Chingford Mount Baptist Church Pre-School

Inspection of Chingford Mount Baptist Church Pre-School 1a Leadale Avenue, Chingford E4 8AT

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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 enter the pre-school happy and excited for the day ahead. Children who are settling-in observe and smile as they watch the other children take part in small group activities. Staff have developed strong, caring relationships with children. All of which helps support their emotional and social development. Children are well behaved. They listen, participate and discuss how to be kind to each other. They understand the group's rules. Staff plan a well-designed curriculum. On arrival, children immediately choose from the many learning opportunities available to them.

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The provision is good

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is good. Staff discuss children's development with parents to ensure that timely referrals are made, and children receive the help they need. Children develop their sensory skills as they make marks and draw letters in flour. For example, children are supported to develop their fine and gross motor skills as they concentrate and manoeuvre their hands to draw the letters of their name. Children enjoy playing outside in the warm sunshine as they climb, run and jump. Staff encourage children to explore the well-resourced garden, which helps build their physical and curiosity skills.

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need to do better?

n Leaders have not notified relevant agencies of a significant event within the required timescales. However, they have taken action to rectify this, and it has had no impact on children. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents are happy with the pre-school and the progress that their child is making since starting. Parents comment that older siblings attended the pre-school and that staff are friendly and warm. They receive regular updates about their child's progress and next steps in learning. Parents are invited to join in celebrations and to discuss with children their job roles, for instance police officer jobs. All of which helps children to understand about people who help us. Parents speak about how well staff support children who need additional help and the effective impact this has on children's preparation for their move on to school. n Morale is high at the pre-school, and staff comment that they are happy and

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need to do better?

well supported by leaders. Staff attend regular staff meetings and are offered training opportunities. However, staff do not always take part in regular one-to- one supervision meetings with leaders so that they can discuss their ongoing needs and any concerns that they may have. n Children are offered many good learning opportunities indoors and outdoors to develop their learning. Staff interact well with them, questioning children and demonstrating how to use resources during play activities. However, staff

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28 April 2025 interactions with children do not always fully challenge children to extend their learning further. n Staff support children's developing language and communication skills well. For example, staff encourage children to speak up during circle time sessions. Children listen to stories carefully and respond to staff's questions about what has happened in the story. Children enjoy the game 'What's in the Box'. They take turns to pull out an object from the closed box and describe what they have in their hand. Children build confidence and improve their language as they use descriptive language to tell all their friends what they have picked out of the box. n Leaders use additional funding to purchase resources and arrange additional specialist coaching, for example sports and dance activities. This helps to ensure all children are offered learning opportunities beyond anything that they have

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experienced before. n Leaders work well together to identify areas for improvement at the pre-school. For example, improvements have been made around the organisation of the learning environment and how staff separate older and younger children at different times during the day. Leaders state that this helps staff to offer children support according to their age and stage of development and offers a more tailored approach to children's learning experiences.

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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 strengthen the support for staff, for example through regular supervision meetings to help improve their practice n develop further staff's understanding of learning intentions so that they can help extend children's development during play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 155087 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10400325 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Chingford Mount Baptist Church Pre-School

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 559 3903 Date of previous inspection 10 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Chingford Mount Baptist Church Pre-School registered in 1993. It is located in Chingford in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The pre-school is open from 9am to midday and from midday to 3pm, from Monday to Friday, during term time only. It is closed on public bank holidays. There are seven staff members, of whom one holds a level 6, three hold a level 3 and one holds a level 2 qualification in childcare. The pre-school receives funding for free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual/registered individual 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 inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation. 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 nursery. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider.

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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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