Oak Farm Pre-School

Inspection of Oak Farm Pre-School Chaucer Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 8SS

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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

The staff know children well and are pleased to see them as they arrive. Children settle quickly and engage in their chosen activity. They move around with pleasure and confidence. The staff are friendly and share warm interactions with the children throughout the day. This helps them feel safe and have a sense of belonging. Children respond to the staff and follow their directions well. For example, they all sing together as they tidy toys away. Staff praise children's teamwork as they work together to safely move a table to the side of the room. This gives them a sense of achievement and pride in what they do.

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The provision is good

Staff effectively support the children to be creative and use their imaginations. For instance, while playing outside, children mix water and mud together in large bowls. The staff encourage the children to explore the texture, and they discuss what it looks and feels like. The children and staff decide to make dinner. They talk about the different foods they are making, such as pasta and soup. Staff are actively engrossed in the children's imaginative play and wallow in their role play experience with them. This encourages the children to become expressive and builds their confidence as they make believe by pretending.

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need to do better?

n Leadership and management are effective. Managers are committed to delivering positive outcomes for the children and their families. They ensure staff receive the coaching and training they need to successfully carry out their roles and responsibilities. Staff speak encouragingly about the support they receive. They express that they are inspired to pursue training that enhances their professional growth. This benefits the care and education that the children receive. n Staff effectively support children's communication and language skills. Their interactions are purposeful and rich with information. The staff read to the children with enthusiasm. This captures their attention, and they listen attentively to what the staff say and repeat words and phrases back to them. Staff regularly check the children's understanding by asking appropriate questions. This supports the children to make connections between their

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need to do better?

thoughts and information they have been told. n Managers and staff know children well and understand what it is they want them to learn. The intentions for the children's learning are well sequenced and build on what children already know. Children have access to a well-balanced curriculum that considers all seven areas of learning. As a focus of their curriculum, staff teach children good manners and to be kind to one another. Children feel safe and secure in their environment and their personal social and emotional development is supported well.

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need to do better?

28 June 2024 n The support in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective. Staff work collaboratively with parents and outside agencies to put in place targeted support for children's learning. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) is passionate about providing positive outcomes for children and seeks to continually improve in her role. Consequently, children make good progress from their starting points, alongside their friends. n Staff embrace the children's individual interests and plan activities that they know the children will enjoy and that enhance the curriculum. Most children become deeply engaged and focused while they learn. However, not all planned activities reflect the youngest children's needs for their age and stage of development. As a result, they sometimes become distracted and move away. This does not fully support their learning and development.

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need to do better?

n Staff ensure children can play and investigate in a safe environment. They encourage children to understand how to keep themselves safe by teaching safety protocols. For instance, staff encourage conversations about being careful using scissors. Children demonstrate their understanding by showing staff how they have been taught to hold scissors if they move around. They hold them face down with the palms wrapped around the closed scissors. Staff praise their safety skills and thinking. Children are developing strong foundations and awareness when identifying dangers and minimising risks. n All staff value parental partnerships. They have effective systems in place to ensure that parents are well-informed and up to date with the progress their children make.

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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 review and improve the planning of group activities to reflect the needs of those taking part more precisely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 109928 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10351385 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 26 Number of children on roll 39 Name of registered person Oak Farm Community Pre-School Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01252 373727 Date of previous inspection 31 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Oak Farm Pre-School registered in 2000. It is located on the same site as Samuel Cody Specialist Sports College in Farnborough, Hampshire. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, during school term time, between 8.30am and 2.30pm. The pre- school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. A team of six staff works with the children. Three members of staff are qualified to degree level and two other members of staff hold a relevant level 3 childcare qualification.

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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 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 Children spoke to with the inspector during the inspection. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.

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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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