Bratton Fleming Pre-School CIC

Inspection of Bratton Fleming Pre- School CIC Bratton Fleming Preschool, Fawn Lodge, Bratton Fleming, BARNSTAPLE, Devon EX31 4SB

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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 arrive confidently and happily and enjoy their time at the setting. The warm and caring staff team settle children sensitively and they use what they know about the children to engage them in games and activities. Children feel safe and secure in staff's care.

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The provision is good

The manager and staff plan a broad and stimulating curriculum that takes account of children's interests and what they need to learn next. Children explore the toys and resources with curiosity and are eager to take part in adult-led activities, demonstrating a positive attitude to learning. Children form close relationships with staff and invite them to join in with their games. Staff are playful and imaginative, which helps to lower children's inhibitions and supports their creative play. For example, staff pretend with great exaggeration to be scared of the toy insects that children have hidden in the imaginary food, which makes the children shriek with delight.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and the children recall the rules. Children behave well. They listen to staff, follow their instructions and play together cooperatively.

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need to do better?

n Staff know the children well and assess them accurately. They recognise when children might benefit from additional help and work closely with parents and other agencies to meet the children's individual needs. Staff provide tailored support for each child to build on what they know and can do. All children make good progress in their learning. n Staff support children's learning well, helping them to develop new skills and build their confidence. For example, children find it difficult to join construction items together at first, but they persevere with staff's encouragement and soon manage it with ease. When they have finished, they proudly show off their achievements to the staff, who praise them enthusiastically. n Overall, staff support children's communication and language well. They routinely repeat what the younger children say before responding, to model the correct pronunciation of sounds, and teach the older children new words, such

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as pollinate, hive and honeycomb. However, at times, staff do not support and encourage the children to think and talk about their ideas and experiences. n Children develop a love of books from a young age. Younger children clap and cheer excitedly when staff suggest they look at a book together and during children's self-chosen play, they frequently ask staff to read to them. Pre-school children choose to look at their favourite books by themselves and concentrate well as they use the illustrations to retell or make up the story.

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20 May 2024 n Pre-school children develop good physical skills as they play and explore. For example, they carefully thread cereal hoops onto pipe cleaners, use containers to scoop, transfer and pour water and rice, and playfully spray water bottles. These activities help to build children's muscle strength, dexterity and coordination. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Staff share information with the parents about their children's progress and next steps in learning. Parents speak highly of the support they receive from the staff and manager and of the knowledge and skills their children have learned at the setting. However, the manager does not exchange information about children's care and learning with every setting that children attend. n Staff encourage children to resolve minor issues for themselves. Pre-school children confidently let their friends know when they would like a turn with a toy

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once it becomes available. This helps children to develop good social skills and to play together harmoniously. n Staff give lots of encouragement and praise to children to build their confidence to manage tasks for themselves. For instance, staff ask younger children to try to wipe their nose and to find their shoes. Pre-school children manage their toileting needs independently, feed themselves with cutlery and put on and take off their shoes. n The manager implements safe recruitment and vetting processes to ensure that new staff are suitable for their role and that they understand their responsibilities.

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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 develop the curriculum for communication and language to support and encourage all children to share their thoughts, ideas and experiences n work in partnership with all other settings that children attend to promote greater consistency in children's care and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422560 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10335469 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 40

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Name of registered person

Bratton Fleming Pre-School Community Interest Company

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reference number

Telephone number 01598 710019 Date of previous inspection 18 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Bratton Fleming Pre-School CIC registered in 2011 and operates from a purpose- built setting within the grounds of the primary school in Bratton Fleming, Devon. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm during term time only. It receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are seven staff employed to work with the children, including the manager, all of whom hold relevant level 3 qualifications.

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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 setting. n The manager took the inspector on a learning walk to discuss their intentions for the curriculum. 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 talked to children and staff 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 spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector carried out two joint observations of adult-led activities with the

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manager. n Parents shared their views of 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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