Collaton St Mary Pre-School Paignton

Inspection of Collaton St Mary Pre- School Paignton The Parish Rooms, Blagdon Road, Paignton, Devon TQ3 3YA

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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 are eager to enter this welcoming and safe pre-school. Friendly staff welcome them individually. Children settle quickly and engage in a variety of stimulating activities. Staff plan and implement their curriculum well to ensure that children make good progress from their starting points. For instance, staff encourage younger children to put on pretend binoculars. They look out of the window to see what the weather is like. Children establish that today is cloudy. They move their weather chart to the appropriate picture. Staff support all children with recording the temperature. Children record this twice a day, helping to support their mathematical development. They talk about how the temperature changes as the pre-school warms up and cools down. Older children enjoy identifying shapes within their environment. They try to find triangle-shaped items around the room. Children do so successfully, promoting their self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children have a positive attitude to learning and play cooperatively. They develop good independence skills and enjoy serving themselves with healthy fruit at snack time. They show skill in using large serving spoons and manipulate these well to place the food into their bowl, ready to eat.

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n Children enjoy creative activities. They use a variety of materials to create their own 'winter weather' picture. Staff encourage them to talk about their picture to promote language skills. Children show how well they can use different tools. Older children learn how to take tape off the dispenser, and they use scissors independently to cut up materials. Younger children enjoy learning how to use runny glue. They try hard to keep it on their glue stick before placing it on their picture. All children develop good finger muscles in preparation for early writing. n Staff provide children with good opportunities to be active. Children enjoy using the large equipment in the pre-school garden, such as balancing with stilts and riding tricycles. They also engage in forest school activities. For example, children learn how to 'whittle' using a vegetable peeler and sticks. Staff help them to understand safety when building a fire, using logs as a boundary.

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n Partnerships with parents are effective. Staff keep parents informed about their child's progress. They often invite them and the grandparents to the pre-school for various events. For example, they watched their children perform 'The Nutcracker' at Christmas time. Staff provide information to parents about what their child is learning. They encourage children to borrow books from the 'book library' to share at home. Children also bring in natural items for the pre-school 'nature table', such as leaves and pine cones. However, staff do not tailor home- learning activities to children's individual next steps for a consistent approach to their development.

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need to do better?

12 January 2024 n Staff plan extra events for children to attend. Children visit a local residential care home with staff where they spend a few hours engaging with the residents. They enjoy sharing activities with them, such as music and movement sessions or arts and crafts. This helps to build positive relationships in the community. n The pre-school premises are secure to ensure the safety of children. Staff have a good understanding of safeguarding and know who to contact in the event of a child's welfare being at risk of harm. They show confidence in following local safeguarding procedures should they need to. n Staff generally promote children's social and communication skills well. They provide children with one-to-one reading, where children can share a book with an adult. Staff also put in place specific group work to enhance children's language skills. However, during mealtimes, staff do not sit with the children

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need to do better?

while they eat to encourage positive interactions and conversations. Children often get up and wander around. n The manager and some staff are musically talented. They are passionate about sharing their skills with the children. For instance, children listen to various instruments, such as drums, clarinet, flute and different types of guitars. Staff then encourage children to explore these and have a go at playing them independently. Children's confidence and concentration grow as they learn about rhythmic patterns and musical beats.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n tailor home learning more precisely to meet children's individual needs for a consistent approach to their development n promote children's social and communication skills further, particularly during mealtimes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500114 Local authority Torbay Inspection number 10317409 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 30 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Collaton St Mary Pre-School CIO

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reference number

Telephone number 01803 668810 Date of previous inspection 21 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Collaton St Mary Pre-School Paignton registered in 2016. It is located in the parish rooms in Paignton, Devon. It opens Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 3.45pm, during term time. Seven members of staff work directly with children. Of these, the manager holds a level 6 qualification, five staff hold qualifications to level 3 and one member of staff is qualified in business. The pre-school receives free early education funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. 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 carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n Parents and grandparents 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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