Paddington Preschool Stage Two

Inspection of Paddington Preschool Stage Two The Old Court House, East Court, College Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3LS

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Children successfully enhance their creative skills. Staff provide a range of materials, such as dressing up outfits, to support children to develop their imaginations. This is demonstrated when children dress up in a variety of costumes to 'go on a bus ride to see the pirates'.

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The provision requires improvement

There are weaknesses in leadership and management that have an impact on how well some requirements are met. However, this does not have significant impact on children's welfare, or the quality of education they receive.

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The provision requires improvement

Children have high levels of independence and enjoy doing things for themselves. For example, children hang up their coats and bags when they arrive. Staff ensure the environment supports children to make their own choices about what they want to play with. For instance, resources are on low shelves, which enables even the youngest children to easily access them. Furthermore, storage boxes are clearly labelled with pictures, which supports children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to know what toys are available to them.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are kind to each other and adults. For example, they ask visitors if they would like to come into the garden to play. Additionally, children have good social skills, which are demonstrated when they play happily together, readily sharing resources. Staff are respectful to children and are good role models, which helps children to be polite and well-mannered.

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need to do better?

n Overall, most staff have an appropriate understanding of the policies and procedures in place to assist with the smooth day-to-day running of the pre- school. However, some procedures are not implemented as successfully in practice, to ensure all requirements are met. For example, there are inconsistencies in how staff apply the medication policy to ensure children's individual needs are fully met. n Staff provide many opportunities for all children to enhance their early writing skills. For example, older children copy the letters in their name and younger children make marks with chalk in the garden. Children find their name card and self-register on arrival. This helps them to recognise the letters in their name. n Staff understand the ways in which children learn. For example, there is a wide range of resources and activities available for children who prefer to learn outdoors and sensory resources for younger children. Staff ensure the routine is

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need to do better?

flexible to support children's changing needs. For example, when children start to lose concentration, they take them outside to burn off excess energy. n Staff use observation and assessment well to monitor children's progress. They

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need to do better?

25 June 2024 use the information gathered to identify emerging gaps in development and swiftly refer to other services. This supports children to get any extra help they need. However, staff do not always begin their assessments promptly when children first start at the pre-school, to fully support their learning from the outset. n The effective key person system helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff have strong bonds with children. This is seen when children quickly settle when staff give them cuddles and reassurance when they are upset. This promotes children's emotional well-being and confidence. n Staff support children to understand how to keep themselves healthy and to recognise when they might be at risk. For example, they explain to children the importance of applying sun cream and wearing a hat in the sun. n Staff give consistent messages about the high expectations for children's conduct. They manage children's occasional challenging behaviour well. This

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need to do better?

includes an explanation to children of how their behaviour affects their friends, which helps them to understand about and manage their feelings and emotions. n The manager supports staff well. For example, she meets with them individually to discuss any concerns and their workload, which helps to assure staff well- being. However, processes for monitoring staff performance are not consistent enough to identify areas of weakness to help improve staff practice. n Parents are very complimentary about the staff at the nursery. They describe them as caring and nurturing. Staff involve parents in their child's learning. For example, they ask parents how to spend additional funding to help children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, make continued 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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Due date

ensure all staff and managers have a secure understanding of and consistently follow all relevant policies and procedures, including the medication policy. 02/07/2024

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should:

n gather more detailed information from parents when children start at the pre- school to focus teaching and learning more precisely from the outset n further develop systems for monitoring staff performance to identify areas for improvement to help ensure a consistently high quality of teaching.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 113627 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10351018 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 22 Number of children on roll 22 Name of registered person Budgen, Jill

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reference number

Telephone number 01342 317800 Date of previous inspection 27 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Paddington Preschool Stage Two registered in 1992 and is in East Grinstead, West Sussex. The setting opens Monday to Friday during school term time only, from 8.50am to 4pm. The provider provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. The setting employs four staff, two of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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 manager and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at pre-school. 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. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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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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