Greenhouse Farm Nursery Ltd

Greenhouse Farm Private Nursery Ltd off Clough End Road, Cribden Side, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 5UB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 August 2015 26 September 2011

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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

 Children are well cared for in a welcoming and child-friendly environment. They are becoming increasingly confident, inquisitive and eager learners.  Staff establish good partnerships with parents. They meet regularly with them to ensure that they feel fully included and informed about their child's learning and development.  The staff team has a good knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures and understands how to protect children's welfare and keep them safe.  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.  Staff use effective strategies to successfully support children who learn English as an

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This provision is good

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:

 Leaders and managers do not yet monitor the progress of groups of children effectively.  Staff do not always give sufficient time for children to consider their thoughts and respond to questions.

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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

 identify and monitor the progress of specific groups of children more effectively  give enough time for children to think and respond to questions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the indoor and outside learning environment.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector helps meetings with the manager and deputy manager of the provision. She spoke to staff throughout the inspection when appropriate.  The inspector looked at samples of children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff working with children, the provider's self-evaluation form and improvement plan.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day of inspection.

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who attend. This is good

Staff are enthusiastic and effective practitioners. They provide a good range of engaging activities to promote children's learning and development, particularly outdoors. All children explore the natural environment, using different tools effectively to investigate and encourage fine-motor skills development. Staff encourage communication and language skills through their positive interactions. However, at times, there is not enough time given to children to think or effectively respond to questions. Activities, such as storytelling, help older children to identify what might happen next. Staff also build on their mathematical thinking as they try to match colours and identify similarities and differences. Partnerships with parents are established and the nursery shares information about children's progress through regular parents' evenings. Partnerships with schools are successful and ensure a smooth move into the next phase of children's education.

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good

Babies and very young children are well supported by attentive staff. Settling-in sessions are flexible and work extremely well, which contributes to the children feeling emotionally secure. Children clearly feel close to their key persons, cuddling in as they read a story. They 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 supporting younger children with routines. This in turn helps to prepare them for the next stage in learning, including school. Staff communicate well with parents and other professionals to fully support children with specialist support. This ensures consistency of care and learning.

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provision is good

The leaders have a good understanding of the learning and welfare requirements. Robust procedures are in place to ensure the suitability of all staff. All staff know what action to take if they have any concerns about a child's welfare or safety. Leaders review what works well at the setting thoroughly. They plan and make necessary improvements, including meeting previous recommendations to amend observations and provide further training for staff. Managers record all children's progress. However, they do not use this information robustly to check how well vulnerable groups of children are doing to ensure prompt and effective steps are taken to make changes when needed. Most staff hold appropriate early years qualifications which support practice well. The quality of teaching is checked through staff doing regular observations of each other's work. Staff report that this helps improve their practice. The setting is a member of a local authority cluster

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provision is good

group. This enables them to network and share ideas with other settings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 309318 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 871853 Type of provision Full-time provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 43 Number of children on roll 72 Name of provider Greenhouse Farm Nursery Ltd Date of previous inspection 26 September 2011 Telephone number 01706 217323

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Setting details

Greenhouse Farm Private Nursery Ltd was registered in 1988. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except bank holidays and Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education sessions for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports children who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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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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