Play Away Day Nursery

Playaway Day Nursery Grasmere Drive, Beechwood, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2TT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 November 2015 29 November 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 quality of teaching is outstanding. Staff have an excellent understanding of their role in promoting children's development. They join in with children as they play and demonstrate a genuine interest and a passion for their work.  The nursery benefits from an extremely motivated management team that is inspirational and extremely supportive of staff. Both the provider and the nursery manager inspire staff to achieve the highest standards in learning experiences for children.  Staff have an excellent knowledge of how children learn through play. They use their observations to plan sharply focused next steps in learning. This helps children to reach their full potential, particularly in their language and communication skills.  Babies and children are offered exceptionally warm and affectionate care, enabling them to form very secure emotional attachments with the staff caring for them. Throughout the nursery, children visibly flourish and blossom. Behaviour is extremely

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This provision is outstanding

good.  There is excellent communication and sharing of information about children's needs and progress with parents. Parents speak very positively about the nursery and are delighted with the progress their children make.  A well-targeted programme of professional development means that staff are constantly seeking to improve their already excellent understanding of how children learn.  The environment both indoors and outdoors is exceptionally well resourced and effectively supports children's sense of curiosity and their natural desire to explore and investigate.

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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

 continue to explore further ways to involve parents in the support of their children's learning both at home and in the nursery.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children, policies, procedures, risk assessments and the settings self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to both children and staff and observed play and learning activities within the main environment and the outdoor environment.  The inspector carried out two joint observations and held a meeting with the provider and the nursery manager.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day.  The inspector carried out a tour of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Leadership of the nursery is exceptional. High expectations of both staff and children run throughout the whole of the nursery. Staff are very well qualified and experienced. This has a positive impact on the outcomes for children. The provider and manager fully understand and implement statutory and other government requirements. They continually assess every aspect of their practice. Stringent methods of self-evaluation mean the whole team and parents contribute to focused plans. This maintains and builds on the high-quality teaching and high achievement for all children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff and managers establish valuable partnerships with parents and other professionals. Together they create a culture of support and continuously strive to have a positive impact on all children and their families.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The highly knowledgeable and experienced staff demonstrate the very highest quality of teaching with children of all ages. Activities are fun and exceptionally well planned. They build on children's prior knowledge and effectively enhance their learning. Babies develop extremely quickly through the close attention given to them. Staff help them to explore their environment with many interesting and innovative sensory activities. Staff effectively challenge older children to solve problems and work out solutions for themselves. They use their expert knowledge to identify the most effective teaching approach to extend children's learning even further. Staff work highly effectively with parents and other professionals to share information and plan for each child's needs. The provider and the manager recognise the opportunity to develop the information they give to parents even further, so they are able to contribute as much as possible to guiding their child's learning

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children settle quickly as staff are very kind and caring and are fully aware of their needs. Children's self-esteem and confidence is embedded through lots of praise and gentle encouragement by their key person. Staff are superb role models for children. They show respect for children's role in making their own decisions. Children clearly demonstrate that they have learnt to think about others and readily take turns when playing with their peers. Children are extremely independent and are provided with excellent opportunities to further develop their skills in preparation for the next stage in their learning. Older children help with nursery routines and practices, such as tidying the room, and they take pride in showing visitors around their nursery.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including disabled children and those with special educational needs and those who access funding, make excellent progress from their starting points. A highly effective system for checking children's progress quickly highlights any gaps in children's learning, enabling staff to implement carefully tailored strategies to effectively meet their individual needs. All children leave the nursery well equipped with the key skills they need for future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 303448 Local authority Halton Inspection number 867456 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 106 Number of children on roll 102 Name of provider Grainne Mary McGovern-Scott Date of previous inspection 29 November 2011 Telephone number 01928 577 855

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Setting details

Playaway Day Nursery was registered in 1993. The nursery employs 30 members of childcare staff. Of these, 22 hold appropriate early years qualifications ranging from level 3 to level 6, including one with Early Years Professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. It supports 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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