Field House Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare

Field House Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare 57 Fishponds Road, KENILWORTH, Warwickshire, CV8 1EY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 September 2015 19 March 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The manager demonstrates excellent leadership skills and has a clear vision for the setting. She continually involves parents, staff and children in self-evaluation to ensure priorities for improvements are accurately identified and swiftly acted upon. Consequently, significant improvements have been made since the last inspection.  The quality of teaching is good. Staff use effective teaching methods to enhance children's learning. They provide children with a wide range of experience across all areas of learning both indoors and outside. Consequently, children are motivated and interested to learn.  Children are confident, secure and settle quickly because of the close relationships they build with their key persons. Staff consistently praise children and value what they say. Children demonstrate an excellent understanding of the setting's 'golden values'. They behave in a positive manner and play very well together.

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This provision is good

 Staff observe what children know and can do and use this to plan for their individual next steps in learning. Information from children's assessments is regularly shared with parents, so that learning can be continued at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff sometimes ask the younger children questions that they do not always understand.  Managers are not yet effectively monitoring the progress that groups of children are making overall.

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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

 improve staff's teaching skills even more, so that younger children consistently benefit from a good range of questioning suitable for their age  identify whether there are any differences in the progress of groups of children, so that further input can be precisely targeted to have the most impact.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed joint observations with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The newly appointed manager has a very good understanding of the legal requirements. She is well qualified, knowledgeable and extremely passionate about providing children with the best possible opportunities. All staff fully understand their responsibilities to protect children from harm. They have received training, and detailed policies and procedures are in place to support their practice. The manager works closely with the area managers and the local authority to ensure continuous improvements. She effectively monitors staff's performance through supervisions and appraisals. The manager has identified training needs and implemented support plans to raise the quality of staff's practice. The impact of this can be clearly seen in the developments made since the last inspection. For example, the environments are stimulating and well organised. Children have ample of opportunities to explore, investigate and be creative, demonstrating the key

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

characteristics of effective learning. The manager monitors the progress made by individual children to identify any gaps in their learning. However, systems to monitor the progress made by different groups of children are still being developed.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

All staff have a good understanding of the different ways children learn. They skilfully follow children's interests and extend learning further to provide challenging experiences. Staff weave mathematics throughout a range of activities and routines. As children explore outside, they share their findings with their friends, counting and comparing sizes of bugs. Staff effectively promote children's literacy skills. Children enjoy looking at a range of books. They act out their favourite stories and excitedly create their own props. Children have ample of opportunities to make marks and develop their early writing skills. Younger children are provided with activities that help them to gain the basic skills needed for their future learning. They show a strong exploratory impulse as they enjoy exploring flour, water and paint. On occasions, staff caring for the younger children sometimes ask questions that they do not understand. However, overall, staff model language and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

reinforce new words well. This supports children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to make good progress in their communication skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff build good relationships with parents and children. Every child is respected and valued as an individual. Staff ensure they meet the individual care and learning needs of every child. Children's physical skills are promoted well and they enjoy daily access to a stimulating outdoor environment. Children are supported with their move on to school as staff share detailed information with teachers and talk to them about their feelings.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are gaining a solid foundation on which to grow and develop. Their independence is promoted as they are provided with many opportunities to make choices and decisions in their play and learning. All children make good progress and are successfully gaining the skills needed for the next stage in their learning and their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY418309 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1010260 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 19 Name of provider Tommies Childcare Ltd Date of previous inspection 19 March 2015 Telephone number 01926857784

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Setting details

Field House Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare was registered in 2010. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and one at level 2. The manager holds a level 5 qualification. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

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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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