Little Gems Warfield

Inspection of Little Gems Pre-School Westmorland Park Pavilion, Westmorland Drive, Warfield, Bracknell RG42 3QP

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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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are happy and confident at the pre-school. They show that they feel safe in the care of the kind and nurturing staff as they quickly separate from their parents or carers at the door. Children enjoy the activities readily available for them, which help them to develop new skills. For instance, younger children develop confidence as they negotiate crawling through tunnels and using balancing equipment. Older children are curious and play imaginatively as they learn about amphibians and their habitats.

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The provision is good

Staff plan and provide activities that engage and motivate children's learning well. Staff know where children are in their development, and they put them at the centre of everything they do. Overall, staff know where children are in their developmental journey, and they are able to talk confidently about the progress they have made since they started.

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The provision is good

Children play happily with their friends and clearly enjoy their time they spend at the pre-school. Staff understand and support children's behaviour effectively through the use of praise, positive language and encouragement. Staff successfully support children's developing self-help skills well. For example, younger children are supported to find their own water bottles and older children are taught successfully how to get their outdoor clothing on before playing outside.

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need to do better?

n The management team works well with the staff to provide a good-quality learning provision for the children. Together, they have daily huddles to talk about the plans for the day and children's development. Staff have regular opportunities for training and have recently benefitted from tuition to improve the delivery of communication and language. However, the ongoing coaching and mentoring of staff is not as effective as it could be to ensure that all staff maintain their roles and follow policies and procedures as required. n Children demonstrate good behaviour, self-care and social skills. Children are confident and independent, and they show that they are motivated to learn. Staff encourage children of all ages to explore different textures and to be inquisitive as they explore with water, dough and chalk. In addition, children enjoy pretending to hunt for dinosaur eggs as they play imaginatively. Staff

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need to do better?

understand the importance of completing regular risk assessments to ensure the setting and activities provided are safe and suitable. n Staff support children well to develop their communication and language skills. They engage them in conversations about their play and ask questions to recall events and experiences. Children hear a range of words through story sessions and singing times, which actively support their listening, attention and speaking

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need to do better?

11 March 2025 skills. n The management team and staff work well together to transform the halls used into safe and welcoming play spaces for the children. Older children benefit from free access to the outside area throughout their day, where they have fun climbing on apparatus, playing make believe games and hunting for 'frogspawn'. Younger children are taken out daily, where they benefit from fresh air and exercise. However, the environment for the younger children is not as stimulating as other play spaces. n Staff support children's health and well-being well. For example, they talk to them about the importance of handwashing and they regularly check and change nappies as required. Staff sensitively assist children who need some additional help managing their own self-care needs, such as nose-wiping and changing their clothing when wet. Mealtimes are social occasions where children and staff sit together to enjoy the snacks provided by staff and lunches supplied

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need to do better?

by parents. n Partnerships with parents are positive. Parents speak highly of the pre-school staff and the good quality care that they give to their children. They attribute the progress their children have made in their learning and development to the commitment of the staff. Staff have a good awareness of working with other professionals involved in children's care and education to support continuity of care.

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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 review and improve the environment, particularly for the younger children, to create a more inviting atmosphere to support children's choices and spontaneous investigation n strengthen methods of coaching and mentoring to further enhance and build on the quality of staff practice to even higher levels.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2741085 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 10391159 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 46 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Taylor, Gemma

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reference number

Telephone number 07811352822 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Little Gems Pre-School registered in 2023 and is located at Westmorland Park Pavilion, Warfield, Bracknell. It operates Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm, all year round, term time only. There are 12 staff employed to work with the children, nine of whom hold recognised early years qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk and a joint observation of an activity together, and they discussed the quality of teaching and learning afterwards. n Children spoke to the inspector about the activities they took part in. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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Inspection activities

11 March 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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