait and are considerate to each other by sharing.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote language development well. They engage children in conversation, supporting clear pronunciation, such as hearing and saying the initial sounds of words, for example, 'W' for wheel. They also model the language of counting in sequence, making sure they correct the children at the appropriate time. n Children develop good manners and behaviours at mealtimes. Staff model positive language and discuss personal experiences to gain natural conversation with the children. Staff and children speak about experiences, which helps children to think about foods that they do not like now but may like in the future. This supports children to think critically about their future. n Children benefit well from the manager spending additional funding effectively to support their individual needs. For instance, offering children's opportunities to build relationships with staff by providing new books to explore together.

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n Children learn how to have a healthy lifestyle. They thoroughly enjoy eating the fresh fruit snacks that are provided. Children develop independence through daily mealtime routines, for example, learning how to recycle their food waste and food packaging after their meal has finished. n Children develop secure relationships with staff. They show confidence approaching adults to inform them of their toilet needs. n Children's current interests are always adopted through the child-initiated planning. Staff make sure that children always feel appreciated and if time runs

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30 March 2023 out, they make it a priority to make sure that child gets their choice of activity next time they are in. n Staff record children's medical requirements well. All staff fully understand how to keep children safe and how their welfare is paramount. n Staff implement strategies for early intervention well and ensure that children are making good progress. Staff initiate action plans to support children before a referral has been made to outside agencies. n Staff explore a range of activities with children. All the children are happy to play with their friends confidently. However, at times children can be seen in solitary play for an extended time without adult intervention. Staff do check on how they are doing but do not initiate play with them. This can lead to children's learning not being advanced. n Parents happily comment about how much their children love coming to the nursery. They have good daily handovers with staff. However, some parents

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have state that they would like more information with regards to their child's development as they do not know how their child is developing. n Staff provide opportunities to enhance children's understanding of the natural world. For example, when out in the garden, children show excitement and tell adults that a child spotted a robin. The staff member demonstrates excitement for the child. She encourages him to go inside to tell the others what he had seen, therefore developing his language and confidence. n Children show exceptional behaviour during circle time activities. The children work together as a team to tidy the room and sit fully immersed in stories. n Staff provide opportunities for children to participate in small group activities. Overall, staff organise and deliver these well. However, at times staff do not effectively support all of the children to think critically. Resources, at times, can

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be limited and are not provided at children's height. Staff, at times, do not respond to children's requests quickly enough, and this can lead to them being disinterested and can impact on the children's ability to develop imagination and creativity. n The manager supports her staff well. She constantly models positive behaviour and trains her staff to enhance their knowledge as she notices opportunities for their development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

All staff are aware of how to safeguard children. They can identify when children may be at risk of harm and know to whom they must refer concerns. Staff have good knowledge of all aspects of safeguarding, including female genital mutilation, radicalisation and county lines. Additionally, they know how to report concerns about staff who work with children. The manager ensures that the staff safeguarding training is up to date and there is a robust recruitment and induction procedure, which ensures that staff are suitable to carry out their role with adequate training.

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should:

n improve communication with parents to keep up to date with information on children's ongoing development and learning n plan and resource focused activities more appropriately to enable children to fully extend their learning and interests.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 206706 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10263752 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 25 Name of registered person All Saints Pre-School (Glossop) Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07549464963 Date of previous inspection 11 May 2017

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Information about this early years setting

All Saints Preschool registered in 1998. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, from 9am until midday and 12.30pm until 3.30pm during term time only. It employs four members of childcare staff, one of whom holds a childcare qualification at level 5, two at level 3 and one at level 2. The pre-school is in receipt of 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 nursery received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager gave the inspector a tour of the premises. She talked about children's learning and progress and how the curriculum is delivered. n Documents were presented, such as first-aid certificates and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. n The inspector spoke to the manager, staff, parents and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector and manager observed children during activities and completed a joint observation together and followed it up with a discussion about children's learning and development.

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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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