Newquay Pre-school and Nursery

Inspection of Newquay Pre-school and Nursery Football Club Car Park, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 2BU

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children are curious about the world around them. Babies explore their environment with confidence. They crawl over a wooden ramp and move around furniture to build on their core strength. Toddlers search for insects and like to listen to the wind blowing in the garden. Pre-school children watch the rain fall onto their umbrellas. They watch a spider walk across their hands. Children learn in a safe and secure environment.

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The provision is good

Staff establish children's starting points in conjunction with parents when they start at the setting. They build on what children know and can do from this. Staff plan experiences for children based on their interests. For example, pre-school children show an interest in butterflies. Staff bring in real caterpillars for the pre-school children to observe and care for. Children learn about the life cycle of a caterpillar. They look after them and check on them every day. Staff use this experience for pre-school children to develop a deeper understanding of being kind.

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The provision is good

Parents comment that their children make good progress in their overall development. Staff support children's learning at home. They regularly inform parents of what their children are working on next. Staff suggest books to broaden their understanding of topics they are learning about.

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need to do better?

n Children develop their independence skills effectively. Pre-school children choose which cereal they would like for breakfast. They spread butter onto their toast themselves. After snack time, they clear away their plates from the table and scrape any waste into a bin. Staff praise pre-school children for remembering what to do. Toddlers help to clean the table with staff before lunch. Babies begin to learn how to feed themselves independently. n Staff follow the interests of babies and improve their learning outcomes successfully. They notice when babies show an interest in making noises with toys. They add to their play and offer them musical toys. Staff support babies' communication and language skills effectively. Babies listen intently to a storybook and make sounds from the book. They say 'beep beep' when looking at a story with a bus. Babies begin to learn how to turn the pages. Staff sing songs regularly with the babies to help their speech to develop.

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need to do better?

n Toddlers love to play in the sandpit together. They find a ladybird and excitedly watch it crawl away. Other toddlers play on the carpet with vehicles and a garage. However, staff do not always use effective communication and language strategies with toddlers to practise their language skills and build their vocabulary. For example, they ask toddlers a question, answer the question for them and do not give the toddlers time to respond.

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need to do better?

10 July 2023 n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively. They ensure that children are fully included and access all learning experiences. For example, staff use visual cards to help children communicate. They show children objects to help them understand what activity is coming next. Staff work in partnership with external professionals and parents to ensure that children with SEND make progress. n Pre-school children develop their knowledge of mathematical concepts. They talk about the vegetables they like to eat at lunchtime. Staff ask them, 'How many do you eat every day?' Children count aloud up to five. Pre-school children learn about shapes. They play with construction toys on the carpet. Staff set them challenges to make a house with different-shaped pieces. Children enjoy this challenge. They proudly tell staff they have added 'an extension' to their house.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have begun to improve the systems for the training, supervision and mentoring of staff to improve their skills. This is not fully in place for all staff though. For example, staff provide pens and paper for toddlers. Staff intend for them to learn about colours and numbers, and some toddlers enjoy making marks with the resources. However, staff do not fully understand how to help toddlers to further their learning and do not support these skills during the activity.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff teach pre-school children how to manage their own safety. They show them how to hold a knife and cut fruit safely. Staff talk to pre-school children and toddlers about why they wash their hands. These children know it is because they 'wash the germs away'. Pre-school children risk assess their play environment alongside staff. They talk about what may happen while they make a den. They discuss where to place heavier items so they do not fall on them. Staff know the signs and symptoms of possible abuse or neglect. They know which outside agency to contact should they have a concern about a child's welfare.

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should:

n improve communication and language strategies used with toddlers to help them practise their language skills and build their vocabulary n continue to embed systems for the training, supervision and monitoring of staff in the toddler room to help staff further toddlers' learning effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540286 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10300551 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 65 Number of children on roll 108 Name of registered person Newquay Pre-School

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reference number

Telephone number 01637876033 Date of previous inspection 9 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Newquay Pre-school and Nursery re-registered in 2016 and is located in Newquay, Cornwall. The provision is open each weekday, from 7.45am to 6pm, all year round. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years old. There are 21 members of staff working with the children; one member of staff holds a childcare qualification at level 6, one at level 5, one at level 4, 13 at level 3 and three at level 2. Two members of staff are unqualified and are working towards a childcare qualification.

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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 deputy manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. 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 about the leadership and management of the setting. n The deputy manager and inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The nominated individual showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

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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