Tongham Daycare Ltd

Tongham Daycare St. Pauls C of E First School, West Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, FARNHAM, Surrey, GU10 1EF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 June 2015 16 June 2014

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement 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

 Strong leadership and highly effective teamworking has resulted in significant improvements across all areas of the provision since the last inspection.  The two nursery managers use their extensive expertise and training opportunities to successfully improve staff's professional development and children's care and learning.  All children make excellent developmental progress in relation to their starting points, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children learning English as an additional language.  Children are exceptionally well prepared for their future and starting school because staff use their exemplary knowledge of children's individual needs to help them make outstanding developmental progress.  Children are provided with a wealth of resources that inspire them to learn, indoors and outdoors.  Children develop excellent self-confidence due to the exceptional individual support

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This provision is outstanding

they receive from staff during their play. Overall, children are highly independent, although they do not always receive encouragement to join in tasks such as tidying away their toys.  Staff work very effectively in partnership with parents and other agencies to meet children's individual needs.

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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

 offer greater encouragement for children to extend their self-care skills by joining in routine tasks, such as tidying away toys.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the indoor and outdoor play areas.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager of the two year old room.  The inspector talked with staff, children and the managers at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, planning documentation and checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff working with children, the provider's self-evaluation form and improvement plan.  The inspector took account of parents' views spoken to on the day of the inspection and from documentation.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Children are exceptionally motivated in their play and keen to learn. They eagerly take part in adult-led group activities. Staff skilfully teach children and make activities fun. For example, they give them clues that encourage them to think and guess about different types of jobs. As a result, children develop excellent self-confidence, enthusiastically talk about what they know and successfully develop their communication skills. Staff clearly explain to children about the importance of listening to others and taking turns if they have something to say. Consequently, children concentrate extremely well during group activities and develop their ability to communicate. Staff introduce new initiatives that successfully promote boys' interest in writing. For example, they create superhero dens containing writing resources in the garden and provide them with paint brushes and water to use on wooden equipment.

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outstanding

Children's individual needs are exceptionally well met. They form close relationships with staff and other children and are very happy, settled and animated in their play. Staff provide children with an excellent balance of free play and adult-led activities. Consequently, children have the freedom to make discoveries and use their ideas during their play. They fill containers with water from a hose and use it to make objects travel down drain pipes. Staff make excellent use of these opportunities to extend children's learning. Children's physical well-being is extremely well promoted. Children choose from a variety of fresh fruits at snack times and enjoy having lunch in the school hall located next to the nursery. Children learn about their local community through outings to the local park, garden centre and woodland areas.

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provision is outstanding

Children's welfare is exceptionally well safeguarded because staff have an excellent understanding of child protection procedures. The two nursery managers fully understand and meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. They have an outstanding knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities. They constantly evaluate with staff and parents how they can further improve children's care and learning. As a result, actions made at the last inspection have been met and the overall quality of the provision has significantly improved. Partnership with parents, the children's centre and the school where the provision is based is outstanding.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY345109 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1014844 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 147 Name of provider Nurturing Childcare Ltd Date of previous inspection 16 June 2014 Telephone number 01252 400221

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Setting details

Tongham Daycare registered in 2006 and is located in Tongham, Surrey. Nurturing Childcare Ltd runs Tongham Daycare and another local setting. The nursery is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. It opens during the school term, from 7.30am to 6pm, with the main sessions running from 9am to 12 noon, and from 12 noon to 3pm. The setting also runs a school holiday club from 8am to 6pm. The nursery employs 22 members of staff, 15 of whom work directly with children. Of these staff, one holds Early Years Professional Status and the remainder have relevant qualifications between level 3 and level 6.

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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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