Sunshine Pre-school Exmouth Ltd

Inspection of Sunshine Pre-school Exmouth Ltd Gorfin Hall, Claremont Lane, Exmouth EX8 2LE

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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

Staff warmly welcome children and their families to the pre-school. Children arrive happily and quickly settle down to play with their friends. They take part in a variety of learning experiences as part of an ambitious curriculum. Staff provide regular opportunities for children to learn outside, including visits to the local area, such as the nearby allotments. Children learn how to grow fruit and vegetables and delight in eating the produce. Staff support children to make good links to previous learning as they play. For example, children closely examine toy minibeasts with staff and discuss the different animals they find in the outdoor area at other times of the year, such as grasshoppers and dragonflies. Children communicate their ideas confidently to staff and each other. They focus well for extended periods on their chosen activities.

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The provision is good

Leaders ensure staff have shared expectations of what children can do for themselves. This supports children to become increasingly confident in managing their personal needs as they get older. For instance, after they eat their snack, children confidently find and look in mirrors to check they have cleaned their faces properly. Staff warmly praise children for their efforts, and children smile with pride. Relationships between children and staff are trusting and responsive, and they enjoy spending time in each other's company.

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n Children learn how to keep themselves healthy. Children are particularly keen to take part in physical activities, such as learning to jump and balance in the soft- play area. Staff support them to understand the effect physical activity has on their bodies, including thinking about how it makes them feel hot. Staff care about children's mental health and support children to learn how to regulate their emotions and behaviour. Children respond well to the techniques provided by staff, such as using the breathing exercises they learn as part of yoga sessions to help them stay calm. n Staff provide frequent opportunities for children to develop their small-muscle skills. Children benefit from exploring how to use a variety of different mark- making equipment and other tools, such as when they are playing with play dough. They provide clear instructions for children on how to make movements that support them to strengthen their muscles and use their hands more

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effectively. For example, they encourage the children to follow the instruction 'pinch, pinch, pull' as they learn to open food packets by themselves. n Staff support all children's learning effectively and quickly recognise when children might need additional support. They work closely with the other settings children attend to create targeted support plans, which ensures a consistent approach. They make timely referrals to other agencies to help children receive

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20 February 2025 support from other professionals linked to their specific needs, including the local speech and language team. n Leaders carefully monitor children's progress across the curriculum. They identify areas of practice to improve. For example, they recognise that children do not always make the expected progress in mathematics and put in place group activities to support this. However, staff do not always consolidate and extend children's mathematical knowledge and skills in their free play to further support their understanding. n Children are keen to learn. They listen carefully to staff and happily sit ready to take part in group learning times. However, at times, staff do not plan and implement adult-led sessions effectively. Younger children do not always engage in activities as they are too difficult for them and do not build on their next steps of learning. n Staff work very well in partnership with parents. They build good relationships

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with children and their families from the start. They work closely alongside parents to monitor children's development and regularly update them on their child's progress. They provide regular workshops for parents on how to support their children's learning and development at home. For example, they have recently offered sessions on supporting oral hygiene and the importance of sleep for children's development. Parents praise the home-from-home environment and the 'sense of warmth' provided by staff towards their children.

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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 which puts children's interests first.

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should:

n help children to consolidate their mathematical knowledge, particularly during free play to support their understanding further n plan and implement adult-led activities more effectively for younger children to support their next steps in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476959 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10376244 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 28 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Sunshine Pre-school Exmouth Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07790 502934 Date of previous inspection 22 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Sunshine Pre-school Exmouth Ltd registered in 2014. The pre-school operates from a community hall in Exmouth, Devon. It is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm. There are six members of staff. Of these, four members of staff hold a relevant childcare qualification at level 3 and two are unqualified. The pre-school offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at pre-school. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The nominated individual spoke with the inspector about the leadership and management of the setting. 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 The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of

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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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