Whitegate Early Years Care

Whitegate Early Years Care Whitegate Nursery School & Children's Centre, Victoria Road, Padiham, BURNLEY, Lancashire, BB12 8TG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 June 2015 16 August 2010

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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 management team and staff have an excellent understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The quality of teaching across the setting is outstanding. As a result, children engage in an excellent range of challenging activities, which meet their individual needs, interests and contribute towards their continued progress.  Sharply focused observations and assessments are used to accurately track children's progress and identify any gaps in their learning. As a result, all children are making rapid progress from their starting points.  Children's emotional and physical development are supported exceptionally well. They are confident, self-motivated and show a strong sense of belonging.  Children settle in extremely quickly due to the close bonds they make with their main carer.  Leadership is inspirational and this means that staff are highly motivated and

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This provision is outstanding

enthusiastic, which results in children having fun at the setting.  All staff hold qualifications of at least level 3 and this, together with a well targeted programme of ongoing training, has a considerably positive impact on children's progress.  Staff provide children with uninterrupted time to play and experiment so that they remain highly engaged and focused on activities.  The outstanding partnerships with parents and other professionals promote each child's learning through a consistent and shared approach.

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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

 enrich the outdoor environment so that children have easy access to an even greater range of resources to promote their early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching across the setting and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held meetings with the provider, manager and deputy manager at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector spoke with parents and children and took account of their views.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including children's records, policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of staff.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff provide an outstanding range of high-quality learning experiences for all children. Consequently, children are developing skills and attitudes that help to prepare them extremely well for school. The environment is well planned to offer children plenty of opportunities to play and explore and they access resources independently. Children are highly motivated, confident and thrive in the setting as their needs are met very well. Staff use highly effective teaching strategies to promote children's communication and language skills. For example, staff provide a running commentary as younger children play and they copy and repeat children's words and utterances. Staff hide musical instruments and encourage children to listen and work out where the sound is coming from. They engage older children in purposeful dialogue and give them plenty of time to think and respond to questions that they pose. As a result, children are very confident in communicating their

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outstanding

The motivated and friendly staff provide an extremely welcoming environment and children thoroughly enjoy their time at the setting. Daily routines, such as, nappy changing and feeding are carried out by children's key person, who support their emotional security well. Children develop a strong understanding of healthy lifestyles and are offered nutritious food that is freshly prepared on the premises. Regular opportunities to exercise vigorously outdoors using a range of high-quality equipment support children to develop increasing self-confidence in their physical skills. Staff consistently give priority to the safety of children and effectively support their growing understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Staff are exceptional role models. They provide clear guidelines and give gentle reminders of expectations. As a result, children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff have a robust knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures so that

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outstanding

children are very well protected and safeguarded.

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provision is outstanding

The management team monitor the performance of staff closely and promptly implement action plans to ensure that high-quality teaching is consistently maintained. They have robust induction and supervision systems in place and promote ongoing professional development. The management team are very keen to develop the methods for planning to ensure that children are given continuous access to resources and experiences that cover all areas of learning. For example, following a review of planning, they noticed a need to provide children with more opportunities to access tools to promote early writing skills in the outdoor environment. Sharply focused and innovative training plans provide staff with the skills to support children with individualised teaching methods to develop their speech and language skills. These successful strategies are shared with other professionals and parents to effectively support children's learning at home. As a result,

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provision is outstanding

children are making outstanding progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY334266 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 849168 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 84 Number of children on roll 125 Name of provider Whitegate Early Years Care Date of previous inspection 16 August 2010 Telephone number 01282 772283

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Setting details

Whitegate Early Years Care was registered in 2006. The setting employs 18 members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications of at level 3 or above. One staff member holds Qualified Teacher Status, three hold qualifications at level 6 and two hold qualifications at level 4. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 5.45pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-year-old children.

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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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