St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield)

Inspection of St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield) The Rectory, St. Lawrence Road, North Wingfield, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire S42 5HX

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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

Staff encourage all children to be independent. Children readily peel oranges and bananas at snack time, pour drinks and put their rubbish in the bin. Staff ensure children have ample time to prepare for changes in the daily routine. This helps children recognise when it is time to put on their coats for outdoor play and get their lunch boxes from the trolley at mealtimes. Staff notice when children are struggling and provide praise to motivate them to persevere. This supports children to do as much for themselves as possible.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy outdoor play. Staff help children create a track to ride their bikes around. Children show agility and confidence as they push themselves along while safely navigating the track. Staff enhance children's play by developing a traffic light system from coloured cones. Children learn that green means go and red means stop. When staff need to support other activities, children volunteer to hold the cones for their friends, enabling the game to continue. Staff supervise children as they take turns walking carefully along balance beams or jumping from crates. Children gather armfuls of fallen leaves, which they throw in the air. Staff show children how to bend and stretch to get the leaves higher. Children giggle as leaves gently fall onto them and their friends. This strengthens children's muscles and helps develop their coordination skills.

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need to do better?

n Managers conduct home visits to meet children and their families before children start at the pre-school. This enables information to be gathered, which helps managers and staff understand children's needs. This information helps staff to help children transition into the pre-school with ease. Staff identify appropriate next steps in learning for children, which they embed in their play. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff provide home-learning activities to enable children to continue learning at home. This means all children make good progress from their starting points. n Parents are positive about the care their children receive. They appreciate that staff ensure early help is in place for children who require additional support. Parents state this has positively impacted their children's speech and language development. They say communication from staff is good, and they value the

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time their children get to take part in outdoor activities. Parents feel their children are well prepared for school. n Staff provide activities to strengthen children's small muscles. This helps children develop the skills they need for early writing. Children use their hands to squash and squeeze dough to make long rolls. Staff model how to manipulate the dough to make shapes, which children readily copy. Children use brushes to paint vegetables, which they stamp on paper to make colourful prints. Staff talk to

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16 November 2023 children about the vegetables cut in half, comparing them to those that are whole. This supports children's growing mathematical knowledge. n In general, children behave well. Staff encourage children to help tidy away, play safely with equipment and use good manners. However, there are inconsistencies in staff practice. For example, when some staff ask children to stop certain behaviours, they do not explain why. Children ignore staff and carry on with inappropriate action. This does not help children to learn the impact that their behaviour has on others. n Staff ensure children have healthy meals and access to fresh drinking water. Children are reminded to wash their hands after toileting and before eating. This helps children establish good hygiene practices. Staff encourage children to recall previous learning and identify what healthy foods they have in their lunch boxes. Children are eager to show staff the fruits and vegetables they eat.

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need to do better?

n Overall, staff ensure the indoor environment is planned and organised in a way which supports children to have their individual needs met. However, staff do not always recognise when small-group or one-to-one work would benefit from quieter spaces. The high noise levels impact some children's ability to listen and concentrate on tasks. This results in children losing focus and disengaging from activities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff understand their roles and responsibilities to keep children safe. They are aware of the signs and symptoms that indicate a child is at risk of harm. This includes those who may potentially be at risk from radical views. Staff know the procedure to follow should they need to report a concern about a child or a member of staff. The pre-school is secure, and the children are well supervised. Staff have established procedures to ensure children are safe when going outside to the play area. For example, children know they must hold a staff member's hand and check for cars, while other staff diligently cordon off the car park. This helps children learn how to be safe.

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should:

n support staff to develop effective behaviour management strategies which provide a consistent approach to better support children's understanding of positive behaviour n organise the environment, with particular reference to small-group and one-to- one work, to ensure that children are able to fully engage and do not have their learning disrupted.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367191 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10316303 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 35 Number of children on roll 48 Name of registered person St Lawrence Pre-school (North Wingfield)

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reference number

Telephone number 07969479260 Date of previous inspection 5 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

St Lawrence Pre-School (North Wingfield) registered in 2008 and is located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The pre-school employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 8.30am to 4pm. 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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The joint managers and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the staff and the children.

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n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during lunchtime. n Parents shared their views of the pre-school with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the 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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