Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School

Inspection of Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School Knighton Lane, Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PH

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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 of all ages build strong bonds with their key person and other staff in the pre-school. They arrive happily and receive gentle support to settle quickly. Older children enjoy positive interactions with staff, and younger children seek them out to play. They pretend to take staff to faraway places on the ship they steer using plastic hoops. Children are keen to share their thoughts and ideas with staff. They feel safe and secure in this welcoming pre-school.

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The provision is good

Children develop positive attitudes to their learning. They explore the many activities set out for them with enthusiasm. For example, older children competently use hammers to knock pins into corkboards to make creative patterns or pictures of vehicles. They learn to share and take turns as they pass around a pot of pins and shapes with their friends. Children behave very well. All children make good progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

The manager and staff have high expectations for all children and plan a curriculum that reflects their individual needs. Staff have focused on supporting children's personal, social and emotional development following the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, children are becoming confident in social situations and are able to express their needs.

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n The manager and staff implement a curriculum that is sequenced and interesting. Staff identify next steps in learning from children's starting points, providing them with a secure foundation for their future learning. For instance, staff provide resources and discuss how to make a pizza with the children, following their interest in eating pizzas. This develops children's motivation to learn as well as build their knowledge and understanding. n Children become confident communicators. As they make pretend pizzas with malleable dough, they are highly engaged and keen to talk to visitors about what they are making. Older children say, 'We need to add this,' as they sprinkle on flour and coloured dry rice. Children enjoy expressing themselves creatively. n Staff provide good support for children who have known or emerging special educational needs and/or disabilities. They quickly identify those children who

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would benefit from additional help. They use a range of strategies and activities effectively. For example, staff plan small-group activities to help improve children's focus and attention. This helps to prepare children for the next stage of their learning. n Staff promote children's independence well. Children are confident and are willing to 'have a go' with encouragement from staff. For instance, older children learn how to zip up their coats, and younger children skilfully flip their coats over

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21 November 2023 their heads to put them on themselves. All children learn to use tongs to serve their own food and pour their own drinks at snack times. n Children learn about how to keep healthy. They eat freshly prepared snacks and drinks provided by staff. Children spend lots of time outdoors using large equipment and learn to take appropriate risks. For example, in the garden area, children negotiate a ramp and climb a large climbing frame. This helps to build children's self-esteem as they enjoy the success of completing tricky tasks. n Staff speak highly of the manager and feel supported through her supervision and daily communication. They feel valued and part of a cohesive team. The manager observes staff and offers constructive feedback on ways to improve their practice. She encourages continuous professional development. However, the manager does not always focus precisely enough on improving individual

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staff's existing skills and teaching. For instance, some staff do not identify opportunities where they can extend children's knowledge during their play. n Parents say that their children have good relationships with staff and that their social skills have grown since attending the pre-school. They describe the setting as an 'extended family'. Staff share information with parents regarding the activities children take part in and discuss their development during parent meetings. However, some parents report that they do not always know what their children's next steps in learning are or how they can continue this learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff supervise children well, indoors and outdoors. They are committed to providing a safe environment for children to learn in. For instance, all doors into the building are secure. The manager and her staff team have a good knowledge of signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. They know the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child. The manager uses robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. New staff receive an appropriate induction to aid their understanding of their role and responsibilities.

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should:

n focus professional development more precisely to further strengthen staff's teaching skills n strengthen ways to share information with parents about children's individual learning needs and how to continue learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 139324 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 10307832 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 33

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Name of registered person

Broadmayne and West Knighton Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01305 853303 Date of previous inspection 14 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School was established in 1975 and registered in 1992. It operates from the children's centre premises in the grounds of Broadmayne First School, in the village of Broadmayne, near Dorchester. The pre- school is open Monday to Friday, during term time, from 9am to 3pm. There are eight staff members who work with children, six of whom hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2 or 3. The pre-school offers 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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The manager carried out a joint observation with the inspector of an adult- planned activity. n The inspector spoke to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views on the pre-school with the inspector and these were taken into account. n The manager met with the inspector to discuss leadership and management matters. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the

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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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