Shipston Pre School CIC Ltd

Inspection of Shipston Pre School CIC Ltd Shipston Pre-School, Tilemans Lane, Shipston On Stour, Warwickshire CV36 4HP

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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 receive excellent care and education in this highly inclusive setting. All children are valued and celebrated. The manager and staff work exceptionally hard to understand and meet children's needs. Policies and procedures are in place, known and closely followed by all staff to ensure that children are safe. Staff complete regular refresher training to keep their knowledge and skills constantly up to date.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are extremely happy and content. Staff greet them with smiles on arrival and children confidently enter the setting. The staff know children exceptionally well and carefully plan the provision to match their interests and needs. Children enthusiastically make choices of what they would like to play with and invite staff and friends to join them. Children follow the rules of the setting. Staff support them to do good listening, good looking, good sitting and to use 'gentle hands'.

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The provision is outstanding

The manager and staff work together to design a meticulously focused curriculum. There is a key emphasis on high-quality interactions between staff and children. This supports children's communication and language skills, along with their personal, social and emotional development. Staff play alongside children, model the language of play and support children's understanding using sign language and pictures. Carefully planned small-group times further support this.

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need to do better?

n The manager and staff have a clear understanding of the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on children's learning and development. They are currently taking part in a COVID-19 recovery initiative to help bridge any gaps in children's learning. They constantly reflect both as a team and individually on their practice. Furthermore, they seek the views of parents and other professionals to improve outcomes for children. n Staff complete regular assessments of children. They meet with parents termly to share children's progress and highlight next steps in their development. Staff quickly identify any gaps in children's learning. They work in partnership with parents to bridge these gaps, offering suggestions for home learning. n The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) provides exceptional support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). She works in close partnership with parents, the local inclusion service and a wide range of

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need to do better?

other professionals. Funding is sought and used to provide additional staffing and resources to support individual children's needs. Parents of children with SEND value the support and guidance both they and their children receive. They appreciate the additional help the SENCo has organized to support a smooth transition to the next stage of their children's education.

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17 June 2024 n Parent partnerships are extremely strong. Parents talk about how staff keep them fully informed about their children's progress and describe how lucky they feel to have found the setting. Parents enthuse about the staff and the care and education they provide. They talk about how their children love attending, especially enjoying the opportunities to learn outdoors. They describe staff as being unconditionally supportive, nurturing and approachable, like an extended family. n Children thrive in this setting. Staff ensure that children have access to a wide range of quality resources to promote development in all areas. Free-flow play enables children to access the superbly equipped outdoor provision for a large proportion of their day. Staff provide activities to challenge children's physical development and build their large-muscle skills. This helps to promote children's physical and mental health and well-being.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote a love of books. Children snuggle up with staff and enjoy stories. They independently choose to share books with visitors and their friends as they play. Furthermore, staff build excitement as they engage children in interactive group story time sessions. Children join in with familiar books. They enthusiastically go on bear hunts in the garden as they act out their favourite stories. n Leadership and management are exceptionally strong. The manager goes above and beyond to ensure that children receive the best possible care and education. She follows robust recruitment procedures to ensure that she finds the right staff. She closely monitors the provision and has high expectations of staff. She continually encourages staff to reflect on their practice. She proactively seeks additional training to improve all staff knowledge and skills. n The manager has ambitious plans to extend the provision in the future. She

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need to do better?

strives to continually improve the provision and shares this passion with her team. Clear communication during daily discussions and weekly meetings enables staff to review what they do, to ensure that children make the best possible progress.

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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 EY437843 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10349306 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 45

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Name of registered person

Shipston Pre-School Community Interest Company

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reference number

Telephone number 07989197576 Date of previous inspection 23 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Shipston Pre School CIC Ltd opened in 1966 and was taken over by a new company in 2012. It is situated in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. The pre-school operates during term time for five days per week and runs a summer school for three days over four weeks during the summer holidays. Opening hours are from 8.30am to 3.45pm. The pre-school employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold early years qualifications at level 3, one member of staff holds qualified teacher status, one member of staff holds a level 2 qualification, and another member of staff is unqualified. The pre-school 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 pre-school 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 inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at pre-school. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The SENCo spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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.

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n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity with the manager. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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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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