Young Explorers - Goring

Inspection of Young Explorers - Goring St. Laurence Church Hall, Sea Place, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 4BY

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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

Children are excited when they arrive at this vibrant pre-school. They are warmly greeted by staff who help them to settle immediately. Staff encourage children to become independent from a very early age. Children put away their own belongings and confidently access toys and resources. Staff praise them for 'having a go' and trying hard. Children who use knives to cut up their own fruit beam with delight and exclaim 'look I did it!'. Staff are attentive to children's emotional needs. They build warm and loving bonds with children. This gives children a firm foundation for learning and helps them to feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

Staff are strong and positive role models for the children. They model kindness and respect and have worked hard to create a calm learning environment for the children. This approach positively impacts children's attitudes to learning, to each other and to the resources. Children demonstrate high levels of concentration and engagement in their learning. They anticipate a day of excitement and challenges. Consequently, children are focused and demonstrate good behaviour. They are kind to their friends and respectful towards the staff. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make significant progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n A key strength of the pre-school is staff's knowledge of children's development. Children are supported in all areas of learning through a large range of stimulating and exciting activities. Staff gather important details about the children's lives and routines. They ask parents to provide information, such as children's existing knowledge and current interests. This helps staff to plan meaningful and challenging activities which motivate children to learn. n Leaders are dedicated to their roles and consistently offer a high level of education and care to all children. They place a strong emphasis on supporting the well-being of their staff team. Staff mention that they feel valued and listened to and feel privileged to work at the pre-school. They have continuous opportunities for professional development. This positively impacts on the quality of the learning experiences for the children in their care.

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need to do better?

n Staff skilfully support children's literacy development, for example through interactive story time activities. They use large group times to involve children in singing and discussions. Children become excited and are eager to contribute. They show a clear joy when they engage in stories, remembering what they have previously learned. These large group times are rich in learning for all children. However, at times staff interrupt group activities and take children away from learning they are immersed in for routine tasks, such as handwashing before lunch. Consequently, children's overall engagement and enjoyment is

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need to do better?

11 February 2025 disrupted, and children do not consistently fully benefit from the learning experiences on offer. n Staff place a strong emphasis on supporting children's communication skills and emerging vocabulary. All children participate and listen attentively. Songs, stories, and puppets are an integral part of everyday activities. Children, including children with communication and language delays, enjoy singing along to familiar songs and rhymes. They make rapid progress in their confidence in speaking in the presence of others. n Staff work in close partnerships with parents who provide extremely positive feedback on their children's high standard of education and care. Leaders engage with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists and early years advisors. This helps children to receive targeted and timely support. However, leaders have not yet put arrangements in place to share information

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need to do better?

with the other settings that children attend in order to build an effective partnership with them. This does not always fully support the consistency and continuity of care with other settings. n Staff successfully help children to develop an awareness of leading a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise. They provide an abundance of opportunities to be physically active both indoors and outside. Children enjoy their walks around the community and trips to the nearby beach. Staff invite visitors into the pre-school, such as local teachers and the librarian from the local library. Consequently, children engage in new experiences and develop an understanding of the community in which they live.

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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 manage the changes in routines more effectively to make sure that children do not miss out on rich learning opportunities n establish partnerships with other early years settings children attend to help staff plan for children's care and learning more precisely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548418 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10380571 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 24 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Young Explorers Goring Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07747484708 Date of previous inspection 13 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Young Explorers - Goring registered in 2017. It operates from St Laurence Church Hall, Goring, West Sussex. The pre-school opens from 7.45am to 3.45pm Monday to Friday, during term time only. There are nine members of staff, six of whom hold a relevant qualification up to level 6. The pre-school provides government funded early education places for children aged from two to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the interaction of staff and children during a range of activities. n The manager and the inspector jointly observed a planned activity and evaluated the impact on children's learning. n The views of staff, parents and children were sought and considered as part of the inspection. n The manager and the inspector discussed the pre-school's early years foundation stage curriculum.

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Inspection activities

11 February 2025 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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