Rainbow Childrens Nursery

Rainbow Childrens Nursery Ltd. Station Road, Worstead, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9SA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 August 2015 15 February 2012

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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

 Staff provide a well-organised, rich and varied learning environment, which is well equipped with an abundant range or resources. This is particularly evident in the outside environment where children have numerous opportunities to be active, create, explore and investigate.  Staff plan daily activities and experiences to extend children's learning in all areas. They complete focused observations and assessments of children's development, which ensures children's learning needs are accurately identified.  The key-person system is well established and effective. All children are emotionally secure and are able to develop positive relationships with adults and their friends. This promotes high levels of confidence and self-esteem.  Children are happy and confident and they have caring, nurturing relationships with staff that ensure they are confident and independent learners.  The staff team work effectively with parents. They gather good information about

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This provision is good

children at admission and continue to exchange information so that they can provide for children's individual needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The deployment of staff during some large group times occasionally means that some older children become restless and easily distracted during these activities.  The performance management programme for evaluating practice is not yet robust, which means opportunities to enhance the good quality of teaching further to an outstanding level are not yet in place.

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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

 strengthen and evaluate the programme for performance management so that it is even more targeted to enhance the quality of teaching provided  review the organisation of large-group times so that all children are supported and engaged according to their individual levels of ability.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff during a range of activities in the indoor and outdoor areas.  The inspector looked at a sample of policies, children's learning records, planning and documentation.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager and spoke to staff throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff, and read the self-evaluation form.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to at the inspection.

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who attend. This is good

Staff know the children well and use a good range of teaching strategies to promote their learning. For example, staff working with the youngest children model language as they talk, leave gaps when singing familiar songs and use actions to support children's early communication skills. Staff break down words into letter sounds for younger children and help older children to talk about past and current experiences. There is a strong focus on outdoor play. Children learn about nature and the world around them as they investigate mini beasts and grow their own fruit and vegetables. On occasion, planned activities are not thoroughly organised to ensure children do not have long periods of inactivity. Older children are required to wait long periods while waiting for younger children, resulting in them becoming bored and restless. Staff interact with children in a calm and reassuring way, staying close and offering support when needed.

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good

Children are happy and well settled in the nursery, and display good levels of confidence. Children's physical development is well supported and children move confidently in the indoor and outdoor play spaces. Staff extend this by going for walks in the local area. Staff use positive approaches to promote children's good behaviour and, as a result, children behave well. Children's strong relationships with staff ensure their growing personal independence skills are carefully nurtured. For example, children serve themselves snacks and pour themselves drinks when they are thirsty. Children's understanding of good health and how to keep themselves safe is consistently supported as staff follow good daily routines to help them be emotionally ready for moving on to the next stage in their learning.

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provision is good

Staff demonstrate a secure understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. All staff understand their responsibility to report any safeguarding concerns about a child. Recruitment, induction and appraisal arrangements are rigorous. Staff liaise effectively with other early years settings children attend to maintain a consistent approach to children's learning and development. Leaders now use supervision arrangements to mentor staff. For example, the quality of children's learning experiences is used to evaluate staff's performance. Monitoring of children's progress means that any gaps in learning are also identified and intervention is sought. However, the performance management of staff following observations does not consistently confirm that developments to practice have a lasting impact over a sustained period of time and are reviewed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY219253 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 872466 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 32 Name of provider Rainbows Childrens Nursery Limited Date of previous inspection 15 February 2012 Telephone number 01692 400995

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Setting details

Rainbow Childrens Nursery was registered in 2002. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and nine hold level 3 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-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

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Setting details

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Setting details

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