Chieveley Pre-School

Inspection of Chieveley Pre-School Chieveley Early Years Centre, School Road, Chieveley, Newbury RG20 8TY

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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 GoodGood

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The provision is good

All children make good progress. They are provided with an ambitious curriculum and a welcoming, calm learning environment. Children eagerly take part in a wide range of activities, indoors and outdoors. For example, they thoroughly enjoy making bird feeders, which they hang in the trees in the pre-school garden. They enjoy colouring in pictures of birds and learn that owls can be seen at night.

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The provision is good

Staff form close emotional relationships with children. At the start of each session, they greet families individually and make sure that children feel happy and safe. Children quickly settle, feel secure and form friendships.

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The provision is good

Children develop good physical skills. For example, they learn to balance as they walk and jump across low-level tree trunks. Children develop good hand-to-eye coordination, such as when they use foam bricks to build walls inside a playhouse and move sand around using play diggers.

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The provision is good

Staff have clear expectations for children's behaviour. They successfully gain children's cooperation and help them to understand and manage their feelings and emotions.

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need to do better?

n Children develop the skills they need for future learning. Staff successfully support children to listen and concentrate, such as during group story times. They inspire children to use their imaginations and make up their own stories, for example while dancing and playing with puppets. n Staff focus strongly on developing children's confidence to talk and engage in conversation. They support children well to develop and use a range of vocabulary. Staff give children time to talk and share information about, for example, their home lives and experiences. n The manager and staff have a good knowledge and understanding of the intent of the curriculum. Staff use their comprehensive knowledge of children's individual needs and interests to help them make good progress. The manager takes a lead role in the implementation of the curriculum. She provides a positive role model for staff. However, she does not always support staff to

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develop their skills further so they can consistently challenge and extend children's learning and development in all activities. n Children behave well and learn to take turns. They develop good self-confidence and independence. For example, they wash their hands, pour drinks and serve themselves at snack time. Staff support children well to make choices during their play. They listen attentively to what children say, help them set up the resources and give them time to try things for themselves.

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5 February 2024 n Staff provide children with a good range of activities that help them to understand the world. For instance, children enjoy exploring and learning about vehicles that people from the local community bring to the pre-school, such as tractors, motorbikes and coaches. Staff teach children about the weather. Children collect leaves, sticks, stones and shells, which they then put into a large tray of water in the garden. Staff support children to notice and talk about what happens, and why, when the water freezes overnight. n The recently appointed nominated individual and the manager work well together. They have overcome significant challenges in the pre-school. For example, they have successfully recruited a new staff team and committee, which has enabled the pre-school to reopen after closing for a short time last year. Additionally, the nominated individual has improved the implementation of

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recruitment policies and procedures. For instance, she uses safe recruitment guidance to ensure that staff and committee members are suitable and fully understand their roles and responsibilities. n Since the last inspection, the manager has improved how parents are supported to continue their children's learning. For example, she has introduced a book lending library, which parents use to develop their children's interest in books further at home. Parents spoken to during the inspection are happy with their children's care and learning.

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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 strengthen the arrangements to identify and address areas for improvement in staff practice n support all staff to improve their teaching practice further so that children are consistently challenged in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544970 Local authority West Berkshire Inspection number 10322453 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 27 Number of children on roll 21 Name of registered person Chieveley Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07511098720 Date of previous inspection 17 December 201917 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Chieveley Pre-School registered in 2017. It is located in Chieveley, West Berkshire. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, from 8.45am to 3pm, during term time. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. It employs four staff, all of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications to level 3.

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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 and a joint observation together. n The inspector observed how staff support children during indoor and outdoor activities and assessed the impact this has on their learning. n The inspector spoke with parents, the manager, staff and children during the inspection. n The nominated individual and manager met with the inspector and discussed the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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