Beaumont Pre-School

Inspection of Beaumont Pre-School The Old Guard Rooms, Beaumont Grove, ALDERSHOT, Hampshire GU11 1YH

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff provide a warm and nurturing environment. Children separate from their parents without hesitation and demonstrate they feel safe and secure. They make independent choices in their play and swiftly engage in activities alongside their friends. For example, young children show an interest in sea creatures and are keen to investigate their intricate features. Staff build on children's new knowledge, such as through books and technology. They foster these opportunities to help build on children's understanding of how to stay safe when accessing the internet for example

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The provision is good

Staff plan a curriculum that places a strong focus on children's personal, social and emotional development. They use a variety of strategies to help children manage their feelings and emotions. For example, they give children time to relax and spend some quiet time in the recently introduced cosy areas within the room. Children delight in looking at family pictures with their friends. This supports a sense of belonging at the setting.

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The provision is good

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. When small disputes occur, they sensitively speak to children at a level of their understanding. Children play well together. For example, older children work as a team to make cement with sand and water. They practise using tools as they carefully build constructions with bricks. Staff praise children for their successes, which boosts their confidence and self-esteem.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have worked hard to make improvements to the pre-school since the last inspection. They know what children can and cannot do and plan a varied curriculum that covers the seven areas of learning. Staff provide learning activities that are based on current themes, children's on-going progress and their interests. However, not all staff target planning precisely enough, to consistently build on children's developing speech and pronunciation skills, to help all children make the best possible progress in their language and communication development. n Staff provide good support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They are attentive to their needs, show kindness and warmth, and offer reassurance should children become unsettled. Leaders work alongside other professionals involved in children's care, to ensure continuity in children's on-going progress. They use additional funding well to benefit the

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specific needs of all individual children. All children, including those with SEND, make good progress. n Staff begin to teach children the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For instance,

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need to do better?

18 June 2024 at lunch time, staff initiate discussions with children about the different types of food needed for a well-balanced diet. Children build on their physical skills in the garden for example. They practise using balls in a variety of ways and build on their core strength as they climb up apparatus. Staff encourage children to take age-appropriate risks, such as balancing and jumping off a variety of equipment. Children know to stay hydrated and independently access their water bottles when needed. n Staff gather data from parents when their children first start at the pre-school. Alongside their initial assessments, this helps them to swiftly identify any gaps in children's development. Staff continue to share information on children's daily achievements and welfare needs, such as through discussion and digital media. However, they do not use diverse strategies to share more detailed information

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need to do better?

on children's on-going goals and targets with all parents. This does not provide consistent continuity in children's on-going development, to help children make the best possible progress. n Leaders have an ambitious vision for the pre-school. For example, they have made significant improvements to the outdoor play area since the last inspection. This has had a positive impact on the opportunities children have to explore nature and the natural world for example. n Staff support early writing skills well. For example, older children write their names on their art work. They use tools, such as brushes, rollers and chalks to draw, create patterns and form letters on different surfaces. n Staff are good role models and gently encourage children to follow rules. Children eagerly tidy up the resources as they get ready for lunch. They show good manners and use kind words, such as 'excuse me' and 'thank you.' They

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need to do better?

listen to staff and tuck in their chairs when they get up from the table. This supports school readiness.

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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 strengthen planning, to target more consistently on children's developing speech and pronunciation skills n provide all parents with more specific information about their children's on-going progress, to offer consistent continuity in children's learning at the setting and at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 109947 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10306769 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 44 Number of children on roll 52

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Name of registered person

Beaumont Community Preschool & Childcare Groups Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01252 328375 Date of previous inspection 19 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Beaumont Pre-School registered in 1988 and is a committee-based setting. It operates in the Old Guard Rooms in Aldershot, Hampshire. It is open during school term times only, on Monday to Friday from 9am until 3.15pm. The provision receives funding to provide funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. There is a staff team of nine people, seven of whom hold relevant qualifications at level 2 or above.

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Inspection activities

n 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 joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector observed the implementation of the curriculum during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Parents shared their views through discussion and written comments during the inspection and the inspector took account of all feedback received. n During the inspection, the inspector held a meeting with the manager and deputy manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school. n A joint observation was completed and discussed with the deputy manager.

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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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