Bright Sparks Child Care Centre

Bright Sparks Warden House Primary School, Birdwood Avenue, Deal, Kent, CT14 9SF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 February 2015 16 November 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 The outside area is exceptional and worthy of being shared with others. It offers excellent learning in all areas and children particularly enjoy the mud kitchen and opportunities to construct on a large scale.  The environment and exceptional staff input enable children to be creative learners who think critically as they play, investigate and make discoveries.  Teaching is of high quality and targeted at groups and individual children. This results in all children making excellent developmental progress.  Children are very independent, taking charge of their own well-being. However, very occasionally staff miss opportunities to further enhance on children's independence at snack time. For instance, at snack time staff sometimes prepare the fruit.  Parents and carers share in their children's learning and development. They thoroughly appreciate being able to do so whenever they wish, adding to the developmental

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This provision is outstanding

profiles, working together to provide positive outcomes for children.  There is a comprehensive programme of professional development. Staff are extremely keen to develop their knowledge and understanding, resulting in children enjoying high quality teaching.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 further enhance children's already high levels of independence, for example, by involving them in the preparation of their snacks.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector had discussions with parents, staff and children.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation including safeguarding procedures and children's records.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Children enjoy rich and varied experiences that promote learning in all areas. All children, regardless of their starting points, make excellent progress due to high quality support and input from staff. They share their enthusiasm and passion with children who are confident learners, willing to try new and interesting activities. Key persons plan stimulating and challenging experiences for each child. For example, to encourage a child to use a pencil, they planned an activity based on the child's interests. This involved children drawing plans on a large piece of paper using pencils and rulers, making the fire engine with crates, planks of wood, hoses and ladders and then participating in role play. This was a high quality learning experience that supported development and helped all children to flourish. Children are very well prepared for the next steps in their learning. Regular visits to the local school to share in experiences such as lunch time and a high emphasis on

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who attend. This is outstanding

helping children to develop strong social and self-help skills support this.

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outstanding

Children are very confident. This is because they feel safe and secure at the setting. They have strong relationships with kind and caring staff who know them well. Children express how they are feeling, knowing that they will be listened to and compassion shown. The easily accessible and clearly labelled toys and resources enable children to make choices and be independent learners. Having their own drawers also supports independence as children help themselves to personal items, taking charge of their well-being. Children have an excellent understanding of playing safely and staff give them space and encouragement to undertake risks such as making and then using assault courses.

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provision is outstanding

Staff are well qualified and continuously participate in training that develops their knowledge. Staff supervision and training is having a high impact on quality. The setting have recently implemented a new tool for assessing and planning for children's learning and development. It is an extremely successful tool in monitoring learning and development and is having a positive impact on planning for all children. It is highly valued by staff and parents and is helping key persons to plan for all children's learning. The setting is highly evaluative and plans for improvement expand on children's experiences. Staff have a high regard to the welfare and safety of children. All participate in safeguarding training and are knowledgeable about their roles in safeguarding children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY293741 Local authority Kent Inspection number 837602 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 28 Number of children on roll 60 Name of provider Bright Sparks Childcare Centre Committee Date of previous inspection 16 November 2009 Telephone number 01304 389852

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Setting details

Bright Sparks Childcare Centre registered in 2004. It operates from a building in the grounds of Warden House Primary School in Deal, Kent. The setting opens each weekday from 8am to 4pm, term-time only. The setting has close links with Warden House Primary School. The setting is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The setting is in receipt of early years funding for children aged two, three and four-years. There are 12 members of staff who work with the children, 10 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The setting currently supports a number of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Setting details

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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. 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, safeguarding and child protection.

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Setting details

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Setting details

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