Claremont Community Pre-school

Inspection of Claremont Community Pre-school Claremont Community Centre, Claremont Road, London NW2 1BP

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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 Good

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The provision is good

Children arrive happy to meet and play with their friends. Staff take the time to get to know children and their families well. Children form strong attachments with staff. This helps them to feel safe and secure, ready to begin their learning. Staff display kindness towards children and are positive role models. Children understand and follow routines well. They enjoy group time each day, where they say 'hello' to one another and sing well-known nursery rhymes with joy. Children behave well and have a good attitude to their learning.

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The provision is good

Staff place an importance on building children's communication, language and literacy skills. Children learn language through staff talking during their play, asking questions, and giving children time to think and respond. Children enjoy singing and clap in enjoyment to familiar songs. Children approach staff to share books, and they recall parts of the story that they remember. Parents have access to book bags to share with their children at home. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in their communication skills. Leaders and staff have high expectations for every child, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to reach their full potential. Staff attend regular training so that their teaching is of a good standard to support children.

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n Leaders are ambitious for every child. The curriculum covers all areas of learning so that children are provided with rich learning experiences. Staff monitor children's development. They base their planning for children's next steps in learning on what children know now and what they need to learn next. Staff skilfully use children's interests to engage them in learning. n The leader understands the importance of supporting her staff. She uses regular supervision meetings to check on staff's well-being and to have discussions about key children. The leader identifies staff's training needs so that their practice is constantly reflected on and improvements can be made. Staff feel that they are well supported by the leader within the nursery. n Children build on their physical skills in a variety of ways. Outside, children enjoy jumping on tree stumps, climbing the slide and using the see-saw. They use

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large arm movements to create pictures with paint on a large canvas. Children use paintbrushes and their hands to swish and swirl the paint. They whoop with delight as they mix colours and create new colours for their picture. Babies enjoy using the small trampoline and copy their friends as they begin to learn to bend their knees to bounce with the support of staff. n Children have lots of opportunities to share their own ideas and observations. As they sit in a group, staff ask them what the weather is like today. Children

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10 October 2023 recognise that it is sunny as they look outside. Some children share that it 'is not rainy'. This creates time for children to talk about the environment around them. Staff praise their comments, and children demonstrate their confidence by sharing further observations. n Staff provide children with freshly prepared and nutritious meals. They learn about what makes their bodies healthy. Staff teach children about the importance of good dental hygiene and why they need to clean their teeth. Children have regular physical exercise, and they show joy when they are playing outside with their friends. n Parents speak highly of the nursery. They appreciate the regular communication they receive about their child and what they have been learning. Parents report that the settling-in process helps to reassure them that their child is supported and looked after well. They like that they can stay with their child until both the

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child and parent are ready and confident with the pre-school. n Children learn about mathematics through counting and exposure to shapes around them. However, staff do not teach children consistently about mathematical concepts and language throughout the pre-school, to support their problem-solving skills. n Children learn independence skills in a variety of ways. Staff teach them to wash their hands before mealtimes and empty uneaten food from their plates in a large bowl after meals. However, occasionally, staff do not encourage young children to complete tasks independently at mealtimes when they are able.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The leader and her staff understand their role to keep children safe. They recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse. If necessary, staff know to whom to make a referral if they have concerns about a child. This keeps children safe from harm. The leader follows safe recruitment procedures and ensures that ongoing suitability checks are in place. This ensures that staff remain suitable to work with children. Staff check the environment daily for risks and remove any potential hazards. The environment is clean, and children follow good hygiene routines. This reduces the likelihood of infections and keeps children healthy.

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should:

n plan consistent opportunities to develop and extend children's mathematical skills n ensure that all staff provide effective opportunities for young children to carry out tasks by themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494083 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 10308520 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 61 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Little Blessings Child Care Services Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07944 414096 Date of previous inspection 8 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Claremont Community Pre-school re-registered under new ownership in 2015. It operates from Claremont Community Centre, in north west London. The pre-school opens for 50 weeks of the year, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. It receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years. The pre-school employs 11 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine staff hold appropriate early years qualifications from level 2 to level 5.

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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 leader and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The inspector carried out a learning walk with the leader of all areas of the pre- school and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector spoke to parents and staff and took their views into account. n The inspector and manager carried out a joint observation. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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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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Inspection activities

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