Precious Smiles

Inspection of Precious Smiles Goodmayes Community Centre, 616c, Green Lane, Ilford IG3 9SE

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Inspection date: 8 October 2024 - 29 January 2025

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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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

Leaders and staff have created a calm and friendly environment, a place where all children and families are welcome and supported. Children arrive with big smiles on their faces and are greeted warmly by staff. This helps support children to separate from their parents and carers with ease. Staff take the time to get to know children individually. All children are valued and have the confidence to progress in their learning journeys. Staff are excellent role models and children behave very well. There are clear and consistent expectations about how children should behave, and staff explain why certain behaviours are not acceptable. Staff use timers to support children with sharing resources and during transitions. This has a positive impact on children's understanding of boundaries and their development of positive relationships with peers.

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The provision is good

Children are eager and motivated to learn. They have lots of fun exploring the many different and engaging activities. Children enjoy pulling and rolling play dough, finding insects in the sand with magnifying glasses and making a list of their favourite foods to buy when shopping. Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious and challenging for all children. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), children from disadvantaged backgrounds and children who may need extra support are supported well by leaders and staff. This ensures that all children make good and the best possible progress in their overall development.

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need to do better?

n All children receive a good level of support. Key persons know their children well and identify gaps in their learning and development. Staff liaise with leaders, who oversee the needs of children with SEND. Staff then create targets and implement strategies to help children to catch up in their development. They work closely with parents and outside agencies to ensure that children have access to the support they need to make positive progress at the pre-school. n Leaders ensure that the curriculum is broad and varied for all children. Children go on regular outings to local parks, take walks in the community and visit the library. Staff use this to support children's knowledge and understanding of the world around them and of what makes them unique, as well as to make connections with their local community. This supports children to develop a sense of identity and learn valuable social skills for the future.

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need to do better?

n Staff provide lots of opportunities for all children to sing songs, listen to stories and have conversations with each other. Overall, all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in their communication and language development. However, on occasion, some children are not given enough time to respond to questions posed to them, to

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need to do better?

8 October 2024 further challenge their thinking. n Children are focused on their learning and behave very well. Staff praise children as they learn new knowledge and skills. Children build positive relationships with the staff and their friends. They are kind to one another and help each other when needed. n Parent partnerships are good. Staff provide daily discussions and termly meetings to inform parents of their children's progress. They provide regular ideas to support children's learning at home through a newsletter. Parents speak positively regarding the support they receive from the staff and leaders. They describe how their children have developed in confidence since attending the pre-school and make good progress in their development. n Staff support children to be independent. Children confidently take themselves to the toilet and wash their hands. Children enthusiastically take their coats and put

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need to do better?

them on to go outside. They successfully pull up the zip on their coat. Staff praise children for their efforts and children smile in acknowledgement. n The pre-school promotes the importance of healthy eating. There is a clear healthy packed lunch policy in place. This is shared with all parents for children who bring in packed lunches and snacks. Staff talk to children about different fruits, tastes and textures during snack time. n Staff speak highly of leaders and the support they receive. Regular supervisions allow leaders to identify strengths and weaknesses in teaching and put strategies in place to address them. Staff's well-being is a priority for leaders. This contributes to a stable and motivated staff team that feels valued and supported.

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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's understanding of children's language development to raise achievements further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537576 Local authority Redbridge Inspection number 10355030 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 20 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Precious Smiles Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02081338494 Date of previous inspection 14 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Precious Smiles registered in 2016. It is located in the London Borough of Redbridge. The pre-school operates during term time, from 8am to 3.05pm, Monday to Thursday. There are five staff, including the manager, all of whom hold appropriate childcare qualifications from level 3 to level 7. The nursery receives funding for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspection started on 8 October 2024. Inspectors returned on 29 January 2025 to gather additional evidence in line with Ofsted inspections and visits: Deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy. n The manager led the inspector on a learning walk and told the inspector about what they want children to learn at nursery. n Staff, leaders and the manager spoke to the inspector throughout the day. n The inspectors viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector and the manager carried out joint observations of group activities. n The inspectors spoke with parents and gathered their views about their experiences of the setting. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the pre-school. n Children communicated with the inspectors during the inspection. n The inspector went on an outing with staff and children.

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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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