Club 0-5 limited

Club 0-5 Ltd Inspection report for early years provision

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EY338012 Unique Reference Number 19 July 2007 Inspection date Mary Anne Henderson Inspector

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Club 0-5 Ltd, Halesfield 20, Unit A, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4QU Setting Address

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01743 244915 Telephone number smthkely@aol.com E-mail Elizabeth Joan Smith-Keitley Registered person Integrated Type of inspection Full day care Type of care

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This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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ABOUT THIS INSPECTION

The purpose of this inspection is to assure government, parents and the public of the quality of childcare and, if applicable, of nursery education. The inspection was carried out under Part XA Children Act 1989 as introduced by the Care Standards Act 2000 and, where nursery education is provided, under Schedule 26 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. This report details the main strengths and any areas for improvement identified during the inspection. The judgements included in the report are made in relation to the outcomes for children set out in the Children Act 2004; the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding; and, where nursery education is provided, the Curriculum guidance for the foundation stage. The report includes information on any complaints about the childcare provision which Ofsted has received since the last inspection or registration or 1 April 2004 whichever is the later.

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The key inspection judgements and what they mean

Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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The key inspection judgements and what they mean

For more information about early years inspections, please see the booklet Are you ready for your inspection? which is available from Ofsted's website: www.ofsted.gov.uk.

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE AND NURSERY EDUCATION

On the basis of the evidence collected on this inspection:

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE AND NURSERY EDUCATION

The quality and standards of the care are good. The registered person meets the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding.

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE AND NURSERY EDUCATION

The quality and standards of the nursery education are good.

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WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?

Club 0-5 Nursery originally opened in 1997 and was registered under new management in 2006. It operates from a single storey building in Halesfield, which is a light industrial area of Telford. All children share access to a secure enclosed outdoor play area. The nursery serves the local and wider communities.

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WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?

A maximum of 114 children may attend the nursery at any one time. There are currently 94 children from three months to eight years on roll. This includes 19 funded three-year-olds and 10 funded four-year-olds. Children attend for a variety of sessions. The nursery supports children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. The nursery opens five days a week all year round. Sessions are from 07.30 until 18.00.

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WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?

There are 21 part-time and full-time staff, 19 of whom have early years qualifications to National Vocational Qualification Level 2 or 3, working with the children. Two members of staff are working towards a Level 2 qualification. The setting receives support from a teacher mentor from the local authority.

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WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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Helping children to be healthy

The provision is good. Children learn about a healthy lifestyle. They enjoy a good range of indoor and outdoor physical activities, for example, children of all ages have daily access to the outdoor areas where they climb, slide, run around in the fresh air and play ball games. They also enjoy movement to music activities and indoor physical play in the soft play areas.

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Helping children to be healthy

Children learn about the benefits of healthy eating. They enjoy a good range of nutritious meals and snacks, for example, they have meat, fish and pasta and fruit each day for snack time. Children's independence is very well encouraged at these times because the nursery encourages children to serve themselves. They also have free access to drinking water at all times. Children explore healthy eating through discussion and activities. The nursery was awarded the Platinum Award for healthy eating this year.

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Helping children to be healthy

The children play and involve themselves with their activities in a clean and very well maintained environment. They know to wash their hands before eating and after messy play and outdoor play and they do this independently. Children's welfare is promoted well because the staff have a current first aid certificate and they have sought written parental permission to seek emergency medical treatment or advice for all children on roll.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

The provision is good. Children's safety is well maintained. Staff check areas before the children arrive and a comprehensive risk assessment format is used to ensure the safety of areas, toys and equipment. However, at times an electrical socket in the children's play area is not made safe with a socket cover, thereby possibly compromising children's safety. Children are learning about keeping themselves safe because they discuss safety issues through activities. For example, they have explored how to cross the road safely and how the lollipop lady helps them to stay safe. The children also practice the emergency evacuation procedures with the staff.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

The nursery is very welcoming to children and their parents. Staff display children's own work and group theme work for both the children and their parents to enjoy. This promotes children's sense of belonging. There are also parents notice boards around the nursery rooms to keep parents informed of plans and there is a good range of photographs of the children involved in their activities. Children use a good range of furniture and equipment suitable to their age and stage of development. The layout of space and resources is favourable to children's learning. For example, resources are freely accessible to children because they are kept in low open boxes which are labelled to encourage the children to make their own choices about what they want to play with. This encourages child-initiated play well thereby developing children's confidence and independence.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

