Eaton Green Pre-school

Inspection of Eaton Green Pre-school Raynham Community Centre, 66 Eaton Green Road, Luton LU2 9JE

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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 embrace the play and learning opportunities they experience in the pre- school. They find resources that interest them and listen to the descriptions and information staff give them. For example, children look through magnifying glasses at models of minibeasts. Staff encourage them to point out key characteristics, such as the number of legs and position of the eyes. Staff give more information, introducing new words, such as 'antennae', before children bury the creatures in a tray of soil for their friends to find. Communication and language are deeply rooted in the curriculum. Throughout the day, staff speak clearly to children, giving them time to take in the words they use. This contributes to children's growing vocabulary. By the time they go to school, all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, become articulate, confident individuals.

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The provision is good

Children react positively to the routines and simple rules staff consistently promote. Children remember to wash their hands before eating and learn to take turns and share resources. Staff gently remind children why it is important to follow rules, contributing to the good behaviour and positive attitudes children display towards others and their learning. Activities such as yoga help children begin to regulate their bodies and minds, contributing to the calm environment.

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need to do better?

n Before children move on to school, staff change the environment to help trigger conversations about school. For example, children practise putting on uniform, such as jumpers and shirts, in the role-play area. Teachers from the local school visit to read stories to children. This contributes to making children's transition to school as smooth as possible. n Children make choices for themselves. They decide when they are ready to join their peers at the snack table, allowing them to find a natural end in their play and investigations. As a group, children suggest activities for the week. This contributes to their growing awareness of democracy. Staff respond well to children's spontaneous curiosity and quickly adapt the room to trigger further learning. For example, children have a conversation at the snack table about teeth. Staff find resources, including tooth brushes and models of teeth, for children to practise their brushing skills and talk about the dentist. They eagerly

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join the staff, recalling their own experiences of oral care. This helps to consolidate previous learning and build on children's prior knowledge and understanding. n Staff know children well. They find out what children enjoy and what they already know and understand when they first join the pre-school. Through their observations and discussions, key persons accurately assess children's progress to help shape the sequence of learning children experience. Staff encourage

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3 July 2025 parents to continue to help support their children's learning at home. They tell them about the progress children are making and give them ideas for simple activities, such as counting the cars in the car park when they go home. This contributes to children's good progress. n Partnerships with parents are strong. The dedicated provider ensures parents feel valued and welcome. Staff support parents with aspects of parenting, such as toilet training and bedtime routines, with sensitive and practical advice. They provide information about local support groups, activities and agencies, contributing to positive family health and well-being. Parents describe the trust and respect they have for staff and the sense of community created by them. n Leaders have high expectations of staff, ensuring that continued professional development is relevant and regularly refreshed and extended. This is reflected

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in the good-quality teaching and care children receive. Leaders seek feedback from parents to help influence improvements and changes in the pre-school that reflect the different needs required. n Staff set the room out with resources that help to influence children's learning through a purposeful curriculum. They use their skills to determine when to step back and let children play, practise and explore, and when to join children to guide and teach. This contributes to the good balance between children's self- led and adult-led activities. There are times when staff do not effectively add sufficient challenge during their interactions with children to optimise children's learning. As a result, the most-able children do not make the most rapid progress in their learning. n The enthusiastic staff are keen to support children. At times, they do not consistently give children time to solve problems for themselves or to creatively

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need to do better?

find different ways of doing things. This limits opportunities for children to maximise their thinking skills and promote the highest levels of independent 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 support staff to add further challenge that targets children's individual learning to aid rapid progress n give children even more time to solve problems and find alternative ways of doing things for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2727538 Local authority Luton Inspection number 10398092 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 36 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Ghani, Zarina Nahid

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reference number

Telephone number 07706738086 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Eaton Green Pre-school registered in 2019 and runs from a community centre in Luton. The pre-school operates from 8.30am until 3pm, Monday to Friday during term times. The pre-school provides government funded early education for all eligible children and employs five members of staff. Four members of staff hold relevant qualifications at level 2 or above.

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Inspection activities

n The manager took the inspector on a learning walk around the pre-school. She described the embedded ethos and the curriculum. n The inspector observed activities in the pre-school and in the outside area. She spoke to staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The manager and inspector watched an activity together. They discussed the quality of teaching they saw and the impact this has on children's learning. n A small number of parents spoke to the inspector. They expressed their thoughts about the provision. The inspector took their views into consideration.

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3 July 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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