Foxglove Violet Hill

Inspection of Foxglove Violet Hill Chilton Primary School, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket IP14 1NN

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children learn to be confident and resilient learners at this nurturing pre-school. They arrive and confidently explore the stimulating activities indoors and in the inspiring outdoor area. Staff deploy themselves effectively and engage well with children in activities. Children of all ages show great confidence in social situations. They talk to visitors at the pre-school and engage them in conversation about their play. Children form close relationships with their peers. Staff are wonderful role models. They consistently demonstrate respectful behaviour to children and refer to them as their 'friend'.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate high levels of independence. Staff encourage children to wash up their own plates and cups at mealtimes. Older children enjoy taking on additional responsibilities, such as 'special helper', and excitedly help to prepare snack for their friends. Young children pour their own drinks and learn to attend to their own care needs, such as handwashing.

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The provision is good

Children spend a significant amount of their day outdoors in the wonderful garden area. Young children laugh with friends as they crawl through the tunnels. Older children confidently balance and build with wooden planks and blocks, developing a good understanding of how to manage their own risks in play.

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n Children show high levels of curiosity and concentration during activities. Staff allow children plenty of time to respond and share their own thoughts and ideas. They ask children thought-provoking questions when discussing the inside colour of fruits. Children make their own predictions and laugh with excitement, as they cut into a grapefruit and it reveals a red colour. Staff effectively extend children's learning during activities. For example, they encourage children to 'juice' their fruits and transfer this into a numbered tube. Children begin to learn about numbers and quantity as they identify how much more they need. n Children generally behave well and staff take swift action to support them when any conflicts arise. Staff demonstrate and support children to learn how to share and take turns with each other. However, staff do not consistently help older children to develop an awareness of their own actions and why behaviour rules

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are in place. Consequently, older children have not yet developed the skills needed to manage their own conflicts independently. n Staff strive to ensure children develop a love of literacy. They excitedly read stories to children and then encourage children to retell the story using props. Older children enjoy creating and displaying their own supermarket logos in the home corner, when engaging in make-believe play with friends. Children show an embedded knowledge of the different sounds that make up familiar words.

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20 April 2023 n Staff know children very well and all staff have a shared understanding of children's next steps in learning. They skilfully incorporate children's interests and adapt activities they provide, to support the individual abilities of all children. They monitor children's progress well. All staff complete regular observations to gather comprehensive information about children's abilities to inform their assessments and future learning goals. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their learning. n Staff work closely with parents to identify what experiences children bring with them to the pre-school. For example, families of a Chinese heritage come and teach children different arts and crafts. However, leaders have not yet developed effective methods to find out what children already know and can do before starting, to give staff a clear understanding of their current stages of

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development. n Relationships between families and staff are strong. Parents speak highly of the staff and highlight the personal and nurturing interactions they have with children. Parents state that their children are happy and feel safe and secure during their time at the pre-school. They comment on the significant progress children make in their communication and language development, and explain that their child's confidence has come on 'leaps and bounds' since attending.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff share an embedded knowledge of how to keep children safe. They confidently identify the signs and symptoms that could indicate a child is at risk from harm. Staff have a sound understanding of their process to follow to report any concerns, including if they are concerned over the conduct of a colleague. Staff receive regular training to ensure that their knowledge is kept up to date. This includes knowledge on wider safeguarding issues, such as county lines. Children are encouraged to manage their own risks during play. Staff supervise children extremely well in activities to ensure they are kept safe.

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should:

n support older children to develop an awareness of their own behaviour and how their actions can impact on others n seek more detailed information from parents about children's learning to gain an effective understanding of what they already know and can do before starting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2629279 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 10281136 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 55 Name of registered person Foxglove Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01449 770950 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Foxglove Violet Hill re-registered in 2021 following a change in legal entity. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, during school term times. Sessions are from 8am to 4pm. The pre-school employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery provides funded 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 setting. 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 Staff and children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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 group activities with the manager. n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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