Kingsway Children's Centre

Kingsway Children's Centre North Lindsey College, Kingsway, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 1AJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 August 2015 4 October 2011

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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

 Staff have excellent knowledge and understanding of how children play, learn and develop. They guide children's learning exceptionally well with outstanding teaching strategies, precise assessments and planning for individual children. This results in all children making rapid progress in their learning and development, in readiness for school.  Leadership is inspirational. Staff work very effectively as a team. They are committed to meeting the needs of all children and ensuring their well-being. Staff establish excellent working relationships with outside agencies to ensure children get the support they need.  Children benefit from the highly stimulating environment. They are extremely well settled and eager to join in with the interesting learning experiences provided. Their social skills, physical and emotional well-being are very well supported.  Staff give high priority to the safeguarding of children and the safety of the premises

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This provision is outstanding

and activities. Staff fully implement robust policies and procedures so that children stay safe. All staff are rigorously vetted to check that they are suitable to work with children.  Parents are fully engaged in their children's learning. There is excellent two-way communication, which helps promote continuity in children's care and learning. Parents and staff share the targets set for children's learning and development, and staff offer suggestions to help parents support these at home.  The high levels of qualified staff, together with exceptional teaching practice, has a positive impact on the learning experiences provided for children. Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language is exceptional.

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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

 consider developing further opportunities for children to learn about other cultures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions with staff and undertook a joint observation with one of the Early Years Professionals.  The inspector viewed all areas of the nursery.  The inspector spoke with staff, parents and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, safeguarding policies and procedures, self-evaluation and a range of other documentation.  The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability checks and qualifications of staff working with children.  The inspector discussed the children's progress with their key persons.  The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors and the quality of teaching.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff place a strong focus on children learning though play. Children freely explore, enjoy being active, experiment and discover new things. Staff have high expectations of the children. They use their observations and assessments to identify children's next steps in learning and to plan exciting and inspiring activities. Therefore, all children's individual learning and development is very well supported. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language make rapid progress in relation to their starting points. Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported to make connections between their home language and English. Babies make excellent progress because staff know them well and promote their physical development very effectively. For example, when babies pull themselves up against a chair, staff support them by taking their hands to give them the

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who attend. This is outstanding

opportunity to practise taking steps. Staff use children's interests to plan activities that are enriching and imaginative. For example, during the inspection, pre-school children were highly engaged in the construction area. Children worked together, sharing and problem solving to construct an ark from the wooden bricks. Once the ark was built they lined their animals up two by two. Staff used this opportunity to reinforce mathematical language.

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outstanding

A strong caring ethos enables staff to develop very strong relationships with children, which helps them to develop independence and to be self-motivated. All children learn about healthy eating and enjoy nutritious lunches and snacks. Children are independent because staff teach them to learn to do things for themselves, such as serving their own food at lunchtime. The strong key-person system supports children and families. It helps ensure children are emotionally prepared for changes, such as settling into the nursery, moving between rooms and the move to school. The exceptional support provided for children with additional care needs means that parents are extremely happy for these children to attend the setting.

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provision is outstanding

The provider has a clear understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, ensuring that children's welfare is paramount. The manager ensures that the quality of teaching and staff practices are exceptional through regular supervision meetings and observing what staff do. This enables her to identify any minor weaknesses and arrange suitable training for staff to attend. Those in charge continually evaluate practice in order to use every opportunity to extend children's progress. For example, they have identified the need to increase children's understanding of other cultures. Parents are extremely happy with the nursery and the care and learning they provide.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 205736 Local authority North Lincolnshire Inspection number 854400 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 90 Number of children on roll 85 Name of provider North Lindsey College Date of previous inspection 4 October 2011 Telephone number 01724 294064

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Setting details

Kingsway Children's Centre opened in 1985. The provider is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, closing for one week at Christmas and on bank holidays. Out of school care is available for children aged four to eight years during school holiday periods. There are 21 staff working with the children, of whom all hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager and a senior member of staff hold Early Years Professional status. There are five staff who hold qualifications at level 6. The provider receives funding for the provision of free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The setting supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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