Weston Point Preschool

Inspection of Weston Point Preschool Castner Avenue, Weston Point, Runcorn WA7 4EQ

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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

Leaders and staff provide a welcoming environment for children to come in to. Children are greeted by warm, friendly staff who settle them into the setting, helping to ease the separation from their parents. The relationships between staff and children are clear to see. Staff interact beautifully with children. They instinctively react to children's verbal and non-verbal cues and gestures to meet their changing and developing needs. Staff support and engage children in a variety of learning experiences, which are planned effectively to meet their varying needs and interests.

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They encourage children to talk about feelings and emotions, and use techniques and interventions to support emotional and behavioural regulation. Staff reinforce rules and boundaries and remind children to use manners and be polite to their teachers and peers. They implement strong routines, which help children to anticipate what is coming next. Leaders teach the children about the community in which they live. They visit the local parks, farm, and shops. Staff teach children about life cycles and how to care for plants and animals. They take the children on walks in the local area where they explore nature and talk about environmental changes around them.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have a clear intent for their curriculum and what they want children to learn during their time at the setting. Staff use information collected from parents as well as their own observations to identify each child's next steps. They plan opportunities for children to practice what they know. On occasion, the most-able children do not always have enough opportunity to build on what they know through independent learning. This limits their opportunity to develop their skills to a higher level. n Leaders provide opportunities for children to learn about events in their own culture and the wider world. For example, they celebrate events such as Diwali, Chinese New Year, and Christmas. Staff teach children to embrace their similarities and differences. This helps children to learn about being respectful of others and their beliefs. n Leaders implement a strong key-person system to support children's well-being.

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need to do better?

Children form strong bonds with their key person, who gets to know their key children well. They can confidently identify their achievements, next steps, and any gaps in their learning. The key-person system is well embedded and provides children with the emotional support they need to become resilient and self-assured human beings. n Leaders implement play plans for children with special educational needs and/or

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need to do better?

16 November 2023 disabilities. These are shared with staff and implemented across the setting. Staff are quick to identify gaps in children's learning and input additional support and interventions. Referrals to outside agencies are made quickly and, while waiting for additional support, staff implement their own interventions, such as to best support the child's individual needs. These are done in conjunction with parents and key persons to ensure that the needs of the child are met. n Leaders and staff place partnerships with parents at the heart of what they do. They work closely with parents to ensure that they have detailed information about children on entry and to help provide smooth settling-in procedures. Staff provide daily handovers and regularly update parents on their child's development and learning, along with ideas of how to help their child's learning at home. This enables parents to be fully involved and provide a coordinated

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need to do better?

approach to their child's learning. n Leaders place high emphasis on continuing professional development. They provide staff with endless opportunities to access training and further their knowledge. Training is evaluated and shared with the wider team through regular staff meetings. Leaders carry out supervisions and appraisals, and identify where they want to make future improvements to enhance their practice further. This shows their continued commitment to providing the best care and education for all children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders have effective systems in place for the recruitment and induction of new staff. Staff suitability is checked prior to them starting work and at regular intervals during their employment. All staff attend mandatory training in safeguarding policy and practices. Staff are confident in who the designated safeguarding lead is, and who to go to if they have concerns about the welfare of a child. Staff record accidents and injuries and share these with parents. These are reviewed regularly for patterns and appropriate measures are put into place.

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should:

n further enhance independent learning opportunities for the most-able children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2649073 Local authority Halton Inspection number 10308674 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 34 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Weston Point Preschool

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reference number

Telephone number 01928 561339 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Weston Point Pre-School re-registered in 2021, and is based in the Weston area of Runcorn. It opens from 8am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only. The pre-school employs five members of staff. Of these, four members of staff are qualified to level 3 or above. 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 and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 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 spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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