Caterpillar Pre-School of Battle Baptist Church

Inspection of Caterpillar Pre-School of Battle Baptist Church Battle Baptist Church, Mount Street, BATTLE, East Sussex TN33 0EG

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children and their parents are warmly welcomed at this family focused setting at the heart of the local community. Staff greet children with smiles and cuddles. This successfully supports their emotional well-being. Older children immediately enter, settling quickly to join in with their daily 'squiggle' session. They enjoy exploring pens to make marks in time with music. This encourages their physical skills effectively. Staff are ambitious for children and have high expectations. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Staff immediately respond to their needs. For example, children spend time making models with coloured blocks based on their interests. Staff support them with sign language and cue cards to help their understanding.

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The provision is good

Staff support children's self-care skills well. They provide activities to support children's understanding of oral health. For example, children eagerly explore toothbrushes in a tray, using them to brush dinosaurs teeth. Children also wash their own hands and faces and go to the toilet themselves. This effectively supports their independence. Staff praise children regularly. They are patient and calm in their interactions with children, showing kindness and care. When children need support, staff explain gently how their behaviour impacts on their friends. They offer praise and encouragement to help them share and take turns. All children make good progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide children with additional nurture sessions and resources to help them manage their emotions. For example, children enjoy one-to-one sessions with staff to talk about how they are feeling, using books and toys. This helps them understand their feelings and effectively promotes their social skills. n Children benefit from staff who extend their learning about the world. Children enjoy learning how to use a digeridoo to make sounds, following their interest in African dance. They talk about where their friends come from on a world map. This successfully builds children's understanding. n Children demonstrate that they are confident and comfortable. They excitedly explore the activities on offer. Staff know their children well and work hard to manage children's needs. Overall, staff organise the day well to provide children with a broad range of experiences. However, some aspects of the routines are

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need to do better?

not fully efficient. For example, when staff are completing tasks to change activities, children become unsettled and at times this impacts on their behaviour. n Children with SEND make good progress. Staff liaise effectively with outside agencies and other professionals to support families. Funding is used well to provide additional support for children, such as providing staff training to

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need to do better?

25 September 2024 support children who are deaf. n Staff prioritise children's mathematical skills well. They use language such as 'segments' when talking about pieces of fruit. Children enjoy counting objects, recognising different numbers, and talking about them with staff. This effectively supports their knowledge. n Children benefit from staff who engage them in conversations, following their lead. Staff are good role models. They listen well to children. For example, children enjoy exploring paints with staff, talking with them about the different colours they have made. This encourages their imagination and creativity skills well. n Staff promote children's physical skills effectively. They access space in the church next door to provide children with large physical play opportunities. Children talk excitedly about walking to the allotment to plant fruits and vegetables. They confidently cut up their own snacks. These activities encourage

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their movement skills well. n Managers are hardworking and proactive. They have effective oversight of the settings strengths and areas for development. They are confident in their role and responsibilities towards staff and children. They have strong relationships with local schools and settings to support smooth moves to school. n Staff are well qualified. They work very well together. They talk highly of the focus on their well-being and how appreciated they feel. They receive effective support from managers, the church and committee to help them with their practice. n Staff provide parents with regular updates about their children's progress. Parents appreciate the opportunities to come into the setting and to borrow toys and books to help their children at home. They talk highly of staff and how supported they are as parents. They report how happy their children are.

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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 daily routines and staff deployment more efficiently so that children do not become unsettled during these times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY446923 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 10360209 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 28 Number of children on roll 36 Name of registered person Caterpillar PreSchool Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01424774997 Date of previous inspection 18 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Caterpillar Pre-School of Battle Baptist Church registered in 2012. It operated from within Battle Baptist Church, in Battle, East Sussex. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday, 9am until 3pm, term time only. The pre-school employs seven members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The pre-school provides funded early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

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 The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individuals about the leadership and management of the setting. n The special educational needs coordinator 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. 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.

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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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