Rush Green Preschool

Inspection of Rush Green Preschool Rush Green Community Association, Rush Green Road, Romford RM7 0LB

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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

Staff provide a warm, welcoming and friendly atmosphere in a well-equipped setting. Children form secure attachments with the staff due to effective settling-in procedures. Staff plan exciting and challenging activities that cover all areas of the curriculum. For instance, they follow the children's interest in vehicles and provide different sizes of cars, ramps, and road maps. Staff are enthusiastic and support the children in making their own choices and accessing a wide range of resources, such as cornflour, pasta, paints, and sand. Staff are good role models for the children, demonstrating how to feel different textures and use resources appropriately. Overall, children show good concentration, with positive attitudes towards their learning.

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The provision is good

Children make good progress from their starting points, with most activities tailored effectively to their individual interests and needs. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those in receipt of additional funding. Staff actively promote children's listening, attention, and communication skills, with older children listening to and discussing the story of the week. Effective questioning ensures that children are involved and their learning is extended. Children generally behave well and, at the beginning of each session, they are guided to understand simple rules. Staff treat children with kindness and respect, and consistently praise children for helping to tidy up or for being kind to their friends.

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need to do better?

n The skilled and qualified team monitor and assess the learning and development of all children. They plan and implement a range of challenging activities that cover all aspects of learning. For example, staff help children to work together to create junk models with a range of materials, such as containers, paint, glitter and soft materials. However, the staff could improve their use of their observations to implement children's next steps in learning more precisely. n Resources are arranged attractively and within easy reach, which allows children to explore and make independent choices. For instance, children become engrossed as they build a house with sand and large play bricks and discuss the size of the house. However, at times, some children lose interest quickly, move from one activity to the next, and miss learning opportunities. This is because staff do not always ensure that all children are fully engaged in their chosen

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play. n Staff support children's understanding of mathematics and sensory skills effectively. They teach them how to count objects, introducing words like 'empty' and 'full' to compare capacity, as they collect rainwater in the playground. Younger children are fascinated as they explore using cornflour and enjoy

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need to do better?

3 May 2024 combining coloured spaghetti and water with the flour. n Staff interact attentively with children and help to develop their reading skills, and imaginations, as they role play and read stories to them. In this way, children become familiar with story themes, characters and wide-ranging vocabulary and language. Young children care for dolls and pretend to make a meal for staff, who skilfully join in with their play. n Children are encouraged to lead a healthy and active lifestyle, which includes regular physical exercise and outdoor play. For instance, in the playground, children practise their balance and coordination while using rockers, wheeled toys, and giant spinners. Additionally, children are provided with a variety of healthy and nutritious snacks, and the staff talk to them about the benefits of healthy eating. This approach helps children develop positive attitudes towards their physical and emotional well-being.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff are dedicated to keeping parents and carers informed and engaged. They achieve this through daily discussions, termly newsletters and regular meetings, where parents and carers can communicate with their child's key person. Feedback from parents and carers is positive, with many praising the hardworking staff. They observe that their children enjoy attending the pre- school and have made notable progress. n The manager is committed and has high expectations for her staff. Effective procedures for recruitment and supervision are in place. Staff say they are well supported and professional development is actively encouraged. For example, recent training in early years has helped staff plan how to develop boys' mark- making skills and promote children's communication and language effectively. Children are well prepared for their future learning, including starting school.

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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 make full use of what is known about children in order to deliver opportunities to support their individual next steps more effectively n develop strategies to help children focus on their self-chosen activities and concentrate for longer periods of time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501153 Local authority Havering Inspection number 10335228 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 30 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Rush Green Preschool Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07887537115 Date of previous inspection 7 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Rush Green Preschool registered in 2016. It operates from Rush Green Community Association in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering. The setting receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 9.15am to 2.15pm during term time only. The pre-school employs seven staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the pre-school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager.

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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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