Westfield Pre School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children are excited to arrive at this friendly pre-school. They separate from carers with ease and rush to explore activities with their friends.

Children demonstrate high levels of confidence in the pre-school. They engage well with visitors, inviting them into their play and proudly showing off the pictures they draw.Children enjoy a wide range of activities indoors and in the exciting outdoor area.

Staff use children's interests and experiences to plan engaging learning opportunities. For example, children establish a café in the role-play area. They enjoy creating and sharing recipes from home, which they make in...to a book with support from staff.

Children are learning to be independent. Staff are aware of children's abilities, and consistently challenge them in activities. For example, children thoroughly enjoy bathing and dressing dolls.

Staff encourage them to collect their own water from the outdoor tap. They demonstrate how to fasten the dolls' clothes before encouraging children to complete this independently.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Children form close friendships with one another.

They are kind and helpful and work well as a team to complete tasks. For example, children set up an exercise activity. They form a chain to roll tyres safely across the garden.

Staff complete high-quality assessments of children's development. Parents remain informed about children's progress with regular electronic updates. Staff suggest activities for parents to try at home to extend children's learning.

Children are developing a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. Staff support them to construct exercise stations using tyres and crates. Children sit in small groups for snack time, where staff encourage them to explore and taste a variety of fruits.

The manager and staff work hard to establish close relationships with families. This enables them to gather comprehensive information about children's early experiences. From this they provide learning opportunities children may not otherwise receive.

For example, staff work hard to facilitate continuous outdoor play opportunities.Children's language and literacy development is well supported. Children enjoy cosy reading areas, both indoors and in the garden.

They regularly explore new stories, which they recall well. The manager and staff have recently established a library system. This enables children to share their favourite stories at home.

Staff use children's interests to support their development across all areas of learning. For example, children dress up as their favourite cartoon characters. Staff encourage them to use the computer to print out related activity sheets.

Children explore the characters more closely, identifying and discussing their unique features.Parents speak highly of the manager and her staff. They understand the positive impact this has on children's development and well-being.

Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities feel particularly supported. They deeply value the guidance and professionalism shown throughout the referral process and beyond.The manager reflects well on all aspects of the pre-school.

She seeks regular feedback from staff, parents and other professionals. This enables her to swiftly identify areas for improvement. The manager uses this information to implement strategies aimed at improving the outcomes for children.

Staff make good use of daily circle time. They use age-appropriate methods to support children's knowledge of appropriate behaviour. Children are encouraged to identify emotions from facial expressions.

However, when children display unwanted behaviour, staff are not consistent in their responses. They do not always support children's understanding of the possible effects of their behaviour to resolve conflicts effectively.The manager conducts regular appraisals on all staff.

This allows her to monitor staff well-being and identify areas to improve their practice. However, mentoring procedures are not yet sufficient enough to support staff in implementing these improvements consistently.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

The manager and staff demonstrate a good understanding of the signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. They have good knowledge of the referral process to follow when reporting any concerns. The provider has a robust recruitment and induction process in place.

This supports staff knowledge of safeguarding and first-aid procedures from the start. Staff complete regular risk assessments of all areas of the setting and supervise children well in all activities to promote their safety.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nimplement more robust and consistent methods of supporting children to understand and manage their behaviour nenhance current methods of coaching and mentoring to support staff improve their interactions with children to a consistently high level.