Shining Stars Nursery (Appleby) Ltd

Shining Stars Nursery(Appleby) Ltd The Gate, Bongate, Appleby, Cumbria, CA16 6LH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 November 2015 Not applicable

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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 quality of teaching throughout the nursery is outstanding. Staff provide varied, interesting and highly imaginative experiences linked to children's interests, both indoors and outside. As a result, all children are highly motivated, eager to investigate and explore their environment, and develop a real desire for learning.  Leadership is inspirational. The management team is highly effective in their commitment to continuously improve this exceptional nursery. Staff demonstrate their motivational drive towards achieving excellence in all areas by working closely together to provide an inclusive service for all children and their families.  Children develop very strong bonds and secure relationships with their key person and these help to fully foster their emotional well-being. They settle exceptionally well on arrival. Their independence is exceptionally well addressed and children confidently

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This provision is outstanding

make choices and decisions in all that they do.  Safeguarding procedures are very effective. Children's safety and safeguarding are at the core of everything the staff do. Children are protected from harm as staff have a thorough understanding of their roles and responsibility to report any concerns. The lead manager works very effectively with other professionals and multi-agency teams to protect children from harm.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Staff keep them very well informed about their children's progress and provide ideas on how to support their children's learning at home. Parents are tremendously complimentary about the staff and the care and learning their children receive.

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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

 extend the already successful system for assessing children's progress to give a clear picture of the achievements made by specific groups of children, so that the impact of planned interventions is clear.

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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 lead nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the lead nursery manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the nursery's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector spoke to a number of parents face to face and during telephone calls throughout the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The lead manager and her highly skilled staff team have an excellent understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. All staff cover safeguarding as part of their ongoing suitability, through supervision and continuous professional development. Therefore, they have an excellent understanding of their roles and responsibilities to protect all children in their care. The management has very high expectations of the staff and the outcomes of all children. The systems for self-evaluation successfully include the opinions of staff, parents and children. They set smart targets with achievable outcomes to ensure continuous improvements are made. For example, in their action plan they are to extend the already successful system for assessing children's progress by tracking individual groups of children in their care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

All staff working with the children are highly motivated and enthusiastic in all that they do. They apply their exceptional knowledge of how children learn and utilise their expertise in inspirational teaching methods. This means they provide an outstanding range of learning opportunities linked to children's interests and seasonal topics. Children are given time to think and make decisions for themselves, which helps them to develop their own ideas. Babies and children with special educational needs enjoy the freedom to explore and investigate the exceptional sensory play equipment in a spacious, safe and secure environment. Staff promote inclusive practice throughout the nursery. They consistently support children's communication and language, physical, personal, social and emotional development, mathematical and literacy skills. Staff encourage children's creativity through painting and craft activities which all children can participate in. Planning, observations

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

and assessments are precise and sharply focused so every child makes rapid progress in relation to their starting points. Staff meet children's individual needs and records are effectively shared, discussed and decided with parents.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff are very positive role models and recognise the uniqueness of each child. When incidents in behaviour occur, they encourage children to reflect on what they have done and how that child is now feeling. This helps children learn that there are consequences to their actions and to think of others. The settling-in procedures help staff get to know the children and their families right from the start. Consequently, children form secure emotional attachments with their key persons. Children are very independent in their self- help skills, such as dressing and toileting. They set the tables at mealtimes, pour drinks and help to clear away afterwards. Through the varied and nutritious snacks provided, children gain an understanding of good health and healthy eating.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Excellent relationships have been established with the local schools and other early years providers. These help to foster children's emotional well-being and support their move on to the next stages in their learning exceptionally well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478437 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 986753 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 52 Number of children on roll 60 Name of provider SHINING STARS NURSERY (APPLEBY) LTD Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01768353333

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Setting details

Shining Stars Nursery (Appleby) Ltd was registered in 2014. The nursery employs 13 members of staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, and the lead manager holds a level 5 early years foundation degree. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The nursery supports a number of disabled children and those 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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