Hamilton House Nursery

Hamilton House Nursery 43 Montgomery Road, SHEFFIELD, S7 1LN

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26/06/2013 17/12/2012

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 Previous inspection: 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 3 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 3

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This provision is satisfactory

 A range of interesting activities are available to children. Consequently, children are motivated to learn new things.  Staff provide clear and consistent boundaries to children. As a result, children demonstrate acceptable behaviour, which shows that they feel safe and secure at the nursery.  Staff understand the importance of working with others who share care of the children. Consequently, the nursery has developed sound links with other agencies.

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It is not yet good because

 The key worker system does not ensure that every child's care meets their individual needs. Consequently, children's emotional and physical well-being is not consistently promoted.  There is scope to develop arrangements for monitoring and observing staff practice in the children's playrooms, to support the manager to identify staff training needs.  Systems for monitoring children's progress in relation to different groups of children are not in place. Consequently, interventions and support children may need, to aid their learning cannot clearly be identified.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are:  scheduled at least once in every inspection cycle – the current cycle ends on 31 July

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  scheduled at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the four playrooms and the outside learning environment.  The inspector sampled children's assessment records and planning documentation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had discussions with the owner, managers, parents, staff and children.  The inspector reviewed a range of policies and documentation.

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Information about the setting

Hamilton House Nursery was registered in 2002 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. It is situated in a large detached Victorian property in the Nether Edge area of Sheffield, and is privately owned and managed. The nursery serves the local area and is accessible to all children. It operates from four playrooms across two floors and there is an enclosed area available for outdoor play.

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Information about the setting

The nursery employs 21 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold a degree in early childhood studies, one of whom is working towards Early Years Professional Status. There are 15 members of staff who hold an appropriate early years qualification at National Qualification Level 3, and four members of staff are currently working towards an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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Information about the setting

The nursery opens Monday to Friday all year round, excluding bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 7pm and the nursery offers holiday play-care to nursery children and the community. Children attend for a variety of sessions. There are currently 125 children attending, who are in the early years age group. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery also offers care to children aged from five to 11 years of age. The nursery is a member of the National Day Nurseries Association.

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must:

 ensure key workers support every child's care to meet their individual needs, particularly in the baby room.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 improve arrangements for monitoring and observing staff practice in the rooms to identify staff training needs and secure staff's continuous professional development

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 introduce systems for monitoring progress in relation to different groups of children in order to be able to track any group falling behind their peers or below their expected development bands.

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who attend

Staff have a satisfactory understanding of the seven areas of learning and development and plan a suitable range of activities, in order to promote children's all-round development. The environment is appropriately organised and a range of interesting activities are available to children. Consequently, children are motivated to learn new things. Children progress reasonably well in their learning because staff generally know the children well and observe them to find out what they can do and need to do next. Staff complete the required progress check at age two. This supports staff to ensure children make satisfactory progress, in line with the guidance Development matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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who attend

Children enjoy making choices about what resources they play with. They work co- operatively with their friends to share resources, such as glitter and glue during the sticking activity. This supports children's independence and promotes their personal, social and emotional development. This is also beneficial to children being prepared for the next steps in their learning and eventually the move to nursery or school. Staff support children's learning appropriately during activities. For example, as children paint numbers at the writing table, staff ask the children questions about the numbers they are painting and give children simple sums. Consequently, children's mathematical development is adequately promoted. Children independently access a range of books, which the staff frequently read to children. This supports children's love of reading from an early age, and ensures children's communication and language skills are satisfactorily promoted.

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who attend

The staff work closely with parents to obtain sufficient information about the child's care needs on entry. Consequently, staff have some knowledge about children's starting points on entry to the nursery. Basic information about the child is shared with the parent on a daily basis, this ensures parents receive feedback about their child's time at the nursery. As a result, partnerships with parents are appropriately supported.

