Tiny Turtles Preschool Paulsgrove

Inspection of Tiny Turtles Preschool Paulsgrove Paulsgrove Baptist Church, 1 Woofferton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 4DW

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children happily arrive at the pre-school and are warmly greeted by staff. Children hang their coats and bags up before entering the main hall, where they explore the activities staff have organised. For example, children enjoying dressing up and engaging in role play with each other. Children confidently move between the play spaces and access the resources they need. Staff deploy themselves well to supervise children's play. However, the quality of teaching is variable. Staff do not always engage children in meaningful learning during their play, or support children to embed their skills. In addition, staff do not fully support children's language development.

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The provision requires improvement

Staff encourage all children to sit together at the start of the session. Children enjoy singing and staff encourage children to say good morning to each other. Children enjoy playing outside. Staff encourage children to practise mark making. For example, they draw pictures of spiders and ladybirds using chalk and suggest children look for real-life insects in the garden. Children have the opportunity to practise their physical skills. For example, they move plastic guttering to create structures and attempt to throw balls into basketball nets.

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need to do better?

n The area manager for the group of settings is currently managing the pre- school. She has made a number of improvements to the day-to-day running of the pre-school, including the support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This is starting to have a positive impact on children's learning and development, and on staff morale and well-being. n Staff feel supported in their roles and report that they feel the manager is making positive changes. The manager is aware that supervision sessions are overdue. She speaks to staff regularly about the routines and their roles and responsibilities. However, not all staff are aware of the individual needs of the children they support, including if they have any external agencies involved in their learning. This has an impact on how well staff support all children and the quality of the education being provided. n Staff take time to get to know the children and their families when they start.

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need to do better?

They monitor children's progress and identify individual learning targets for children. However, there are inconsistencies in the quality of the education for children. For example, staff are not clear about how to sequence planned activities to focus and extend children's learning. n Staff build positive relationships with parents and carers. They speak to parents about the activities their children enjoy. Parents report that they feel informed about what their children are learning. The manager organises parent open days throughout the year, where parents can experience the activities their children

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need to do better?

22 May 2024 take part in. n Staff encourage children to recall past experiences. For example, they ask children questions about activities they have previously taken part in, such as finding insects in the garden. However, staff do not focus sufficiently enough on supporting and encouraging children's spoken language. They do not give children enough time to answer questions they have asked. In addition, staff ask questions that are not always age-appropriate for the children they are looking after. n Staff identify children's emotional needs well. They acknowledge older children's worries, and talk to them about their feelings and emotions. For example, they ask children about various events, such as going to school and how they think they might feel. n Children enjoy healthy snacks at the pre-school and bring in their own packed lunches. At lunchtime, children know they need to find their lunch box and

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need to do better?

choose where they want to sit. Staff encourage children to open their own packets and containers, and provide support to children where necessary. This helps children to develop their independence.

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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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Due date

implement effective supervision sessions that provide support, coaching and training for all staff, to ensure that they offer quality learning and development experiences for all children. 22/06/2024

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should:

n embed staff practice to ensure planned activities are well sequenced, ambitious and build on what children know and can do in order to maximise their learning n strengthen staff understanding of how to support children's communication and language development effectively, particularly for younger children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY561988 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 10350032 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 Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 27 Name of registered person Carr, Rebecca

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reference number

Telephone number 07730 770018 Date of previous inspection 22 September 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Tiny Turtles Preschool Paulsgrove registered in 2018 and is part of a privately owned group of settings. The pre-school operates in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth. It opens Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm during school term times only. There are six staff who work at the pre-school, of whom five have a recognised qualification at level 2 and above. The manager has a level 6 qualification. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued 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 Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. 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 joint observations of group activities with the manager. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider.

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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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