Blagdon Under Fives Pre-School

Inspection of Blagdon Under Fives Pre-School Blagdon School, Bath Road, Blagdon, Bristol, Avon BS40 7RW

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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

Staff are friendly and caring. They warmly welcome children and their families, helping children to settle quickly. Children are keen and eager to start their day. They know the routines well and confidently wave goodbye to their parents and carers and go and play. Children form strong attachments to staff and good friendships with their peers. The provider creates a calm and relaxed environment, which helps children to feel safe and secure. As a result, children are very settled and confidently explore the pre-school. Children eagerly choose where they want to play and seek out their friends to play with. For instance, children enjoy using the blocks to build and create roads and ramps for the toy cars.

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The provision is good

The provider plans a curriculum with a focus on helping children become confident and independent in preparation for their next stage in learning. Staff encourage children to manage their own personal hygiene, and children enjoy serving their own snack as they sit together to eat. They confidently pour their own drinks and spread the jam on their toast. Staff support children's language development well. For instance, children concentrate intently as staff read to them and join in with the key parts of the story when prompted by staff. This helps children to recall and use new vocabulary and nurtures their communication and literacy skills.

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need to do better?

n The provider has built strong partnerships with the host school. Staff work closely with teachers to support children to learn the skills they need to help ensure a smooth transition. Children benefit from taking part in school events to familiarise themselves with the new environment. This helps ensure that they are confident and excited about starting school. n The provider places a strong focus on promoting children's language and communication skills. Staff model language well as they play alongside children, helping children to hear a wide range of language to extend their own vocabulary. Children enjoy stories. They eagerly choose books for staff to read to them, which staff are always happy to do. Staff read stories with excitement, which captures children's imaginations to help them develop a love of reading. n Staff provide children with good support to develop their physical skills. They

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encourage children to explore a wide variety of resources to help develop their coordination, strength and balance. For instance, children learn to gain control over their arms and hands as they confidently pour lentils using different-sized spoons to fill containers, concentrating and focusing well as they try not to spill the lentils. n The provider recognises the importance of working in partnership with children's parents and carers. Staff work closely with parents from the start to get to know children's needs and interests and to assess their development. Staff tailor

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17 September 2024 children's settling-in periods to suit each child and their family to help them all feel secure in the process. This effective two-way flow of information helps to ensure that children make good progress from the outset. Parents comment positively on the care and support that the pre-school provides to children and their families. n Overall, children behave well. They understand the expectations in place and are keen to help staff. For instance, they eagerly help sweep and tidy up the leaves in the garden. On occasion, when children find it difficult to manage their feelings and behaviour, staff do not support children to understand the potential consequences of their actions on others. For instance, when minor disagreements occur, they do not talk to children about being kind to others and to be mindful of their feelings to help them learn to manage their own behaviour. n Staff know children well. They assess children's progress accurately and

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need to do better?

understand what each child needs to progress their learning further. Staff plan activities to nurture children's interests. However, at times, staff do not consider how they can adapt activities to further challenge children's thinking and extend their learning even further.

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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 support children to understand the potential consequences of their actions to help them learn to manage their own feelings and behaviour n develop the curriculum to offer more challenge to extend children's learning even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY284606 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 10355188 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 20 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Blagdon Under Fives Community Group Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07748 367257 Date of previous inspection 21 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Blagdon Under Fives Pre-School registered in 2004. It is located in Blagdon, near Bristol. The pre-school employs three members of childcare staff. All of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification from level 3 to level 6. The pre-school opens during school term time, from 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. The after-school club runs from 3pm to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday. The pre-school provides funded care and education.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years foundation stage curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the pre-school with the inspector. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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