Oakwood Community Pre-School

Inspection of Oakwood Community Pre-School St. Johns Road, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire RG27 8DW

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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

Children confidently leave their parents and carers on arrival. They form positive relationships with staff and show that they feel safe and secure with them. Staff mainly provide consistent and effective teaching. This helps all children gain skills for the future, including concentration and listening skills. For example, two-year- old children listened and followed instructions of action songs during a music activity.

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The provision is good

Staff understand and know how to meet children's individual needs securely. They quickly identify children who may need extra support in their learning and development. They put in place individual plans to help support children's progress. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals, when needed, to promote a consistent approach. Children make significant progress over time.

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The provision is good

Overall, leaders and staff understand their roles and responsibilities securely. Staff plan and provide small-group activities that help all children engage in discussions and explore different concepts. For instance, older children took part in an activity that helped them to recognise and understand the order of numbers.

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The provision is good

Staff guide children's behaviour consistently. They remind children about the expectations, such as having 'kind hands'. Children develop their confidence effectively. Staff regularly praise and encourage children. For instance, they give children time to do things for themselves, including managing their packed lunches and putting on and taking off outdoor clothing. This promotes children's independence very well.

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need to do better?

n The provider understands that committee members need to have their suitability checked and verified by Ofsted. The processes in place are not fully effective to ensure all committee members promptly submit the required information to Ofsted. Although, this is a breach of requirements, there is no impact for children's safety and welfare. The committee members who have not had their suitability verified by Ofsted do not have contact with children and they do not access confidential information. n Leaders provide relevant information to staff during their induction. There are ongoing discussions and support provided to staff, including training and professional development. However, at times, there is not a rigorous approach to identify any potential gaps in new and existing staff's understanding of their roles and responsibilities. For example, staff sometimes do not vigilantly promote some aspects of children's well-being and good health, such as during

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need to do better?

mealtimes. This does not have a significant impact on children.

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need to do better?

24 October 2024 n Staff understand the children's learning needs effectively. They are very mindful of meeting children's individual needs and planning for their next steps in learning. There is a strong focus on supporting children's language development. Staff engage children in discussions and activities, including reading books and singing songs and rhymes. They encourage children to recall and discuss stories and their experiences. This helps children to gain confidence in speaking and to learn and use new words. n Children make their own choices from the resources. Staff join children at their activities and provide good-quality interactions to support their learning. This includes promoting children's awareness of the behaviour expectations. For example, staff develop children's understanding of positive behaviours, such as sharing and taking turns. Overall, children gain a good awareness of the daily

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routine and expectations. Occasionally, staff do not provide information to children to help them fully understand what is happening and what is expected. n Staff promptly respond to any gaps in children's learning. The provider ensures there are higher staff ratios to enable staff to successfully meet and support all children's needs. Staff include all children very well and encourage them to take part in activities. They provide skilful support to children who need extra help. This includes using Makaton signing and communication cards with children. Staff use additional funding effectively to support and meet individual children's care and learning needs. n Staff ensure that children benefit from plenty of time outside, where they engage in activities that cover all areas of learning. Children enjoy being energetic and active. They develop their large physical skills effectively, including coordination and balance.

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need to do better?

n Children from the different rooms have times to play together. This helps them to build friendships with other children and get to know other staff. This supports children to successfully manage the move to the next room. n Partnerships with parents and others are strong. Parents are highly complimentary about the staff and the support and communication they provide. Staff involve parents in their children's learning. For example, they encourage parents to contribute to children's assessments and borrow books from the pre- school library to read at home with their children.

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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

implement and maintain effective procedures to ensure all committee members provide the required information to Ofsted to check and verify their suitability for the role. 29/11/2024

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should:

n build on new staff's induction and existing staff's support to help them embed their understanding of their roles and responsibilities, to further promote their good practice n ensure staff explanations and instructions are clear and easy for children to understand and follow.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 509561 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10366968 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Oakwood Community Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01252 845924 Date of previous inspection 25 February 2020

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Information about this early years setting

Oakwood Community Pre-School registered in 1997. It is located in Hartley Witney, Hampshire. The pre-school is open, Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm, term time only. There are 10 staff who regularly work with the children. Of these, seven hold recognised early years qualifications from level 3 to level 6. This includes one staff member with qualified teacher status and another staff member with a level 5 qualification. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the early years curriculum for the 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 observed the interactions between staff and children. n The manager and inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity and evaluated the quality of teaching and the impact on children's learning. n Parents and carers shared their views of the pre-school with the inspector. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing at pre-school. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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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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