Precious Playdays

Inspection of Precious Playdays Multi Racial Community Centre, 70 Durban Road West, Watford WD18 7DS

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Staff successfully deliver a carefully constructed and highly effective curriculum that builds on every child's individual starting points. Children are at the heart of everything that happens at the pre-school. Staff fully understand the impact their positive interactions have on children's learning and development.

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The provision is outstanding

Staff focus on physical interactions when children start, to build secure and trusting relationships. Children respond positively to this method of communication, particularly children who are not able to speak when they start. Strong bonds quickly form between staff and children, and as a result, children thrive.

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The provision is outstanding

Careful planning leads to children's experiences developing in a methodical way. Opportunities for children to practise and strengthen their skills are abundant. This helps children to consolidate their knowledge and securely embed their learning.

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The provision is outstanding

Children become able to articulate how they feel, and staff work with them to resolve any minor conflicts with their friends. Staff respect that children need time to regulate their emotions before they are ready to discuss what has happened. Children learn that their views and opinions matter to the staff. Relationships between children and adults are positive, and there is a calm atmosphere throughout the pre-school.

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n Children's language skills flourish, and they become confident communicators, holding discussions with others. They speak openly to visitors about what they have created and the process they followed. Staff promote the use of new and relevant vocabulary, using these words in discussions as children play. Children recall these new words frequently, using them independently as they speak to those around them. n Staff provide children with gentle encouragement and guidance. Children become highly resilient. They persevere and demonstrate exceptional levels of concentration and focus. Staff gently challenge children to think about what they are doing during adult-led activities, giving them time to reflect on what they have done and make changes. They then revisit this with children, praising their efforts as they discuss the changes they have made. n The highly experienced managers share their knowledge with other staff. They

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provide helpful videos to explain different teaching approaches, monitoring and mentoring staff where required. They work directly with the children so that staff can learn first-hand from the strong example they set. Staff speak highly of the support they receive, commenting that their well-being is a real priority. Managers are highly reflective, responding to feedback and making changes

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26 March 2024 when things they try are not as successful as they hoped. This enables them to provide consistently high-quality experiences to the children who attend. n Staff have an exceptional knowledge of all the children at the pre-school. A highly inclusive approach to learning opportunities ensures that all children become respectful and accept others' differences. The multicultural staff team interacts kindly and compassionately with the wide range of families who access the pre-school. All staff have a strong awareness of the wider community which the pre-school is a part of and celebrate this with the children in relevant ways. n Children confidently lead their own learning. Staff instinctively follow children's lead, recognising when to support children and when to allow them to explore independently. Staff play alongside children, modelling how to use equipment. They extend children's learning through discussion or demonstration when

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required. They differentiate their interactions to meet each child's needs. As a result, all children get the most out of their interactions with staff and make strong progress in their development. n Managers plan ahead for the next stage in children's learning. They recognise that children may want to know what is coming next in their learning journey and introduce new topics to children before they plan to fully explore these. This builds a sense of anticipation for children and helps staff to assess what prior knowledge children have of this new subject. The learning experiences on offer relate to children's interests and develop from their curiosity and discussions with staff. This further supports children's high levels of engagement and concentration as they gain a deeper understanding of things which are interesting and relevant to them.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number 2662730 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10333009 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 25 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person Maltman, Lianne

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reference number

Telephone number 07957968234 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Precious Playdays re-registered in 2021 and operates in Watford. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm, during term time only. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds.

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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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The managers and 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 and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector gathered the views of parents and considered these. n The managers showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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