Children's welfare and safety is well maintained because the staff have undertaken child protection training. They know what to do should there be a concern about a child in their care and they have the current details of the Local Safeguarding Children Board at hand. There is also a policy on this to ensure parents are informed of procedures.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

The provision is good. Young children are well supported because the staff have undertaken training in the 'Birth to three matters' framework. Staff use the development cards to ensure children are progressing in all areas of their development. Children enjoy a good range of spontaneous and planned activities including outdoor play, exploring treasure baskets, messy play with shaving foam and singing songs with the staff. They enjoy the company of the staff who join in with their imaginary play and read them books and also support them with painting and other creative play. Children's independence is well supported because the staff ensure the resources are kept in low accessible boxes. Staff are warm and caring with the children which supports their sense of belonging.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

The quality of teaching and learning is good. Children access a good range of resources because they are low-level and kept in labelled boxes thereby encouraging child-initiated play. They enjoy being responsible as they hand out the plates at snack time and independently spread toppings on their toast and cut up their own fruit. They also serve themselves at meal times. Children put on and take off their own coats and know to wash their hands before eating and after messy play. They explore imaginary play as they use the small world people, dressing-up clothes and dolls and equipment in the home corner. Children explore a good range of festivals throughout the year including Chinese New Year and Divali. They have free access to a range of resources that positively reflects diversity, including small world people and a good range of story and reference books.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

Children access books. However, the book area is situated near to the coats and is not well defined. For example, there are no cushions to ensure the area is inviting to the children. This possibly compromises their development in this area of learning. Children sit and concentrate well during circle time when they explore mathematics by taking it in turn to count the girls and boys and add them together. During circle time the children also talk about their home life, their likes and dislikes. They confidently talk about their holidays saying 'I'm going on a plane to America with my mom'. They listen and take it in turns to talk, supported by the staff. Children link sounds and letters as they think about the day of the week. They spontaneously write on sheets of paper and scribble in diaries as they play in the home corner. More able children write their name on their work. All children practise handwriting as they use sheets

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

that encourage them to write letters and numbers, thereby building their knowledge of the alphabet and numbers from 1 to 10. The children enjoy joining in with stories during story time with the staff. They know and can predict the story endings. Children explore shape, space and measures as they enjoy playing with sand, water and cooking activities. They look at items that can float and those that sink and discuss their findings. They look at the concept of time as they plant seeds and plants and watch them grow.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

Children are finding out about the world around them as they explore and investigate their surroundings. They go on local walks to look at the wildlife and trees and bring leaves and insects back to look at them closer. Children enjoy making three dimensional creations with junk and glue during planned activities. They freely explore paints and crayons and they draw and write at the designated writing table situated near the home corner. Children have begun to look at and identify the uses of everyday technology through planned activities. The children enjoy free access each day to the computer where they learn about colours, numbers and reading. They look at equipment for weighing and baking and they play with tills and telephones during imaginary play. Children have a good sense of space as they move around their indoor

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000 and outdoor areas, being careful not to run into their peers. The children enjoy free access to the outdoor areas during child-initiated play times. They climb and balance on the small and large equipment to develop their small and large muscles. Children also enjoy using a range of tools such as knives, cutters, pencils and scissors. They like to dress up and walk around the indoor and outdoor play areas with their dolls and chat to other children and the staff as they pass by.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

Staff are very good role models for children. They praise the children as they tidy up or help each other with jobs and they encourage them to take turns at listening and talking. Staff talk quietly with each other and the children to ensure a relaxing and accepting atmosphere for children where they can hear and be heard. The staff spend much of their time directly with the children joining in with their play and asking them open-ended questions to extend and consolidate their learning. The staff team have a good understanding of the Foundation Stage of learning and they are suitably experienced and qualified. They know that children learn through play and they provide sufficient time, resources and equipment to extend children's learning and promote progression. However, the staff do not ensure the children access an inviting book area, thereby compromising this area of their learning. Staff work well as a team

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

and meet regularly to discuss issues about the curriculum and the children attending. Planning and assessment is good and the plans include what the children will get out of the activities. The planning is informed by what children can already do and the areas the children need to develop further. There are good strategies in place to support children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities or those who speak English as an additional language. The staff have previous experience of caring for children who may need further support in these areas and they would seek the support of parents and other professionals to ensure consistency and the inclusion of all children on roll.

