Claverham Day Nursery

Claverham Day Nursery Claverham Community College, North Trade Road, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0HT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 April 2015 6 May 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 support children to be continually engaged in purposeful and interesting play of their own choosing. Children are confident to freely explore their environment, inside and outside.  Staff work very well with external agencies to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This means that staff encourage all children to make good progress in their learning and development.  Children and staff have warm and trusting relationships, which helps children feel safe and secure. This promotes their emotional well-being.  Children enjoy playing in the interesting and developing outside areas.  Staff encourage children to mix with children of all ages on a daily basis. Children enjoy moving freely between the rooms and gardens. Staff teach them to understand each other's needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always make best use of some daily routines to support children's practical skills. For example, they do not involve children in laying the tables for lunch or tidying away afterwards.  Staff receive one to one supervision sessions but the management team do not always precisely focus on monitoring the teaching practices of all staff. This means that not all staff receive the same quality of development opportunities.

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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

 make better use of everyday routines to develop children's practical skills  strengthen the effectiveness of staff supervision to focus more sharply on the monitoring and continual development of staff practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents.  The inspector held a meeting with the deputy manager and senior manager.  The inspector sampled documentation, including registers, risk assessments and children's progress files.  The inspector observed staff and children playing inside and outside.  The inspector conducted two joint observations with the deputy manager.

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who attend. This is good

Staff support children in their learning well and understand the need to allow children space to explore their own ideas. They challenge children's thinking skills with good questions. For example, staff encouraged children to consider what happens to ice and where the water goes once it has melted. Children enjoy stories with staff who encourage the older children to think about the characters' feelings and emotions. The younger children gather around staff, keen to listen while they share stories. Children show a high level of independence and motivation in their learning and competently gather toys to support their play. These skills ensure children are well-prepared for their next stage of learning, such as school.

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good

Children are happy and settled at nursery. Staff provide good support for children to understand how to lead a safe and healthy lifestyle. For example, staff explain to children that they need to get a sunhat to protect their heads from the sun. Staff work well with parents to understand their care wishes and daily routines. As a result, staff meet babies' and children's individual routines and needs well. Staff help teach children to resolve conflicts themselves. For example, staff encouraged children to take turns to complete a puzzle that needed to be tidied away. Staff complete regular risk assessments to keep children safe. They accurately record accidents and share these with parents.

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provision is good

The leadership team has a good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and evaluates the nursery well. This ensures that it runs smoothly and effectively meets children's needs. For example, they recently reviewed the age groups of children in each room to ensure staff continue to support children well. The management and staff develop areas of the nursery to enhance children's play, such as creating a mud kitchen outside. Staff receive support for their professional development, such as training to improve practices. The leadership team encourages staff to improve their qualifications to enhance their knowledge of how children learn. Staff work well with parents, who feel very informed about their children's learning and development. Staff keep them up to date with daily discussions, letters and email communication. The leadership team extensively reviews the quality of teaching through children's observation folders. This helps inform

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provision is good

further development of teaching within each room. All staff receive safeguarding training and are securely aware of the procedures to follow if they have child protection concerns.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 508991 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 846845 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 93 Name of provider Claverham Community College Date of previous inspection 6 May 2011 Telephone number 01424 774 548

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Setting details

Claverham Day Nursery registered in 1993. It is situated in the grounds of Claverham Community College, Battle, East Sussex. The nursery is open each weekday from 8.15am to 5.45pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. There are 15 members of staff, 13 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- olds.

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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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