Albourne Under Fives

Inspection of Albourne Under Fives Albourne Village Hall, The Street, Hassocks BN6 9DL

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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 show that they understand the expectations of the setting by speaking to each other with respect and kindness as they share toys and resources. Staff encourage them to use their thinking skills as they make play dough from scratch. For example, staff ask the children what is needed for the recipe, and the children happily call out all the ingredients and describe what needs to be done. Children's independence is encouraged as they make the play dough with very little support from the staff member involved.

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The provision is good

Staff know children and their families extremely well. They focus strongly on meeting all children's needs, consistently supporting their communication and language. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are active, motivated learners who thoroughly enjoy being at the pre-school.

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The provision is good

Children show that they feel safe and happy as they arrive at the setting. They walk into the setting and get involved with the varied activities that are on offer. For example, staff have set up a farm scene on the floor, which encourages children to talk about their recent visit to a local farm and use the vocabulary they have learned.

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n Leaders encourage all staff to work very closely with families to find out what the children know and can already do. The reflective staff team then adapts the curriculum, experiences and environment to support children's next steps. This level of reflective practice about what each child needs is carried out on a daily basis, and staff put children's emotional well-being as a priority in everything they do. This extends to support for families too, whose welfare is carefully and sensitively supported. n Children with SEND have good support to meet all their needs and help them to remove barriers and make good progress. The special educational needs coordinator works closely with parents, the local authority and other professionals to implement support plans. Furthermore, she organises the staff to attend appropriate training in the strategies that children need. These strategies are also shared with parents. This has a positive affect on children's

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progress and reduces gaps in learning. n Staff develop good relationships with parents. There is a 'book borrowing box' available every day for parents to take books home. A food bank basket is also available every day, and parents are welcomed to have confidential conversations with leaders if they need it. Parents speak highly about the pre- school and the impact it has had on their children. Parents describe how the pre-

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29 April 2024 school feels like an extended family and how well the staff use the local community to further children's understanding of the world with trips and visitors. n The leader's vision to help children to be happy, confident and independent learners and communicators is entwined in everything that they do. Most staff show a secure understanding of the how the curriculum is intended to support each child. As a result, children thrive at whatever level they are working at. However, at times, some staff are less clear about the specific skills and knowledge they want the children to gain from each activity to help them fully benefit from the intended learning. n The curriculum includes a wide range of events that open up and enrich children's experiences of the world. Leaders take every available opportunity to bring things into the setting to further children's learning as well as taking children on varied educational trips. For example, after a recent farm trip,

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need to do better?

leaders are bringing a goat and a chicken to the setting to further children's understanding of farm animals.

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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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n Support all staff to develop a clear understanding of the specific skills and knowledge they want children to learn from activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499991 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10335376 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 22 Number of children on roll 27

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Name of registered person

Mrs Tina Ware And Mrs Eve Gerhold Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 07801 689852 Date of previous inspection 13 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Albourne Under Fives registered in 2016. The pre-school employs four members of childcare staff. Of whom, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one is unqualified. The pre-school opens during term-time only, from 9am to 3.30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 9am to 12pm on Friday. The setting 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 setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the leaders and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector looked at and discussed documentation in relation to safeguarding, recruitment, registers and first aid. n The leader and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years foundation stage curriculum. n The leader and the inspector took part in a joint observation. The inspector asked staff questions about their work and spoke and interacted with children during the inspection. n Parents shared their views on the setting with the inspector.

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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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