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Helping children make a positive contribution

The provision is good. Children of all ages are very well behaved at the nursery. They show regard for one another and are aware of the concept of feelings as they talk about this during planned activities. Children are praised in meaningful ways throughout the day. For example, they are praised for helping others to tidy up, for handing out the cups at snack time and for putting on their own coats. Children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is fostered.

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Helping children make a positive contribution

Children have good access to a broad range of resources and activities that positively reflect diversity. They play with a range of cultural dolls, puzzles, dressing up clothes, small world people and books depicting people of other cultures and disabilities. Children also enjoy exploring a range of festivals including Chinese New Year, Divali, Christmas and Easter. There are good strategies in place to support children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Staff would work closely with the parents and where necessary work with other professionals to ensure consistency and inclusion for all children on roll.

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Helping children make a positive contribution

The nursery provides a comprehensive range of policies and procedures for parents. This keeps them well informed of the service provided. Parents access information about routines and development because this is displayed on the notice boards outside the children's base rooms. Other information displayed for parents includes the last inspection report, curriculum planning and menus. There is good two-way exchange of information between the staff and the parents. Staff also complete daily diaries on the younger children to ensure parents are informed daily about their child's routine.

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Helping children make a positive contribution

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000 Partnership with parents and carers is good. Parents are kept well informed about their child's developmental progression through discussion, confidential meetings and through free access to their child's developmental files. Staff gather relevant information about the child from the parents before the time of entry. Information gathered includes likes, dislikes, child's favourite activity as well as required information such as allergies and religious requirements. Staff spend time with the parents chatting about what their child has been doing during their day at the nursery. All parents have access to the policies of the setting and also the prospectus which has been updated to reflect current practice and details about the staff.

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Organisation

The organisation is good. Leadership and management is good. The management and staff team have a clear overview of the provision for nursery education and are aware of what they need to do in order to continue to provide, and improve on, good opportunities for children's development. Staff attend regular training opportunities as supported by the management. This has a positive impact on the care and learning of all children. The provision for education is very well monitored because the staff evaluate the short, medium and long-term plans, observe the children at play and use their starting points to inform future planning which encourages progression. All staff have a good understanding of the concept of equality of opportunity and they work well together to ensure the inclusion of all children. Overall, children's needs are met.

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Organisation

The children are cared for in a warm and welcoming environment where they are encouraged to choose what they would like to do. The staff are experienced and qualified and have been appropriately checked by the management who have implemented rigorous procedures for vetting and recruitment. To ensure children's welfare, required documentation is kept up-to-date, accurate and signed by both parties. There is an appropriate induction procedure in place which includes ensuring new staff are aware of the group's policies and procedures. All staff are clear about their roles and responsibilities within the nursery. The register is kept up-to-date and shows attendance of all children and staff on roll each day. All visitors are checked for identity and required to sign in the visitors book before being allowed into the nursery.

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Complaints since the last inspection

Since registration there have been no complaints made to Ofsted that required the provider or Ofsted to take any action in order to meet the National Standards.

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Complaints since the last inspection

The provider is required to keep a record of complaints made by parents, which they can see on request. The complaints record may contain complaints other than those made to Ofsted.

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Complaints since the last inspection

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE AND NURSERY EDUCATION

On the basis of the evidence collected on this inspection:

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE AND NURSERY EDUCATION

The quality and standards of the care are good. The registered person meets the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding.

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE AND NURSERY EDUCATION

The quality and standards of the nursery education are good.

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The quality and standards of the care

To improve the quality and standards of care further the registered person should take account of the following recommendation(s): • identify and minimise hazards within the indoor areas.

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The quality and standards of the nursery education

To improve the quality and standards of nursery education further the registered person should take account of the following recommendation(s): • improve children's interest in books, providing a comfortable and well defined book area.

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The quality and standards of the nursery education

set out in the leaflet Complaints about Ofsted Early Years: concerns or complaints about Ofsted's role in regulating and inspecting childcare and early education (HMI ref no 2599) which is available from Ofsted's website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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The quality and standards of the nursery education

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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