Canterbury House Nursery

Canterbury House Nursery 59-61 Canterbury Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0BH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 July 2015 16 September 2010

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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

 The staff maintain good relationships with the children. They meet children's individual needs well and effectively support their well-being. Children are confident and happy to learn as a result.  Staff establish good partnerships with parents. They meet regularly with them to ensure that they feel fully included and informed about their children's learning and development.  The staff team has a good knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures. The staff are knowledgeable and understand how to protect children's welfare and help keep them safe.  The staff encourage all children to develop future life skills. Consequently, children develop good social and independence skills, which prepare them well for school.  The management team is dedicated to making continuous improvements. It uses a variety of effective ways to effectively evaluate practice. Staff show commitment to providing high-quality learning opportunities for the children.

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This provision is good

 Staff use effective strategies to successfully support children who learn English as an additional language, and children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. This helps all children to make good progress in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always make all areas of the indoor environment inviting and stimulating for children.  Staff do not always manage changes of activities during the day well. Sometimes children have to wait too long and this means they are not fully engaged during these times.

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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

 enhance the indoor environment to make it more inviting and stimulating for children  improve the management of changes in routine to ensure all children are fully engaged during these times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector viewed the areas of the nursery that children use.  The inspector observed staff interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, including children's progress reports, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and staff, gathered parents' views and considered these.

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who attend. This is good

Staff provide a good variety of engaging activities to promote children's learning and development, particularly in the outdoors. Children confidently choose activities to take part in. Staff join in children's play to extend their learning well. For example, during craft activities children act out their first hand-experiences and staff join in by linking these to the real world. This extends children's ideas. Staff use a variety of techniques to develop children's communication, speaking and listening skills. For example, they use thought- provoking questions to encourage and challenge children's thinking and to help them solve problems. Staff engage parents in their children's learning. For example, they encourage them to contribute to their children's progress records and attend events and parent evenings. Parents speak highly of the communication with the staff and how they offer consistent care. Parents are fully involved in, and informed of, children's learning and

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good

Staff maintain good relationships with children because they know and respond to their individual needs. Consequently, children arrive happily and confidently settle. Staff support children to develop good physical skills that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. For example, children negotiate space, develop their coordination and confidently climb and balance. Children are learning to have a sense of empathy towards others and kindly offer words of encouragement. Staff talk to children about the importance of caring for others and other living things. For example, children care for and feed their pet rabbits. Staff communicate well with schools and other professionals to fully support all children and meet their individual needs.

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provision is good

Management effectively monitor and review the setting on a regular basis. They ensure staff complete assessments so the nursery is safe and secure. Management make positive changes to improve the quality of teaching for children. For example, staff attend regular training and meetings and implement what they have learnt. This has a positive impact on the learning experiences for all children. For example, staff have started using signing as a result of recent training to communicate effectively with and support all children's language skills. Management follow robust procedures to ensure the suitability of all staff. They support staff's professional development well. Management accurately monitor all children's progress, including those with additional needs, to ensure any gaps in children's development are closing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY277334 Local authority Kent Inspection number 837391 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 57 Name of provider Janet Sheriff Date of previous inspection 16 September 2010 Telephone number 01233 642497

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Setting details

Canterbury House Nursery School is a privately-owned nursery which opened in 2003. It operates from three rooms in purpose-built premises in Ashford, Kent. The nursery opens from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives early education funding for children aged two, three and four. There are seven staff employed to work with the children, of whom five hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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