Little Holly Hedgehog Pre-school

Inspection of Little Holly Hedgehog Pre-school Crawley Baptist Church, Crabtree Road, Crawley RH11 7HJ

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children flourish at this inspirational pre-school. They are extremely happy, independent and confident. Staff build excellent relationships with children and their families very quickly. They know children incredibly well and know what they need. Staff excel in providing rich and stimulating learning opportunities that complement and enrich children's learning skills. Leaders intelligently use additional funding to give all children valuable experiences beyond what they experience at home. This leads to children's talents being brought to the forefront, such as mastering intricate moves from a dance teacher when dancing to 'Bollywood' music. Children display a truly great sense of belonging, including those who have recently joined the pre-school.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff use extremely playful and meaningful interactions with children. They initiate and participate in exciting narratives for their play, such as a restaurant scenario. Staff's impressive teaching skills provide children with the knowledge and skills to create and extend their own role play completely independently. Children of all ages are seen expertly negotiating and devising solutions together to challenging and imaginary problems that they have created. For example, while waiting for the 'chef' to prepare the food, they are offered a drink by the 'waiter'. This shows that children are totally engrossed and highly motivated to learn.

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The provision is outstanding

Children's behaviour is exceptional and highly considerate. Staff work diligently with children to display impeccable manners, high levels of respect for all and excellent learning attitudes. Older children regulate their emotions remarkably well, such as when expressing their thoughts and feelings or using very effective strategies that the staff have taught them, such as independently going to the reading tent and looking at books to relax.

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n The pre-school manager acts with integrity to ensure all children have full access to education. She regularly goes the extra mile for families who may need additional support. The pre-school manager has designed a well-targeted curriculum specifically designed to meet children's individual needs. Staff use highly effective strategies, often ones they have learned in their training, to provide tailored support and interventions. They work exceedingly well with external professionals and parents to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make as equally strong progress as their peers. n Children receive an unlimited range of real-life opportunities that are thoughtfully organised by the pre-school manager and staff. These have led to children showing a great passion for increasing their knowledge and skills

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20 April 2023 further. For instance, the pre-school manager has arranged for a library bus to visit regularly. All children have their own library card and learn how to use a library. This activity complements children's enthusiasm for books when listening to stories read by staff. n Staff provide excellent opportunities for children to fully learn about the diverse community in which they live. They regularly invite visitors from their community to speak with the children and talk about the work they do. For example, following a visit from the dentist, children demonstrate new knowledge about caring for their teeth. This also develops children's impressive social skills when they learn to greet new people and behave in a courteous manner. n Children have access to personalised resources that reflect children's lives and cultures. For instance, staff make resources such as 'talking books' in several of

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the home languages spoken by children and their families. Children choose these incredible books with great eagerness, press the sound buttons and practise the words, such as 'book' in Polish. Those who speak these languages enthusiastically help other children who have not heard them before to practise the correct pronunciation. In this way, children from these cultures feel incredibly valued and extremely proud of their own language. n The highly motivated and deeply focused staff engage in high-quality interactions as they skilfully guide children's learning. As a result, children are consistently engrossed and focused. For example, during an activity about St. George, children demonstrate how they use their prior knowledge and skills to develop their love of learning, such as when they ask questions to seek more information. They competently use their critical thinking skills to formulate ideas and solve problems.

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n Children develop excellent physical skills. This is excellently sequenced to give children opportunities to practise and become proficient. For instance, they show very high levels of confidence as they climb and balance with impressive control on wooden structures. They confidently overcome challenges, independently showing their strong abilities in developing resilience. In addition, staff teach children how to use pedals on tricycles to go forwards and backwards. Children skilfully use this technique with incredible coordination. n Parent partnership with the staff is commendable. Staff work seamlessly with parents and actively involve them every step of the way. They extend parent's understanding of how young children learn best by getting them involved in training sessions, such as sharing effective ways to support children's early reading skills. Parents highly value invitations from the pre-school manager and

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staff to attend the setting and engage in the activities with their children. They feel that staff are experts who they turn to with any issue they may have.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The pre-school manager and staff fully understand their responsibility to keep children safe from harm. They attend regular safeguarding training to keep their knowledge up to date. Staff have a secure knowledge of potential signs and

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Safeguarding

20 April 2023 symptoms of abuse that may indicate a child is at risk, including exposure to extremist views and behaviours. Staff know how to raise concerns to the relevant agencies about children's welfare or staff practice. The pre-school manager follows clear and robust procedures for recruitment and induction, so that staff employed are suitable to care for children. Staff ensure that the environment is safe and secure for children by completing regular risk assessments.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2619933 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10281038 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 20 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Ball, Christy Dawn

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reference number

Telephone number 07952948174 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Holly Hedgehog Pre-school registered in 2021 with new owners. It is located at the Crawley Baptist Church, in Crawley, West Sussex. The pre-school receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school is open during term time only on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30am to 2.30pm. The pre-school employs a total of three staff. The pre-school manager holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 5 and other staff members hold an appropriate childcare qualification at level 2.

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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 pre-school and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The pre-school manager showed the inspector the premises and discussed what she wants the children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The pre-school manager and inspector jointly evaluated an activity. n Staff and children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school. n The inspector took account of parents verbal and written views.

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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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