Fairytales Day Nursery

Fairytales Day Nursery The Meeting Hall, Sullivans Way, Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3DG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 October 2015 12 December 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The well-qualified staff have an astute understanding of how children learn and accurately assess their development. This helps them to provide a range of highly stimulating experiences that meet children's individual needs. All children make rapid progress in their learning and are exceptionally well prepared for school.  Children play a key role in their learning and development. Staff carefully map younger children's interests to build a daily plan for each child. Pre-school children select roles and responsibilities for themselves each day, carrying them out happily. Children develop excellent self-esteem, are very self-assured and eager to learn.  Staff develop remarkably strong partnerships with parents. They implement a wealth of ideas to support a shared approach towards children's care. Staff provide resources and ideas for parents to extend children's learning at home. All achievements made at

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This provision is outstanding

home and current interests and events are included in the planned learning for each child.  Staff provide extensive support to parents and children during settling-in periods. Children quickly form trusting relationships with their key persons and other staff. They are exceptionally confident and enthusiastic.  Staff work in a commendable manner with other settings and all other professionals who support children. They share exceptionally detailed information and carefully follow any guidance provided. Their meticulous attention to working with supportive agencies ensures that disabled children and children with special educational needs make rapid progress in their learning.  Staff use imaginative methods to help children to become socially aware. Popular storybooks are used to illustrate positive ways to behave. Children give their favourite characters positive attitudes, such as those that try hard or are kind.

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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 expanding the range of opportunities for children to gain an even greater understanding of the links between the growth of foods they eat and their health and well-being.

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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 a joint observation with the managers and discussed their findings.  The inspector held a meeting with the managers. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the self-evaluation records. The inspector also looked at the policy folder, staff supervision and continuous professional development information, the induction process and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Managers and staff incorporate child protection throughout all areas of practice. They work together continuously to review the policies and practice in the nursery. They demonstrate excellent knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Managers' insightful programme of performance management contributes significantly towards the quality practice and professionalism. Staff are committed to their own continuous improvement and the reflective practice in the nursery. Self-evaluation is extremely robust and includes the views of all staff, parents and children. Recruitment and induction are particularly strong. New staff undertake intensive evaluation within their probation period to ensure that the high-quality staff practice continues.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff have a precise understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Children enjoy stimulating activities each day. For example, babies compare wet and dry cornflour while pre-school children create and 'trap' clouds that they make inside jars. Staff plan meticulously and ensure that science experiments maximise the opportunities for mathematical development. They use children's enjoyment of reading and literacy to the full. Children create extensive displays to reflect their favourite storybooks. Pre-school children show advanced confidence and competence and write captions for their displays. Teaching is inspirational. For example, staff in the nursery room create exceptional activities that build on children's engagement with stories, such as making 'potions' to retell a story about a witch. Pre-school children demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge of space and planets. Having investigated a solar eclipse they

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

continue to engage in group role play investigating gravity and space, and creating solar constellations and 'moon rocks'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thoroughly enjoy learning new languages, such as Spanish. They sing in Spanish and enthusiastically perform action rhymes. Children are encouraged to respect each others' religion. Parents play an instrumental role in helping staff to plan activities to continue with celebrations that children observe at home, such as those in the Jewish and Muslim faiths. Staff offer children practical ways to rapidly extend their understanding of personal hygiene. For example, they carry out experiments to observe how mould grows on bread after it has been handled with either clean or dirty hands. Staff have identified the further potential to offer children enhanced opportunities to explore the links between the growth of foods and good health.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated and persist with activities. Staff provide activities that build and evolve to significantly enhance children's eagerness to learn. Managers' astute reviews of children's progress enable them to efficiently highlight any weaker areas in their learning. They then act swiftly to introduce activities that successfully support children's learning and so close any gaps.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431104 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 853166 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 38 Number of children on roll 59 Name of provider Fairytales Day Nursery UK Ltd Date of previous inspection 12 December 2011 Telephone number 07957106785

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Setting details

Fairytales Day Nursery was registered in 2011. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, nine staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and there are three members of staff who hold appropriate qualifications at level 5 and 6. The nursery opens each Monday to Friday all year round. They are closed for bank holidays and for one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. They provide care for disabled children and children with special educational needs.

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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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