Rainbow Kidz Preschool

Inspection of Rainbow Kidz Preschool Tardebigge Church Hall, Church Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove B60 3AH

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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

Children arrive at the pre-school happy. They are met at the secure entrance by caring staff who greet them with a smile and a cuddle. Children leave their parents or carers with ease. They display a strong sense of belonging and positive attitudes to learning. Children learn to take responsibility for their belongings. Staff remind them to hang their coat on their peg and to put their lunch box on the table. Children move confidently around the room to explore the environment. They play cooperatively together and invite staff to join their play.

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The provision is good

Children form secure relationships with staff who know them well. They make good progress in their learning and development because staff plan a wide range of play activities around their current interests and learning styles. For example, children express their creativity as they use paint, brushes, and sponges to create pictures. Young children extend their own learning. Staff encourage them to use their hands to explore the texture of paint. Young children enthusiastically make marks on paper with their hands. Staff offer them lots of praise for their achievements. Children behave well. They know what staff expect from them because they talk about the pre-school rules as they sit together on the carpet. Staff effectively support children's emotional well-being. Children take turns to tell staff how they are feeling today.

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need to do better?

n The provider is also the manager of this welcoming pre-school. She strives to deliver high quality care and education to all. The manager works with her staff each day. This helps her to monitor the quality of their teaching and children's learning. The manager is reflective. She knows what the pre-school does well and identifies some areas for further development. The manager joins her staff to attend some training to further their knowledge and skills. However, the manager is yet to target professional development opportunities to raise the quality of their teaching to the highest level. n Staff tailor settling-in sessions to meet children and families' individual needs. This helps children to be ready for the move from home to the pre-school. Staff seek some information from parents when children first begin to attend, such as care needs and routines. However, staff are yet to gather enough information

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need to do better?

about what children already know and can do at home to help them plan precisely for children's learning from the outset. n Staff make regular assessments of what children know and can do. This helps them to plan what children need to learn next and to close any gaps in their learning. However, staff are yet to consistently share this information with parents to help them continue and extend children's learning at home. n Partnerships with other professionals and parents are established. Staff take

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need to do better?

12 April 2024 time to speak to parents at drop off and collection times about their children's day. Parents and carers are very happy with the care and education children receive. They speak positively about the caring manager and the kind staff. Parents value the lovely relationships that staff build with their children. They comment on how happy their children are to attend and the wide range of play activities staff provide for them. n Staff support children to develop their critical thinking skills. They sit alongside children to encourage them to find their own way of doing things and work out solutions to problems. For example, children work out that the best way to stop the blocks falling down is to push them further into the window ledge. Staff engage children in meaningful conversations. They introduce language, such as 'wedge' to describe what they do. n Children learn the importance of good hygiene practice. Staff remind them to

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need to do better?

wash their hands at regular intervals throughout the day. Older children are beginning to manage their self-care. Staff support children to be independent. They encourage them to pour their own drinks and to butter their crumpets at snack time.

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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 target professional development opportunities even more closely to focus on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level n seek more information from parents about children's prior learning to help staff plan more precisely for their learning from the outset n build on the already good partnerships with parents to share more information about children's learning at pre-school and help them to continue and extend at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2667443 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10333062 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 11 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Jones, Adele

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reference number

Telephone number 07702564544 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Rainbow Kidz Preschool registered in 2021. It operates from the Tardebigge Church Hall, Bromsgrove. The pre-school employs two members of childcare staff. Both hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 9am until 3pm. The preschool 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 joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual who is also the manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke to grandparents and several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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