The Town Nursery

The Town Nursery 24 London Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 March 2015 4 July 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

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

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Staff monitor and support children's learning and development very well. As a result, children make good progress in their learning given their starting points.  Staff provide a warm and welcoming environment. This helps children to settle in quickly and feel secure.  Staff provide regular access to the outdoor area so that children can get plenty of fresh air and exercise. This helps to promote their healthy lifestyles.  The management team and staff have built strong partnerships with parents and other professionals. This helps them to identify and support any gaps in learning quickly.  The management team completes effective self-evaluation processes that include the views of children, parents and staff to ensure continual improvement is strongly driven.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, staff ask children to queue for long periods, which means that they have to wait for activities and sometimes lose interest.  Staff do not always provide resources to promote literacy development in the garden. For example, children do not always have access to pictures with print or writing tools to make marks with outside.

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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

 review the organisation of daily routines and group sizes to ensure that children do not wait for long periods of time or lose interest in activities  enhance the outdoor area to include even more literacy resources such as pictures with print or tools to practise early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector had discussion with the children, staff and manager.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection and through written feedback.  The inspector looked at a range of relevant documentation relating to safeguarding, suitability records, policies and procedures, and learning and development.

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who attend. This is good

Staff use strong observations and assessments to monitor children's learning. They provide parents with regular updates on children's progress. They successfully gather comments and suggestions from parents about children's achievements at home. This helps them to provide continuity in their learning. Staff plan exciting activities that extend children's learning in all areas. However, staff do not always maximise children's literacy skills outside. Staff help to develop children's communication skills and language as they use sign language during daily routines, such as singing times. This helps children of all ages to learn hand signals to help them to communicate with each other. Staff provide low-level baskets of resources for all age groups. This promotes their choice of play very well.

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good

The key person system is strong. Staff know their key children's needs very well. Staff share lots of information as a team, which helps them continue to support children even when the key person is not present. Staff constantly remind children to share, which helps them learn to behave well. They follow consistent routines, which the children are aware of. However, at times, children are left waiting for their turn in activities, such as obstacle courses. This, on occasion, causes them to lose interest and disengage in the play. Staff encourage children to learn about safety. For example, they remind them to stop, look and listen before crossing the car park to the garden. They help to keep children safe by carrying out daily risk assessments to minimise any identified hazards. Staff provide healthy meals and snacks for the children. During meals, they teach children about the healthy foods they eat and what effects they have on the body. Staff have made good

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good

links with other local settings, such as schools. They invite professionals, such as reception teachers to the nursery or visit them at the schools. This provides them with good opportunities to share information about children's progress before their move to school.

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provision is good

The management team monitors the educational programme very well, which helps to ensure that gaps in learning are identified and are closing quickly. The team has a good awareness of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. Staff are aware of signs of abuse and neglect and what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare. The recruitment, supervision and induction procedures are robust. This helps to ensure that staff are suitable to work with the children. The management team uses self-evaluation effectively to identify their strengths and areas to improve. Staff are encouraged to continue their professional development and implement their new knowledge in their practice to improve outcomes for all.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 133466 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 836372 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 57 Number of children on roll 112 Name of provider The Town Nursery Partnership Date of previous inspection 4 July 2011 Telephone number 01608 645646

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Setting details

The Town Nursery opened in 1986 and operates from the old convent next to the Catholic primary school near the town centre of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. They are open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. There are 20 members of staff, including the two managers. Of these, 19 hold appropriate early years qualifications, including two with Early Years Professional Status and one with Qualified Teacher Status.

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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

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Setting details

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Setting details

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