Redwood Early Years Little Sandhurst

Inspection of Redwood Early Years Little Sandhurst St. Michaels Church & Pastoral Centre, Lower Church Road, Sandhurst GU47 8HN

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Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and well-being are compromised because staff do not review, adapt and agree behaviour management policies and procedures to meet children's individual needs. Staff expectations of children's behaviour are clear but there are inconsistencies in how they manage children's challenging behaviour. Consequently, not all children behave well and do not learn how their behaviour affects others. This has a significant impact on all children's safety, well-being and personal development.

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The provision is inadequate

Overall, children are happy and settled and are motivated to explore and learn. However, children are not provided with an ambitious curriculum, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff expectations for children are not consistently high enough. Some staff do not successfully implement a curriculum to focus precisely enough on helping children achieve what they need to learn next. Children often play repetitively with the same resources and are not challenged to develop new skills. As a result, where staff practice is weaker, children do not spend enough time engaged in meaningful learning and do not make good progress.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite weaknesses in the implementation of the curriculum, staff support children's understanding of the world well. For example, they regularly take children on local walks where they learn about nature and wildlife. Children are interested in learning about life cycles, for instance, as they listen to the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and watch butterflies emerge from chrysalises.

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need to do better?

n Those with oversight of the pre-school do not ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and keep them safe. Despite these weaknesses, staff fully understand child protection policies and procedures. n Managers do not support all staff well enough to manage children's challenging behaviour effectively. Consequently, all children's learning and play is frequently disrupted due to incidents that require staff to respond. Not enough consideration is given to staff deployment and supervision of children so staff can manage and prevent any challenging behaviour and ensure their safety. n The day-to-day manager is a positive role model. She confidently supports and extends children's learning. However, the quality of teaching practice is not consistently good across the staff team. Staff do not support children's social skills effectively. They do not consistently encourage all children to interact with

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others and develop their confidence to take part in group activities. Consequently, children are not challenged in all areas of their development and do not develop the skills they need for future learning.

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need to do better?

20 May 2024 n Not enough action is taken to continually improve activity planning, particularly in relation to supporting children's physical development. The curriculum for children's physical development is not effective and does not improve outcomes for children. n The senior manager holds regular supervisions with staff and spends time in the pre-school observing practice. However, not all staff are secure in their understanding of how to implement a curriculum which meets children's needs effectively. Senior managers do not always recognise this, which impacts on how well they can coach and support staff practice. As a result, on occasion, children spend periods of time flitting between activities with little learning taking place. n Staff, including the special educational needs coordinator, regularly share information with parents about children's individual needs and progress. However, they do not work in partnership with other early years provision that

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children attend, to provide continuity in children's care and learning. n Despite the weaknesses in the delivery of the curriculum, staff support and extend children's language development well. They often read to children throughout the day and build their vocabulary as they respond to children's great interest in books. n Staff have a caring and kind approach towards the children. They talk with children, join in their play and show and explain to them how to use the resources, for example when children take part in painting activities. n Staff support children's independence well. Children learn to put on their shoes and coats, wash their hands, blow their noses and look after their belongings.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is not an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

take action to ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety 03/06/2024

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Due date

ensure staff support, understand and manage all children's challenging behaviour in an appropriate way to prevent and reduce any incidents 03/06/2024

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Due date

20 May 2024 ensure all staff are supported to understand and implement the curriculum effectively, so that children are consistently offered good-quality learning and development experiences indoors and outdoors 24/06/2024

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Due date

ensure a regular two-way flow of information with other providers, if a child is attending more than one setting. 24/06/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2750281 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 10345008 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 20 Name of registered person SLPG Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07814386967 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Redwood Early Years Little Sandhurst registered in 2023. It is located in Sandhurst, Berkshire. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, from 8.45am to 3pm, during term time. There are five staff who work with the children, four of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications from level 3 to level 7. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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 provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk and a joint observation together. n The inspector observed how staff support children during indoor and outdoor activities and assessed the impact this has on their learning. n The inspector spoke with parents, managers, staff and children during the inspection. n The manager and local authority adviser met with the inspector and discussed the leadership and management of the setting.

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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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