Mickleover Methodist Preschool

Inspection of Mickleover Methodist Preschool Methodist Church Centre, Station Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 9GH

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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 are happy and settled at the pre-school. They complete a self-registration activity with their parents on arrival and quickly join in with activities. Children display strong bonds with staff and approach them for cuddles. Staff are patient and kind as they demonstrate a genuine interest in what children want to tell them. Generally, children behave well. On occasion, when children demonstrate unwanted behaviour, staff deal with this swiftly. They explain to children why their behaviour is not acceptable and the potential consequences of it. Staff have high expectations of children and support them to use a brush to clean up when they make a mess. Children play well with their friends. They use their imagination to build a castle from craft materials and display good attitudes to teamwork and problem-solving.

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The provision is good

Children become increasingly independent. Staff teach them how to zip up their jackets and use knives to cut up apples. Children begin to support each other, such as helping to find coats for their friends. Staff support children to develop their small muscles as they teach them how to move conkers and shells using tweezers. Children develop mark-making skills as they join in activities, such as painting on easels.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have established a curriculum which is broad and well-sequenced. Overall, staff understand the curriculum and plan engaging activities for children. However, some staff deliver activities which do not have a clear learning intent or help children build on what they already know and can do. As a result, occasionally, children become disengaged and wander off in search of something else to do. n Staff support children's communication and language development well. They use every opportunity to teach children new vocabulary and concepts. For example, at snack time, children learn about an apple core and the seeds inside it. Staff teach them words, such as crunchy and soft, to help describe the food they are eating. Staff use children's interests to teach them new words, such as jaguars and giraffes. Children show they are becoming confident communicators as they ask questions to find out why giraffes have long necks.

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need to do better?

n The staff know their key children well. They plan for children's next steps in learning and understand how to plan activities to incorporate these. However, staff do not always deploy themselves to support children as play. Although children happily engage in activities, they sometimes lack interactions from staff to fully engage them in meaningful learning. n The pre-school supports disadvantaged children well. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who speak English as an additional language all make excellent progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

25 February 2025 Leaders ensure that referrals to external agencies are made in a timely manner. They work in close partnership with several agencies, such as speech and language therapists and health visitors. Staff complete training to improve their knowledge of how to support children with SEND and use a range of different strategies and techniques to help close gaps in children's learning. For example, staff use visual aids to support children's communication and behaviour. They share these with parents to ensure continuity of care and learning. Parents say they feel supported by staff. n Staff embed mathematics throughout activities. At snack time, children learn about whole, quarter and half. Staff support children to extend their counting skills as they count how many jumps their friends can do. Children begin to understand other mathematical concepts, such as length. For example, when children ask staff to help them use sticky tape, they ask for a long or short

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need to do better?

piece. n Staff support children to develop a love of books and reading. Children enjoy using books to tell stories to their friends. They use their imagination to create their own versions of stories they recall. When staff read stories, they are engaging and pause to ask questions and check children's understanding.

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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 have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent and ensure their teaching is focused on what they want children to learn next n review the deployment of staff to provide purposeful interactions for children to build on their existing skills and knowledge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 206141 Local authority Derby Inspection number 10368491 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 26 Number of children on roll 40 Name of registered person Mickleover Methodist Playgroup Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07811 756 532 Date of previous inspection 22 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Mickleover Methodist Preschool registered in 1967 and is located in Mickleover, Derby. The pre-school employs eight members of childcare staff. All of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or 4. The pre-school is open from Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 9.15am until 12.15pm on Monday, and from 9.15am until 4pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the pre-school and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together of all areas of the pre-school and discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the pre-school. n Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. 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 Parents shared their views of the pre-school with the inspector. 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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