Fairfield Playbox Preschool

Inspection of Fairfield Playbox Preschool Kingston Methodist Church, Fairfield South, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2UJ

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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 Inadequate

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The provision is good

Staff warmly welcome children on arrival. Children arrive with enthusiasm to start their session full of learning experiences. The setting has effective settling-in procedures. This helps children feel safe and emotionally secure when they first start. Children develop strong bonds with their key person and other staff.

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The provision is good

Since the last inspection, the provider has improved their safeguarding policies and procedures. Staff are clear on how to report concerns about colleagues as well as about children. This helps to keep children safe.

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The provision is good

Staff ensure that children are physically active. For example, children access a range of experiences to build on their physical development. They learn how to use scooters and pedals to cycle. This improves children's balance and coordination.

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The provision is good

Staff plan effectively for individual children's learning. They consider children's abilities and interests when planning and delivering the curriculum. This supports children's enjoyment and their engagement in learning. Staff are kind and caring. Children develop a positive attitude to learning. Staff place a strong focus on developing children's communication and language. Children enjoy listening to stories that staff read, and children join in with nursery rhymes. All children, including those in receipt of funding, those who speak English as an additional language (EAL) and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n The provider has received support from the local authority advisory team. This helped them make changes and strengthen their safeguarding policies and procedures. The provider and staff fully understand their responsibility to protect children's welfare. n The provider works well with staff to evaluate the effectiveness of the provision. They have meetings and regularly reflect on practice to identify areas for improvement. The provider carries out regular staff supervision meetings and observes staff's practice to support teaching. This has a positive impact on children's learning experiences. n The provider is skilled in identifying gaps in children's learning. They closely monitor children's development and put effective strategies in place to help close gaps in children's learning. n The provider and staff ensure that they meet the unique needs of children with SEND. Staff provide appropriate care and attention to engage children in

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need to do better?

learning. However, staff do not make the best use of available resources, such as visual aids, to support children with making choices and with their understanding

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need to do better?

13 November 2024 of routines. n Since the last inspection, staff have ensured that they provide more opportunities for children to be independent. For instance, children enjoy serving themselves at snack time and independently manage some personal hygiene routines. Children learn skills that prepare them for the next stage in learning. n Staff give clear messages to children about how to lead a healthy lifestyle. For example, they ensure children regularly access the outdoor space and eat healthy snacks. n Staff value and respect children's differences. This helps children to develop a sense of themselves. Staff do not provide the best opportunities for children who speak EAL to hear and use their home language in their play or learning. n Staff remind children to use 'kind hands' and share during play. This helps children understand how to behave positively and develop friendships with their peers. n Children enjoy a range of activities and make choices about their play. Staff

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encourage children to recognise different shapes and sizes of resources as they play. This helps children build on their early mathematical skills. n Children enjoy making marks and use a range of media to express themselves. For example, some children enjoy drawing and tracing, and some use chalks to express their creativity. n Staff promote meaningful conversations and encourage children to contribute their ideas. Children talk about their past experiences. Children use their imagination as they play. For example, children pretend to be on the rocking boat on the sea and name the creatures they pretend to see. n The provider develops effective partnerships with parents and other professionals involved in children's development. They regularly communicate how to best support children's care and learning. This supports continuity in children's development.

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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 provide greater opportunities for children who speak EAL to hear and use their home language in their play and learning n make better use of visual resources to support children with SEND, to help them make independent choices and ease their understanding of routines within the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 131796 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 10360259 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 25 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Kingston Methodist Church Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 02085463213 Date of previous inspection 27 June 2024

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Information about this early years setting

Fairfield Playbox Preschool opened approximately 45 years ago. The pre-school is open from Monday to Friday between 9.15am and 12.15pm, during term time only. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two and three years. There are seven staff, of whom five hold a relevant childcare qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. 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 talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The manager and staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a mathematics activity. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school.

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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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