Little Oaks Pre School Frimley

Inspection of Little Oaks Pre School Frimley Chobham Road, Frimley, Surrey GU16 8PG

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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 confidently enter the pre-school where friendly staff greet them. They are quick to settle and engage in play. Staff implement an effective key-person system and know children well. Children have a point of contact and a familiar face to approach. They feel safe and secure and go to staff easily. Children behave well. Staff provide clear and consistent guidance that helps children listen and respond positively to instructions. Children play well alongside their peers and make friends. Staff are good role models, and children learn to show respect for staff and their peers alike. This helps to support children's personal, social and emotional development well.

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The provision is good

Staff place as much emphasis as possible on outside play. For example, children enter the garden space and engage with an array of resources to support their physical development. Staff extend the learning available inside to the outside space. Children interact well together in group role play activities. For instance, they pretend to be doctors and nurses and check each other's heartbeat and blood pressure. Children learn new words through their play and communicate with their peers. All children make good progress, including children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

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n Children learn new words during everyday routines. For example, at snack time, staff introduce new language as they talk to children about why a yogurt is healthy and that it helps teeth and bones to grow. Staff accurately identify delays in speech, language and social skills, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on occasion, they do not use a consistent approach to extending children's social and communication skills further. For instance, they do not always consider how best to organise activities and routines to allow for effective conversations and interactions. n Staff plan the environment around children's interests and clearly identify next steps. For example, they offer activities that support the topic of 'superheroes'. They extend this throughout the pre-school by introducing 'real-life superheroes', such as a hospital emergency desk with real telephones and laptops and a den made into a fire station. Children learn about people who

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help, and they learn to understand the world around them. n Staff encourage children to be independent and take care of themselves. For example, after snack time, children clear the table themselves and throw away their rubbish. Staff place an emphasis on getting children toilet trained. They work well with parents to achieve this goal, both at pre-school and at home. Children self-register upon entering the pre-school. For example, they recognise

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7 July 2023 their name and photo and use this to identify their seat at snack time. Staff have high expectations for behaviour, and children listen and act upon instruction. They are confident and learn skills to prepare them for starting school. n The manager supports staff well and ensures their well-being is a priority. Staff say they can approach the manager at any time, and she will always listen and try and accommodate their needs. They have access to regular training and can suggest further training if they identify a need. For example, staff recognise learning sign language will help them support children with SEND. Staff attend regular meetings as a team and individually with the manager. They use this time to discuss topics throughout the pre-school, such as planning and children's next steps, to support children's learning outcomes. n Parents and carers compliment the staff at the pre-school. They say how

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children are happy to attend and that staff implement a very effective settling-in process. Parents state that staff are kind, friendly and approachable if they need to discuss their children. They explain that staff give regular feedback at drop off and pick up times on what their children have done that day. Parents receive photos and updates about children's progress. Staff clearly have an effective partnership with parents, benefitting children's development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff have a secure understanding of their role in safeguarding and child protection. They confidently identify signs of abuse, including physical abuse and neglect. Staff are aware of the process involved to escalate a concern and know who the designated safeguarding lead is. They know where to access more information, if needed. For example, there is a safeguarding board in the office and a list of contact details of outside agencies. The manager has a thorough knowledge of safer recruitment and ensures that all suitability checks are complete for new staff before they start work at the pre-school. Staff continue to refresh their safeguarding knowledge, for example, by receiving a newsletter from the local authority regularly with the latest safeguarding updates.

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n support staff to offer more consistent interactions during daily activities and routines to further extend children's language and social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2641220 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10301513 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 36 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Little Oaks Pre-School Frimley Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01276 708952 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Oaks Pre School Frimley registered in 2021. The pre-school employs five members of childcare staff. All of whom hold an early years qualification at level 3. The pre-school opens term-time only, from 9am to 3pm, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and from 9am to 12pm, Wednesday and Friday. The pre-school 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 pre-school and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about the pre-school curriculum and what she wants children to learn. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the pre-school. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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