Summerfield House Day Nursery

Summerfield House Day Nursery Chertsey Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 8HF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 July 2015 13 July 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 quality of the teaching in the nursery is outstanding. Staff have an excellent knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and implement this exceptionally well. Therefore, staff provide children with experiences that engage and motivate them in their learning.  Staff develop excellent relationships with children. They provide children with a nurturing environment and interactions which help support their emotional development. This means that children are confident and extremely happy in the nursery.  The staff team works exceptionally well together, led by an inspirational manager. The organisation of the nursery is meticulous. Staff provide children with a calm, fun and homely environment, where they can play and learn.  Staff have an excellent understanding of how to promote children's well-being. They know how to keep children safe and what action they would take if they had concerns about a child's welfare. This ensures children are safeguarded very well.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children have a variety of opportunities to explore the outside environment. Children enjoy feeding the animals in the nursery's farm; staff use the outdoor environment and farm well to develop children's strong knowledge of the natural world.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents speak highly of the staff and nursery; they say that staff provide children with 'an amazing place for them to grow and learn'.

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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

 extend how children can use technological resources in their everyday play to enhance their understanding of technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to children and staff.  The inspector observed activities in both the inside and outside play areas.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled children's records, planning documentation, evidence of staff suitability and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures to safeguard children's welfare.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff have an excellent understanding of how children learn and they provide children with an environment that inspires their play and learning. Staff consistently follow children's interests and use all opportunities to extend their knowledge. Children are extremely focused and highly motivated to learn. For example, older children are excited when looking for shapes outside. Staff talk to children about familiar and new shapes, building upon their mathematical knowledge exceptionally well. However, staff do not always provide opportunities for children to use technology in their exploration. Babies develop excellent physical coordination skills. Staff use activities, such as when children feed the chickens and collect eggs in the nursery's farm, to build on these. Staff talk to children throughout activities, extending their communication and language skills exceptionally well. Children are confident when speaking to adults and to each other. Staff keep a

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who attend. This is outstanding

careful check on children's progress and share this information with the manager. They use their exemplary knowledge of children to observe and plan for future activities, and children are making outstanding progress in their learning. Staff have established excellent relationships with parents using a wide variety of methods of communication, including daily conversations to share children's progress. Parents use this information to help extend their children's learning at home.

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outstanding

Staff support children's emotional well-being exceptionally well; they are kind, caring and attentive to children's individual needs. Children settle happily and thoroughly enjoy their time in the nursery. Staff use daily routines to support children in being highly independent, so that children learn to feed themselves and manage their personal needs confidently. Children behave exceptionally well in the nursery. Staff encourage children to think about positive play and they happily cooperate, share and take turns, developing strong relationships with each other.

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provision is outstanding

The staff and leadership team are outstanding. All staff are committed to ensuring that children are provided with a high-quality learning experience. The manager is inspirational in her continual drive to improve the nursery. She ensures that ongoing supervision maintains the excellent quality of staff practice. Recent training has successfully extended staff practice. For example, they now provide a greater range of sensory experiences for younger children, to extend their physical skills. The manager has also developed excellent partnerships with local schools. Therefore, she has a focused approach in ensuring that children have the skills they need, in readiness for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 120243 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 825232 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 45 Number of children on roll 81 Name of provider Summerfield House Day Nursery Limited Date of previous inspection 13 July 2010 Telephone number 01276 856556

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Setting details

Summerfield House Day Nursery was established in 1991. It is located in Chobham, in Woking, Surrey. It is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm for most of the year. The setting is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are 16 staff; of whom, 14 hold relevant childcare qualifications. One member of staff holds Early Years Professional Status and 13 hold relevant qualifications between level 2 and level 3. The nursery has achieved accreditation through the Surrey County Council Early Years Quality Assurance Scheme.

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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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