Newchurch Pre-school Limited

Inspection of Newchurch Pre-school Limited Parish Hall, Common Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 4EH

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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 and their families receive a warm welcome from the dedicated staff team. When children first start, staff gather detailed information about each child's routines, interests and previous learning. This information is used effectively to help meet children's individual needs from the outset. An effective key-person system helps children to form close attachments and settle, ready to begin learning.

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The provision is good

Leaders have a detailed understanding of each child's progress and next steps. They create a curriculum based securely on children's next steps in learning. Children's interests are used to motivate them in their play. For example, staff provide opportunities for those who enjoy sensory activities to explore paint. Children enthusiastically explore the texture of the paint on their hands and begin to predict what will happen when they mix certain colours together. Staff have a good understanding of how children learn and develop. They sequence children's learning effectively to help ensure that all children make good progress from their individual starting points.

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need to do better?

n Staff observe and assess the progress that children make. They carefully monitor each child's progress and swiftly identify when gaps begin to emerge. Staff are incredibly proactive and well supported to source the precise support some children may need. They liaise effectively with external agencies, when required, in order to ensure that the needs of all children are met. n Staff are eager for all children to do well. They offer their reassurance and support when needed. Overall, staff support children's learning effectively. Children engage deeply as they make decisions about what would like to play with and practice previously taught skills. That said, on occasion, staff sometimes do not recognise the best time to intervene in children's play in order to extend their learning further. On occasion, this interrupts children's engagement and they move away from the learning experience. n Staff place great emphasis on developing children's communication and

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language skills. Stories, rhymes and songs are a fundamental part of the daily routine. Children gather eagerly to listen to familiar stories and have fun predicting what they think will happen next. Furthermore, staff model language well. They talk about what they observe children doing and skilfully introduce new words as they engage in conversation. For example, while pretending to brush teeth, staff introduce words such as 'gums' and 'molars' to help extend children's vocabulary further. Children are developing good communication skills. n Children are very independent and show great determination in doing things for themselves. Overall, children demonstrate positive 'can-do' attitudes to learning

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10 February 2025 and are willing to try new things. Younger children eagerly work things out and show great determination as they attempt to place balls through tubes. Older children help each other to wash the dishes after snack time. They wash and dry the plates, carefully stacking them ready for next time. Opportunities, such as these help to develop children's confidence and independence. n Staff support children to understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. For example, children have regular opportunities to play outdoors and are reminded of the benefits of eating healthy foods. That said, at times, staff quickly wipe children's noses for them, without explanation. Furthermore, they do not consistently remind children to cover their mouths when coughing in order to further support their understanding of effective hygiene practises. n Parents speak incredibly highly of the support staff give to their child. They

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remark that staff feel like 'part of the family'. Parents value the electronic communication system and daily opportunities to discuss their child's progress when collecting their child. Parents praise the information sharing and feel well informed. They value the ideas provided to help them to contribute to their child's learning and development at home. n Leaders are effective role models who provide a range of effective supervision, coaching and monitoring for all staff. Opportunities for further professional development are carefully targeted to ensure that staff have the necessary skills to best support the children in their care. For example, training in the use of sign language is used well to ensure that all children can communicate effectively. On-going staff suitability is regularly checked to ensure that all those working with children remain suitable to do so.

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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 recognise the optimal time to intervene when enhancing children's learning to help ensure that children remain engaged and involved in the opportunities provided n build upon children's understanding of good hygiene practises to further support their good health.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY277840 Local authority Warrington Inspection number 10374058 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 26 Name of registered person Newchurch Pre-school Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07980 467195 Date of previous inspection 14 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Newchurch Pre-school Limited registered in 2003. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6 and early years professional status, and four hold qualifications at level 3. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.30pm. The pre-school provides government funded places.

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Inspection activities

n The nominated individual, manager and inspector discussed how the early years provision is organised, including the aims and rationale for their early years curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector spoke to a number of parents 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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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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