Fairlands Pre-School

Inspection of Fairlands Pre-School Elmcroft Community Centre, London Road, Sutton SM3 9AB

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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 enjoy their time at this welcoming pre-school. They develop warm and affectionate attachments with staff and demonstrate they feel emotionally safe and secure. New children to the setting settle quickly. Staff create a stimulating environment where children have access to a rich and varied curriculum. This helps to encourage children to be motivated to have a go and learn. Staff use a range of strategies to support children's speech and language development. For instance, 'attention buckets' and 'circle times' are effectively used to encourage children to demonstrate good speaking and listening skills. They share experiences, listen to stories and sing songs. Staff extend children's vocabularies as they are introduced to new words, such as, 'lily pad' and 'frogspawn' during creative activities.

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The provision is good

Staff help children to develop good physical skills. Children have plenty of opportunities to play outside. They move around freely and explore a wide range of resources that promote their large and small physical movements. Older children access balance bikes and scooters and develop confidence and excellent balance and coordination. They whizz around negotiating obstacles with skill. Younger children strengthen their arms and legs as they access large and small slides developing coordination, balance and spatial awareness. Children's behaviour is good. Staff have high expectations of children. They act as good role models and verbally praise children for their positive behaviour. Children are aware of the setting's expectations of behaviour and recite them at circle times. They play together cooperatively. For example, they share resources and take turns.

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need to do better?

n Children's early writing skills are enhanced and strengthened as staff provide them with engaging opportunities. For example, children access a range of one- handed tools such as scissors to cut around their artwork and cut cooked spaghetti during sensory play. Children enjoy water play all year round. They manipulate tongs to pick the numbered ducks from the water tray. Children access a range of writing materials to practise their mark making. n Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and delays in development are offered effective support. The pre-school has developed strong partnerships with local agencies and professionals. This helps them to ensure that children are identified swiftly and receive the support they need to progress to their full potential. n Staff organise regular opportunities for children to develop an understanding of the world. They go on visits in the local area and have visitors come into the

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need to do better?

pre-school. They learn about people who help us as they visit a veterinary practice and have the lollipop person come in to talk about road safety. Children's knowledge of healthy eating is extended as they visit the local

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need to do better?

17 April 2024 supermarket. They learn about a wide range of fruits and vegetables. n Although members of staff promote counting and number recognition, children's knowledge of wider mathematical concepts are not fully extended. For example, children's knowledge of volume, weight and measure. n Staff carry out regular observations and assessments of their key children. They make effective use of the information gained to plan meaningful activities to provide appropriate challenges for children. This helps promote good outcomes for all children. n There are positive partnerships with parents. Staff regularly share information with them to keep them informed of their children's progress. Parents give positive feedback about the provision. They comment, 'We believe the pre- school has provided the perfect foundation for our child to continue their journey in life'. n All children show good levels of independence in their play and daily routines.

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need to do better?

For instance, they follow their own interests as the self-select from a broad variety of resources indoors and outdoors. They cut up and prepare tasty dishes during role play, consisting of carrots and cucumbers. Older children open their lunch containers and packaging, whilst younger children have support from staff. n Staff's ongoing professional development is supported well. Staff undertake regular supervision and training throughout the year to support their practice and career development. New staff state that the feel supported through the probation period and speak positively about their induction into the pre-school. n The management team is committed to the pre-school's continuous improvement. For example, they monitor the progress of individual groups of children. This information is used effectively to further enhance the curriculum and target improvements. They have recently extended the provision to promote

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need to do better?

children's communication and language skills, which they identified as an area that could be improved.

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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 extend the range of opportunities for children to further explore mathematical concepts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499647 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 10335223 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 26 Number of children on roll 34 Name of registered person Tinylittletinkers Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07803700799 Date of previous inspection 7 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Fairlands Pre-School registered in 2016. It operates from Elmcroft Community Centre in the London Borough Sutton. The pre-school is one of five settings privately owned by Tiny Little Tinkers Limited. The pre-school operates term time only from Monday to Friday. Sessions run from from 9am to 12.15pm and 12.30pm to 2.45pm. All-day sessions are available.

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Information about this early years setting

The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. There are nine members of staff, seven of whom hold appropriate qualifications at level 2 to 3. There are 2 members of staff who are unqualified.

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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 pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 carried out joint observations of a group activity with the manager. 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 Parents shared their views in writing, and in person, of the setting with the

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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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