Community House Pre-School

Inspection of Community House Pre- School 3 Town Avenue, Huddersfield, Yorkshire HD1 6PJ

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children and their families flourish at this inspirational setting. The management team demonstrates excellent leadership and professionalism, putting quality care and the community at the heart of its practice. Children are highly valued by the encouraging and nurturing staff. Relationships between staff, children and parents are exceptionally strong. These secure relationships help children to feel happy and safe as they play and learn. Staff expertly teach a curriculum that gives every child the lifelong skills they need to support their future learning. As a result, all children make exceptional progress from their starting points in development. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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The provision is outstanding

Children demonstrate high levels of well-being and their behaviour is excellent. Their independence in all aspects of their learning and self-care is superb. Staff diligently provide opportunities for children to be autonomous throughout the day. Children wash and dry their own feet after making paint and mud footprints outside. Even the youngest children demonstrate their independence as they set the table, serve their own food and skilfully pour their own drinks. Children show they are extremely confident and curious learners. They show remarkably high levels of engagement in their learning and demonstrate resilience and perseverance. For instance, they spend long periods of time intently working together to make an obstacle course and challenge each other to make it more difficult.

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n Staff know children extremely well. There is a strong key-person system in place. During home visits and the settling-in process, staff accurately record children's starting points in development. They use their regular observations and monitoring to quickly identify and bridge any gaps in children's learning. Staff support parents to seek advice from other professionals. n Children demonstrate exemplary behaviour, manners and conduct. They are motivated and curious. For example, children choose whether they want to play in the role-play area, juice an orange and lemon or make dough at the play dough station. Children experience new learning in practical ways. n Children's early communication and language development is a key strength at the setting. Interactions between children and staff are exceptional. Staff expertly tune into each child and repeat back the correct pronunciation of words. Children who speak English as an additional language settle quickly. Staff work

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closely with parents to learn key words and phrases. The bilingual staff team also speak to children and parents in their home languages. Staff make books and singing an integral part of children's day. n Staff promote healthy lifestyles expertly with children. They provide children with

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7 June 2024 nutritious, balanced meals and snacks. Children take part in preparing lunches for their friends. They develop an excellent understanding about eating healthily as they recall growing carrots in the garden. Staff support parents with family cooking workshops and share recipes and ingredients with parents. This supports parents to share cooking experiences with their children at home. n Staff are mindful of children's experiences and backgrounds, and use additional funding to provide activities to widen children's life experiences. For example, staff recognise that some children live in flats and do not have gardens. They have, therefore, added enhancements to the outdoor area to provide physical development activity linked to children's interests. n Managers have an exceptional focus on staff's well-being. They support, mentor and value staff. Staff are extremely knowledgeable and passionate. Staff are

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dedicated and happy. They receive specific training to meet the needs of the children that attend. For instance, staff have attended outdoor learning training to extend the already superb learning opportunities for children. The strong team spirit among staff and their enthusiasm leads to a highly motivating environment, where all children are deeply engrossed as they play. n Partnership with parents is excellent. Parents and grandparents speak extremely highly of the support they have received from the setting, not just for their children but for the whole family. They comment that staff do a 'stunning job'. Staff provide support for parents which includes supporting them to apply for reception places at school, as well as advice to support their children through different developmental stages. Parents value the food bank service and clothing boutique that staff provide.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY558630 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10339293 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Ls2y Nurseries Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01484 234210 Date of previous inspection 9 July 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Community House Pre-School re-registered in 2018 and is managed by Ls2y Nurseries Limited. It is located in Kirklees. The setting employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, seven staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, during term time. Sessions are from 9am to 3pm. 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 provider and has taken that into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The managers took the inspector on a learning walk around the setting to share what staff provide and how this assists children in their learning and development. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with managers, staff, parents and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with a manager. n The inspector held a meeting with the management team. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

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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