St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School

Inspection of St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School St. Peters Church, Button Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8NJ

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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 Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children flourish and thrive at this exceptional setting. They run in, beaming with smiles, to see their friends and favourite adults. Children settle immediately to engage in exploring the wide range of rich experiences and opportunities that adults have purposely planned for them. They delight in digging for bugs outside and checking them off their lists when they have found them. They remain intently focused and highly motivated. Adults have high expectations for children. They provide thought-provoking questions and challenges for children. For example, children excitedly discuss with staff how they can make their flower tower models even taller than them.

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The provision is outstanding

Adults' interactions with children are excellent. They support children to develop high levels of independence. Before going outside, children complete checks to ensure that it is safe for their friends to play. Adults expand on every opportunity to support children's communication and language. Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is exemplary. Those who did not talk when they started at the pre-school are now confident communicators. Children are extremely happy and safe. They display very high levels of respect for each other. Older children help younger children to use the equipment outside, showing kindness and care towards them.

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n Adults plan a highly ambitious curriculum for children. They provide a range of additional opportunities, such as a cooking and gardening club. Children proudly share that they grew cucumbers and ate them for their snack. This enhances children's understanding of the natural world and expands their knowledge and skills even further. n Children benefit from high-quality practice and provision. They remain deeply engrossed in creating their own models from recycled materials. Children concentrate for long periods. Adults celebrate children's achievements. They continually praise children for persevering. Children spend a long time talking and thinking, for example, while working out how they can extend the tracks for their trains and trucks. n Adults provide an incredibly language-rich environment. Books and stories are plentiful. Children delight in singing favourite rhymes and songs. They help their

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friends to join in with the actions. Exciting opportunities to engage with books and stories are embedded throughout the setting. Every space is enriched and enhanced to support children's interest and imagination. n Children with SEND are exceptionally well supported. Funding is used effectively to provide one-to-one support and care. Adults are well trained and seek out all opportunities to develop their own understanding and knowledge. Adults learn

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11 May 2023 sign language to help children to communicate. Children make excellent progress. n Children's independence is supported incredibly well. Every opportunity is thought out to support children's learning and development. Children write their own names on clipboards when they want a go on the bikes. Adults are excellent role models. Children talk animatedly with adults about going to Australia and where it is in the hemisphere. n Children have incredibly strong bonds with adults and each other. Adults provide spontaneous cuddles and comfort. Children demonstrate high levels of emotional well-being, self-esteem and confidence. Children immediately help their friends, for example, by taking one end of a tape so that they can pull it along. They thank their friends for their help. n Leaders and managers are highly reflective and responsive. They have excellent partnerships with external agencies, the local authority and the committee. They

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are completely committed to ensuring that adults are very well supported. They focus on well-being incredibly well, and ensure that there is an open and inclusive culture where everyone is valued and included. Adults say that they very much enjoy working at the pre-school. n Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the progress that their children have made. They say that the setting is 'magical', and staff go 'above and beyond'. They particularly reference the amount of support that they get to help their children at home. They say that the pre-school is like a family. They say that the adults 'love' the children and talk of the exceptional relationships that they have.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding practices, processes and procedures are excellent. Leaders and managers take their roles and responsibilities seriously. They ensure that all those with responsibility for the setting have effective support. Adults have a secure and robust knowledge of safeguarding issues. They confidently explain what they would do if they had a concern about a colleague, or if an allegation was made. Leaders and managers have very robust recruitment, vetting and ongoing suitability checks. They are very reflective of their safeguarding practices and ensure that all children and adults are safe and secure. Leaders and managers ensure that adults have a range of supervision opportunities to discuss any concerns.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 127621 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10276473 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 Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07944 275459 Date of previous inspection 18 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School registered in 1991. It is located in St Peters Church Hall in Bearsted, Kent. The pre-school is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 2.30pm, during term time only. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre- school employs seven members of staff, of whom five hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3.

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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 and 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 spoke with the nominated individual/registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 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 a joint observation of a communication and language

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activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the pre-school with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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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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