Dream Catchers playschool Cosham

Inspection of Dream Catchers playschool Cosham The Presbytery, St. Colmans Avenue, Portsmouth PO6 2JJ

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Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Staff kindly greet children as they arrive at this warm and welcoming nursery. They offer plenty of reassurance to children who need extra support to settle. Children show confidence as they engage in their chosen activities, which staff provide. However, there are weaknesses in the planning of what staff want children to learn next. This means that activities are not always planned to build effectively on children's learning, to help them make consistently good progress. Despite this, there is a clear vision of encouraging children to develop strong bonds with staff. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff are kind, sensitive and treat children with respect. For example, they praise children throughout the day and listen to their views and opinions.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy, settled and have fun as they play. They thoroughly enjoy developing a wide range of physical skills during dance and yoga sessions. Staff provide activities for children to develop their small muscles in their hands. For example, older children demonstrate good pencil control as they draw detailed pictures. Younger children enjoy moulding play dough in their hands. They use a range of tools to make marks and create shapes.

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The provision requires improvement

Overall, children behave well. They are beginning to learn how to share, take turns and play cooperatively together. However, staff deployment is not always effective. At times, minor disagreements go unnoticed by staff. This does not support children's personal, social and emotional development consistently.

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need to do better?

n Leaders are passionate about providing good-quality care and education for all children. However, not all staff are clear about what they want children to learn next, especially for children who speak English as an additional language. Although staff provide a range of learning experiences for children to enjoy, they do not always capture children's interest or attention. For example, some children lose focus and wander away. That said, staff are building on strengthening their skills, having experienced several changes in the staff team. n Children arrive with enthusiasm to start their day. They understand the daily routine and follow simple instructions, such as tidying away their toys and washing their hands before mealtimes. Children are beginning to develop some independence skills, for instance as they pour their own drinks. Staff gently remind children to get a tissue to wipe their nose and offer support to those who

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need to do better?

need it. This helps children to learn about caring for themselves and to develop the skills they need for the future. n Leaders recognise children's different learning needs and styles. They work with families and other professionals to put effective support in place for children with

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need to do better?

21 November 2024 special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders use additional funding to effectively meet the needs of the children it is intended for. However, during daily routines, staff do not always interact with children or deploy themselves effectively. For example, strategies outlined in children's learning plans are not consistently put in place. This does not help children to make the best possible progress. n Overall, staff support children's communication and language skills well. They model good language and ask open-ended questions, giving children time to think and respond. Children learn new words and their meaning, such as 'electricity' and 'stems'. Staff enthusiastically sing songs and rhymes with children. They introduce basic sign language to complement the new songs that children learn. Children enthusiastically sing out loud and copy the correct signs to words. n Staff benefit from supervision sessions, where their well-being is well supported.

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need to do better?

All staff complete mandatory training, such as first aid and safeguarding. However, due to the recent changes in the staff team, coaching, mentoring and training for staff is not fully embedded. For example, leaders have not ensured that relevant staff have completed required training that specifically addresses the care of babies. In addition, there has not been enough focus on how well the curriculum is implemented. Consequently, this does not ensure that children's learning experiences are consistently good. n Partnership with parents is effective. Staff know families well and they provide support when needed. Parents speak very positively about the nursery and the staff team. They know who their children's key person is and comment on the progress their children have made.

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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 a well-planned and sequenced curriculum that is understood by all staff, especially for children who speak English as an additional language, so that teaching is consistent and builds on what children know and can do 02/01/2025

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Due date

21 November 2024 improve staff deployment to ensure the needs of children are met at all times, including those with SEND 19/12/2024

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Due date

implement effective arrangements for the monitoring, coaching and training of staff to improve their teaching and knowledge of child development, including training for the care of babies. 19/12/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2724152 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 10373422 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 47 Name of registered person Dream Catchers Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07368222965 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Dream Catchers playschool Cosham registered in 2023 and is located in Cosham, Portsmouth. The nursery employs six members of staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery is open from 7.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three-and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n Leaders joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The nominated individual spoke with the inspector about the leadership and management of the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a group activity. 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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