Claremont Nursery

Claremont Nursery Claremont School, Ebdens Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7PW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2015 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 support for children's communication and language development is excellent. The staff skilfully ask questions of older children that encourage them to think before they answer. Staff speak clearly and simply to encourage younger children to develop their language.  The staff are highly successfully at engaging with parents, who willingly support their children's learning. Parents regularly contribute to their child's learning records with achievements and events at home.  The organisation of the welcoming, highly stimulating, child-centred environment fully encourages children to make easy choices about their play.  Staff develop close and nurturing relationships with children, establishing an excellent sense of emotional well-being.  Staff receive comprehensive support for their professional development needs with supervision meetings, practice observations and training.  The progress checks that staff complete for the two-year-olds are excellent. The parent

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This provision is outstanding

receives a very detailed booklet about their child's development. Details about children's current learning needs are extremely clear.

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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

 continue to help children use the independence skills they learn at snack time, at other mealtimes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held meetings with the head teacher and spoke to some parents.  The inspector completed a joint observation and had discussions with the nursery manager.  The inspector looked at children's records, including their learning assessments, and spoke to staff.  The inspector checked evidence of safeguarding practices, staff's ongoing professional development and self-evaluation processes.  The inspector observed activities in the playrooms and the outside play areas.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff engage with children enthusiastically and motivate them to spend significant periods of time at an activity. This helps children develop good concentration levels and a keenness to learn. Young children explored the water tray with bubbles, experimenting with different resources. Staff encouraged children's speech, by using expressive words, such as 'bubble', 'splash' and 'splish'. Children routinely use their imagination as they play independently or engage in activities with staff. The monitoring of each child's progress is highly effective as staff carefully track their development. The process enables staff to identify any learning gaps to address quickly with new resources, activities or teaching. There is exceptional support for recognising and encouraging those children who need additional input, to make excellent progress.

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outstanding

Staff get to know each child and meet their individual needs extremely well. They plan activities that interest and excite children, making excellent use of the abundant range of resources. Staff encourage children to manage age-appropriate risks and cope with physically challenging activities. For example, they enjoy the extensive school grounds and learn to use large play equipment safely. This helps young children's confidence to flourish as they develop excellent balance and coordination skills. Children's health thrives from the nutritious snacks and nursery cooked meals. They develop independence as they pour drinks and serve themselves with healthy snacks, although this is less evident at lunchtime.

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provision is outstanding

The management team have an excellent understanding of their responsibilities to safeguard children and promote their welfare. Staff have a very strong awareness of the child protection procedures. Comprehensive risk assessments for the premises and grounds, help staff identify and minimise hazards to help keep children safe. Partnership working is exemplary as the staff work closely with other professionals and parents. This ensures that all children receive support to reach their potential. As a result, they are significantly well prepared for the next stage in their learning. The management team highly value the views of staff and parents as they routinely evaluate nursery practices. Development plans are ongoing and continually improve children's learning experiences. The staff are very motivated and attend various training courses or improve their qualifications. This has a highly positive impact on their knowledge and understanding of

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provision is outstanding

how to promote children's learning successfully.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY286277 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 986081 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 68 Number of children on roll 56 Name of provider Claremont School ( St Leonards ) Ltd Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01424 751555

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Setting details

Claremont Nursery registered in 2004. It operates from a self-contained building in the grounds of Claremont School, St Leonards, East Sussex. It is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. There are 17 members of staff, 13 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. There are two staff who have level 2, nine who have level 3 and two staff who have Qualified Teacher Status. The nursery is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged two years.

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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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