Newport Pre-School

Inspection of Newport Pre-School Newport Village Hall, Main Road, Newport, Brough HU15 2PP

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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

Staff create a supportive yet vibrant environment where children and their parents feel welcome. Children's personal, social and emotional development is promoted effectively. Staff understand children's behaviour and what it is telling them. Children behave well and play cooperatively together. They often invite their friends and staff into their play. Staff are proactive in helping children to develop friendship groups and to work as a team. Children take turns and share with the minimum of adult support. They show that they feel happy, safe and secure with each other and the adults.

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The provision is good

Children are fully engaged in the learning opportunities throughout the day. They busy themselves as they confidently lead their own role play or construction work. Children make good progress in all areas, and they enjoy their learning. They learn to listen to adults and heed what they say. Most-able children enthusiastically recount what they have done and which books they have enjoyed. Children who need additional consideration for their learning or well-being are particularly well supported. Parents confirm that they have received useful hints and tips to aid their children's development. They say their older children were well prepared for school.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and staff have worked hard to provide consistency and continuity through unexpected changes at the setting. Leaders respond well to challenging situations. They have a serious approach to reflection and making continuous improvements. Parents confirm that the impact of recent changes on their children has been minimal. n Staff successfully plan a flexible curriculum that reflects children's interests and meets their learning needs. They are intuitive to children's needs and quickly adapt or extend activities to suit children's levels of engagement. For example, they harness children's enjoyment of superhero stories as part of world book day; they use the Supertato book to engage children in a healthy eating activity. n Children's health and well-being are successfully promoted. They have great fun developing their strength, balance and imagination out in the fresh air. They have regular access to a well-planned outdoor area. Children learn to wash their

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hands as they come indoors before eating. They become increasingly independent in their learning and their personal care. n Staff help children to understand mathematical concepts as they play. Children readily count the bricks in their towers and learn to recognise familiar numbers. They use mathematical language to talk about size and shape. Children often use these skills to join in with stories or to talk about their pictures and constructions. n Staff support children's language well. This includes seeking external help

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need to do better?

11 March 2025 promptly when necessary. Staff model good language throughout the session. Staff successfully bring books and stories to life for children. For example, they hide the shark they have made in the park so that children can act out a favourite book. Staff skilfully support children who need extra help with their language. However, some are less clear about the extended vocabulary that most-able children could be learning and practising. n Leaders and staff acknowledge where minor gaps in the provision have arisen and swiftly implement plans to remedy these. For example, they acknowledge when group times are not supporting children's language development as well as they could. They consider various options to improve matters. Small-group activities during the session are often very successful. However, larger group sessions can still be a little disorganised at times, which limits the learning taking

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place. n Staff encourage children to reflect on previous activities and outings that they have taken part in. Children are developing good recall, which consolidates their prior learning. Children enthusiastically recount when they made telescopes to search for the shark in the park. They also remember that they have been taught to brush their teeth in circular movements. While parents, children and staff are keen to talk about the broad range of activities children have enjoyed, they do not all refer to what children have learned, practised or accomplished. This does not fully celebrate the joy of learning.

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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 be even more specific about any advanced vocabulary that most-able children could be learning, so this can be more easily shared with staff and parents for consistent support n acknowledge children's successes even more, for example, by supporting children and adults to celebrate what children have learned, practised or discovered on a more regular basis n continue to revise group sessions so that learning can be more focused.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2750474 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 10389022 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 30 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Early Explorers Community Pre-Schools CIO

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reference number

Telephone number 07874133751 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Newport Pre-School registered to the current owner in 2023. Opening hours are from 8am to 5.30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and from 8am to 3.15pm on Mondays and Fridays, during term time. Care is sometimes available during school holidays depending on demand. The pre-school employs six members of childcare staff. Of whom, the majority hold relevant qualifications at level 3 or above. The pre-school provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

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 inspector carried out a joint observation of group activities with the manager. n The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The inspector talked to children, parents and staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at the pre-school. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector looked at a sample of documents required for the safe and effective management of the provision. This included training certificates, suitability checks and information about the 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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