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who attend

Children enjoy regular use of the outdoor area, where they enjoy playing with hoops, bats, balls, bikes and the large climbing frame. This supports children to develop new ways of moving. Further opportunities for children to move and handle a range of equipment, such as cardboard tubes, materials and sand ensures children's overall physical development is satisfactorily supported. Children's understanding of the world is appropriately promoted as children enjoy frequent outings to the local community, duck pond and nearby gardens.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The settling-in process appropriately supports children's transitions from home into the nursery. For example, children attend for a number of settling-in visits, which are gradually increased, prior to children starting at the nursery. As a result, children are generally happy and secure in their environments. However, the key worker system in the baby room does not ensure that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs. Consequently, children's emotional and physical well-being is not consistently promoted.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children's understanding of healthy lifestyles, including diet, is adequately supported. The nursery provides a range of healthy snacks and meals, such as noodles with beansprouts, jacket potatoes, and chilli con carne. A selection of fresh fruit and vegetables is readily accessible to children throughout the day and children access drinks of milk or water independently. Children develop self-care skills as they learn to cooperate with tasks, such as putting on their coats to go outside to play. This supports children to be prepared for their transitions to school. Appropriate hygiene routines are implemented to ensure children can manage their own personal needs. For example, tissues are available throughout the rooms to encourage children to blow their own noses, and hand washing is encouraged before children eat. Children enjoy regular opportunities for fresh air and exercise, through daily use of the outdoor area. Consequently, children's physical

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children are beginning to learn how to keep themselves safe because staff remind children to walk indoors and they are involved in practising fire drills. Staff provide clear and consistent boundaries to children and use positive praise and encouragement to manage children's behaviour. As a result, children demonstrate acceptable behaviour, which shows that they feel safe and secure at the nursery.

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provision

The manager has an appropriate understanding of the Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. Children's overall development is suitably promoted because the manager uses basic information to monitor children's progress. However, systems for monitoring children's progress in relation to different groups of children, in order to be able to track any group falling behind their peers or below their expected development bands, are not in place. Consequently, interventions and support children may need, to support their learning cannot clearly be identified. When necessary staff understand the importance of working with others who share care of the children and they have developed sound links with other agencies. Staff generally work well with parents to manage children's transitions within the nursery. They have established relationships with the local schools to ensure consistency of care. This ensures children are appropriately

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provision

Arrangements for safeguarding children in the setting are satisfactory. Staff to child ratios are well met. Staff deployment and supervision of children ensures children's safety is adequately promoted. Any incidents concerning children's safety are reviewed and this helps the nursery to improve. However, a recent incident when a child had an accident and was not reported to the manager, documented or shared with parents, resulted in a breach of a specific welfare requirement. Furthermore, following the provider's internal investigations, it became apparent that the same member of staff had fed a child the wrong food. As a result, children's safety and well-being was compromised. The provider acted in accordance with the safeguarding and welfare requirements and notified Ofsted of the incident. The inspection was carried out following the Compliance Investigation and Enforcement team reviewing the information about the provider. The inspection found

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provision

that accidents are appropriately managed and parents are notified of them. As a result, children are kept safe within the nursery and parents are fully informed about their child's time at the nursery. The inspection also found that staff understand the importance of feeding children the correct food, and staff ensure children's dietary requirements are well met. They are familiar with any children who have food allergies and ensure these are communicated to the cook and all staff working in the room.

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provision

The manager conducts regular risk assessments and keeps accurate records for the administration of medication. Staff are familiar with the signs and symptoms of abuse and the necessary steps to take should they have a concern about a child. Suitable recruitment procedures mean that staff complete the required suitability checks, have completed training or are prepared to do so.

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provision

All staff complete an induction process to help them understand their responsibilities. This includes information about emergency evacuation, safeguarding, reporting of accidents, child protection, equal opportunities and health and safety issues. The manager conducts annual appraisals and reviews this every six months. However, there is scope to develop arrangements for monitoring and observing staff practice in the children's playrooms, to support the manager to identify staff training needs.

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provision

Parental feedback on the day of inspection indicates that the staff have positive relationships with parents. Parents spoken to on the day state 'my child has been coming to the nursery a long time, I am happy with the care at the nursery' and 'my child is very happy here'. The display boards contain information for parents, such as Ofsted contact details and booklets about the Early Years Foundation Stage. The manager evaluates the service provided by reflecting on children's experiences, parents' questionnaires and use of a self-evaluation form.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement action. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY235677 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 924530

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Type of provision

Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 94 Number of children on roll 125 Name of provider Mr P & Mrs M Kissoondyal Partnership Date of previous inspection 17/12/2012 Telephone number 0114 2812381

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises, which are usually the childminder’s own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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