Alderbury Preschool

Inspection of Alderbury Preschool Alderbury And West Grimstead School, Firs Road, Salisbury SP5 3BD

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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 arrive happy and excited for their day at pre-school. Staff make time for parents when they drop off their children, giving them the opportunity to talk to and share information about their children. Staff are well informed and able to meet children's needs. Children enter the playroom with confidence and seek favourite activities to engage with. They are safe and secure in the pre-school environment.

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The provision is good

The provider and staff work closely together to construct and deliver a broad and inclusive curriculum. Staff in the baby room support children to develop their strength, ready for walking; babies cruise around low-level furniture and stand at table-top activities with confidence. Staff foster toddlers' love of literacy when they read them stories with excitement and enthusiasm. Staff provide older children with instructions for a music and movement activity to help them develop their listening and attention skills in preparation for school. Children are keen to engage and giggle with joy as they hold hands with friends and do the 'hokey cokey'.

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The provision is good

The pre-school is an active part of the local community, helping children to learn about where they live. Staff take children on walks in the local woods and to visit the local parks. In spring, the pre-school children help hatch ducklings, which they then return to the local farm and visit on a regular basis to watch them grow. Staff support children to take care of the pre-school's guinea pigs. Children learn how to care for living creatures and get the opportunity to share this experience with their parents and carers at the weekend, when, if they wish, they can take the guinea pigs home to look after.

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need to do better?

n The provider values the team members and provides them with regular opportunities to discuss their well-being and training needs at supervision sessions. Staff have weekly leadership meetings to discuss the children and plan for the weeks ahead to ensure children's needs are met. The provider delivers training at staff meetings to develop staff's practice. For example, the team has attended 'Dingley's Promise' training to help them begin to understand and successfully support all children's learning needs. n Staff know all children and their families very well. They work closely with families and external professionals to get them the help they need. While staff await external input, they create and implement individual plans for children to help close gaps in learning. Children and their families are very well supported. Children make very good progress from their starting points. n The provider and staff create strong partnerships with parents. Staff share daily

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need to do better?

updates on the online system, and provide verbal feedback to parents at the end

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9 January 2025 of their child's session. Parents say that their children love to attend the setting and have good relationships with their key person. n Staff begin to teach all children the expectations for behaviour. Older children work together to build a train track. When they encounter difficulties, staff support them to work together to resolve any issues. However, at times, staff do not use effective strategies to help older children understand the expectations for behaviour during group times. When children sit for a story and engage with activities as a group, staff do not use a consistent approach to help children learn the boundaries and understand the impact of their actions on others. Some children become distracted by others' behaviour and are not able to successfully engage with the learning on offer. n Staff support children to lead healthy lifestyles. They provide children with healthy snacks and meals. Staff promote good oral hygiene. They use activities

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need to do better?

to engage children in discussions about the importance of cleaning their teeth and good food choices. Children thrive on daily access to fresh air and exercise to support their well-being and physical development. n Staff plan the curriculum well to offer children a wide range of activities to support their learning needs. Staff help babies to complete simple puzzles to develop their small-muscle skills. Toddlers develop their sensory tolerance and social interactions when staff help them to dig in the sand and take turns with the resources. Staff develop older children's communication skills when they encourage them to recall their own experiences and share them with the group. However, staff do not always support those children who are less confident to be involved in activities. These children do not have consistent opportunities to build their confidence and to enhance their learning and development with help

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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 staff to use consistent strategies to help children to understand the expectations and the impact of their behaviour on others n help staff to offer consistent levels of support for those children who are less confident, to promote their participation and enhance their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489532 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10380208 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 50 Number of children on roll 110 Name of registered person Alderbury Preschool CIO

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reference number

Telephone number 01722 711226 Date of previous inspection 6 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Alderbury Preschool registered in 2015. It operates from a purpose-built premises in the grounds of Alderbury and West Grimstead School, near Salisbury, in Wiltshire. The setting opens from 7.45am to 5.30pm each weekday, during school term times. The setting also offers before- and after-school care for older children. There are 16 members of staff employed to work with children. Of these, two hold a level 6 recognised childcare qualification, nine hold a level 3 qualification, two are working towards a recognised childcare qualification and three are unqualified. The pre-school offers government-funded places.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the nursery and discussed the early years curriculum. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. 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 and the manager carried out joint observations of a group activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. 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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