Charles Booth Pre-School LTD

Inspection of Charles Booth Pre- School LTD Charles Booth Centre, The Green, Thringstone, Coalville LE67 8NR

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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 happily enter this inviting pre-school and quickly settle into the routines of the day. Staff welcome the children in a friendly way and encourage them to be physically active. They provide daily access to the large garden. Children learn to balance safely along planks and move across large stumps. They balance on the equipment and delight in taking risks as they jump off. Staff provide guidance and suggest they put their arms out to steady themselves. This helps to build children's confidence and strengthen their large muscles.

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy splashing and jumping in muddy puddles. They scream with excitement as the water splashes their faces. Staff use this opportunity to introduce early mathematical language. They encourage children to make footprints. The children and staff compare the sizes of the different prints. Staff extend this learning as they suggest the children try making bicycle track prints and compare the different lengths.

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The provision is good

Younger children develop the muscles in their hands to squirt water out of pipettes as they pretend to be firefighters. Staff demonstrate how to squeeze and aim the water at the toy fire engines. Older children use play dough to make hedgehogs. They manipulate the dough and use scissors to cut it. This helps to develop their small-muscle skills. Staff support children's good behaviour as they encourage them to share the different tools.

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n The manager and staff team deliver a thoughtful curriculum. They build on what children know and can do and follow their interests. Older children show impressive early literacy and mathematical skills. They begin to make recognisable marks when drawing and follow their interests as they attempt to write their names. They confidently count out loud and use simple mathematical language in their play. n Staff support children's communication and language development well. They promote good listening as they maintain eye contact and get down to children's level. Staff use clear explanations to help develop children's understanding. They hold conversations with children, such as talking about autumn and finding fir cones and conkers. However, sometimes staff overwhelm children as they ask several questions in quick succession and do not offer them time to think and respond. n Staff generally plan a wide range of experiences to broaden children's learning

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and knowledge, such as growing fruit and vegetables in the pre-school allotment and visiting the forest school to make dens. However, they do not consistently ensure group activities capture each child's individual learning needs. As a result,

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13 October 2023 some children struggle to join in and become disengaged. n Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. The special educational needs coordinator closely monitors children who require extra support and implements individual learning strategies. She works with parents and outside agencies, such as the speech therapist, to help meet their individual needs. n Staff ensure that parents feel included in their children's care and learning. Parents state they are particularly happy with the way staff communicate. They appreciate the guidance offered by the manager and her staff team. Parents report that they are well supported and like the ideas staff suggest to help their child's learning at home. For example, going on a nature walk and gathering fruit to make fruit crumble. n Staff skilfully manage children's behaviour. They are calm and kind in their demeanour and encourage children to play cooperatively. For example, they talk

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about turn taking as they support children to build with blocks and play in the home corner. This helps to prepare children for their next stage of learning. n Staff encourage children to be independent. Older children hang their bags on hooks, take their coats off and put their lunch boxes and water bottles in the correct place. Staff remind younger children of the routine and give good support, where necessary. n Management provides staff with supervision and training as part of their professional development. Recently, some staff have attended training on sign language to help them further support children's communication and language skills. This has had a positive impact, as some children now use simple sign language as part of their communication skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The staff and the manager undertake regular training to keep their knowledge of safeguarding up to date. They know the signs of abuse, including local safeguarding concerns, such as the 'Prevent' duty and county lines. Staff understand the procedures to follow to report their concerns to outside agencies in a timely manner to keep children safe. They know what to do if they are concerned about the conduct of a colleague. Management follows safe recruitment procedures and ensures staff are suitable to care for children. Children's safety is a priority, and staff follow safety procedures, such as counting children in and out of the building when they go outside to play.

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should:

n support staff to use consistent and effective questioning techniques to further

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13 October 2023 extend children's critical thinking skills n develop the planning and organisation of group activities, so that teaching is successfully adapted to maximise the learning opportunities for every child.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2652565 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10305580 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 28 Number of children on roll 31 Name of registered person CHARLES BOOTH PRE-SCHOOL LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 07732556219 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Charles Booth Pre-school LTD re-registered in 2021 and is located in the village of Thringstone, Leicestershire. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 8am to 6pm. The pre-school employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine hold relevant early years qualifications between level 2 and 6. 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 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, the deputy manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed how they organise and implement the curriculum. n The staff spoke to the inspector at convenient times throughout the inspection and shared their views. n Children spoke with the inspector and invited her into their play at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The manager took part in a joint observation with the inspector. The inspector considered the quality of education during activities and the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector had a discussion with the manager, and deputy manager about

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staff training and how they evaluate their practice. n The manager showed the inspector relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of the 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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