Ofsted Inspection Report
The staff and children of FCCC @ Wesley House are proud of their Ofsted inspection report from February 2009 and would like to share the following extracts with you;
How effective is the provision in meeting the needs of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage? Grade 2
How effectively is provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage led and managed? Grade 2
How effectively are children in the Early Years Foundation Stage helped to learn and develop? Grade 2
How effectively is the welfare of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage promoted? Grade 2
The key inspection judgements and what they mean;
Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality
Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong
Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound
Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough
"Children are effectively kept safe at all times and their confidence and sense of security is well fostered as a result of positive relationships with staff."
"Generally very successful partnership working with parents and in the wider context contributes to ensuring that the needs of all children are met very well and they get any additional support they need."
"Most aspects of children's welfare and learning are promoted well and the varied range of interesting indoor and outdoor play opportunities, supported by generally effective individual planning, means that children make good progress in their learning and development."
"Regular and effective self-evaluation, including partaking in external quality audits, means that priorities for the future are well-targeted in order to ensure the continual improvement of the provision and outcomes for children."
"As part of continuous improvement staff development is highly encouraged and supported through the effective appraisal system in order for them to further enhance their knowledge and skills in caring for and educating children. For example, staff attended training in behaviour management in response to a recommendation raised at the last inspection. This has impacted greatly on outcomes for children as staff demonstrate very positive strategies and as a result children's behaviour is very good and their self-esteem is well fostered."
"Parents receive good quality information about the setting and detailed information is obtained for each child to demonstrate that staff fully recognise and treat them as unique individuals."
"Parents are actively involved in the setting, for example, through their contributions to charity events, and discussion with parents reflects their high satisfaction in the setting and care of their children."
"Children are effectively helped to stay safe because risk assessments are of very good quality in managing or eliminating risks. For example, excellent security systems, including CCTV, visitor's book and password system, protects children from unauthorised persons. The suitability of adults working with the children, including ensuring that they have appropriate experience and qualifications, is ensured because of thorough recruitment and vetting procedures and good induction procedures mean that staff are clear about their roles and responsibilities."
"A bright, inclusive and welcoming environment is provided overall, through displayed photographs of staff and a range of positive images reflecting diversity. Space and resources are generally organised effectively in order to meet children's needs and enable them to develop self-motivation as they make choices about their own play and learning."
"Children are happy, very confident and well settled as a result of consistent routines, which they are clearly familiar with, and very good settling-in arrangements including effective key working."
"Staff demonstrate a very good understanding of the learning and development requirements overall, which results in a broad and balanced curriculum. They undertake regular observations and liaise with parents in order to track children's progress and plan for their next steps"
"Children have good access to outdoors where they have first-hand contact with the weather, seasons and the natural world and have freedom to explore, use their senses and be physically active and exuberant."
"Children are highly sociable using language confidently in a range of ways, supported by good interaction and questioning by staff."
"All age groups have access to ICT through well equipped areas, resources, and visits within the local community, for example, to the pet shop and activities such as watching an Indian wedding, develop their knowledge and understanding of the world around them."
"Staff model and implement good hygiene routines and effectively support children in learning about a healthy lifestyle, for example, through planned activities as part of the 'happy me, healthy body' week."