Small Friends Children's Day Nursery

Small Friends Children's Day Nursery 15 Rectory Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2HA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 July 2015 3 June 2010

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 teaching across the nursery is outstanding. Staff use every opportunity to enrich the curriculum. They provide an excellent range of high-quality learning experiences for children. As a result, children are highly motivated, eager to explore and develop a real thirst for learning.  Children form exceptional relationships with the staff who care for them each day. This means children's individual needs are always met extremely well and children form strong attachments with staff.  The management team have an excellent understanding of their responsibilities to safeguard children. They ensure that all staff implement policies and safe working practices exceptionally well to support children's health, safety and well-being.  Staff place great importance on making sure any gaps in children's learning are quickly identified. They work extremely well with parents and other professionals to promote

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This provision is outstanding

children's learning needs through a shared approach. This commitment is reflected in the way all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, flourish during their time at the nursery.  The highly qualified and experienced management team act as excellent role models. This has a positive impact on staff's practice and the quality of interaction to support children's learning throughout the nursery is exemplary.  The management team is highly effective in driving improvement. Staff demonstrate an uncompromising commitment towards achieving excellence in all areas.

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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

 continue to further enhance the nursery's immediate outdoor space, offering children even more opportunities to explore and learn in a natural environment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning, both inside and out.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the management team and looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff use their strong knowledge of how children learn and their expertise in teaching to provide an outstanding range of learning opportunities. Counting and number recognition form part of everyday routines. Staff make excellent use of the local environment as they teach children about the wider community. Children relish the opportunity to draw pictures of places of local interest as they join the celebrated 'art trail'. Children benefit from prolonged periods of uninterrupted time to play and experiment, which ensures they remain engaged and focused on activities. They develop essential skills for future learning, asking questions and solving problems for themselves. This helps to ensure that they are very well prepared for moving to the next age group or starting school. Parents are well informed about every aspect of their child's learning. Planning and assessment arrangements are precise, sharply focused on every child's needs and shared frequently

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who attend. This is outstanding

with all staff and parents to ensure every child makes rapid progress.

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outstanding

Exceptional care arrangements support children's health and well-being. New children settle quickly as staff support them extremely well allowing them time to explore the environment at their own pace. Children are very familiar with the staff and readily seek them out for comfort when needed. Children delight in testing out their physical skills on the wide variety of equipment. They eagerly clamber over the soft play shapes, taking suitable risks as they grow in confidence and develop coordination. Children's health is very well promoted as they participate in active learning, such as cookery, and consider which foods are better for them than others. Daily care practices, such as nappy changing, are carried out by the main carer, supporting children's emotional security and promoting their self-esteem well. Staff are extremely good role models and play alongside children helping the younger ones to understand how to share and take turns. Children form

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outstanding

strong attachments with their peers and quickly understand what behaviour is acceptable.

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provision is outstanding

Strong accountability across all levels of management and nursery staff underpins a shared commitment towards delivering exceptional standards. Highly effective arrangements are in place for recruiting new staff. Regular supervision and rigorous monitoring of staff's performance lead to a high level of consistency of practice. Leaders quickly recognise and tackle any development points through targeted training and support. The robust procedures for checking the quality of provision ensure that children receive a rich and challenging range of experiences. Incisive self-evaluation accurately identifies how the nursery can improve even further. Leaders have identified the need to introduce even more opportunities for children to explore with natural resources outside. The staff team works particularly well together, which means the organisation of the nursery is excellent. The nursery provides a relaxed, fun and homely environment where

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provision is outstanding

each child and their family is highly respected and valued.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY152460 Local authority Southend on Sea Inspection number 869690 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 70 Name of provider Louise Julie Parfett Date of previous inspection 3 June 2010 Telephone number 01702 471235

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Setting details

Small Friends Children's Day Nursery is privately owned and opened in 2001. The nursery opens five days a week all year round and an after school club operates during school term times. Opening times are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. The nursery employs nine childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The owner holds a level 8 qualification.

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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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