The Tree House Children's Centre

The Tree House Children's Centre Gregory Croft House, Fen Road, East Kirkby, SPILSBY, Lincolnshire, PE23 4DB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 November 2015 11 August 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

 Teaching is consistently of a high quality. Staff develop learning opportunities through children's interests and explorations. Children are animated and enthusiastic towards their learning.  Staff carefully assesses what each child already knows and can do. They intuitively know how each child likes to learn and play. Children enjoy a wealth of high-quality learning experiences that staff expertly tailor to their individual needs.  Staff know all the children exceptionally well. They are extremely sensitive to the individual needs of each child and notice when they may need extra support or reassurance. Staff help to develop children's well-being exceedingly well and they visibly flourish, demonstrating self-confidence and self-esteem.  Children's behaviour is exemplary; they enjoy playing and working together. Staff have a firm but fair approach to managing children's behaviour. They ensure children

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This provision is outstanding

understand their expectations. Children learn to respect and care about each other, the environment and living things, and think about the feelings of others.  Parents are overwhelming positive as they describe their children's experience at the centre. They comment that they can see their children's learning records at any time. They recognise that their children's confidence has grown since attending the centre. Parents say they always feel included in their children's learning and development.  The manager and staff are highly motivated and there is an excellent drive for continuous improvement. Very effective self-evaluation takes place and includes input from staff, children and parents.

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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 focus on professional development opportunities that increases staff's potential to build on their excellent level of practice.

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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 centre manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the centre manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the centre's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the centre.  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 outstanding

The manager and staff work exceptionally well together and share a full understanding of their responsibilities to meet the statutory requirements. The manager's dedication, drive and passion for early years education is relentless. The very active committee fully support her and share her vision for achieving high standards. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a thorough knowledge of child protection and the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Staff development is highly focused on helping them to work towards a degree qualification. This thirst for knowledge has a positive impact on children's learning as staff's teaching abilities grow. The manager recognises the importance of continuing to enrich staff's professional development. Partnerships with parents are exemplary. Staff ensure they are informed about their children's achievements. Parents are provided with ideas to extend their children's learning

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

further at home, significantly contributing to the excellent progress they make.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff know what it is that children are interested in. They constantly talk to the children and watch them play. Children's communication and language develops rapidly and they speak confidently to staff and visitors. Staff instinctively know when to let children explore, make their own discoveries and work out how to solve problems. Children demonstrate determination when they attempt complex puzzles. Such activities also help to support their understanding of shape and space. Children are clearly relaxed as they lie on the settee to listen to a book. Children of all ages become thoroughly engrossed in a story, helping to promote their listening and attention skills. Babies delight in the sensory experience of sitting in a pile of fresh autumn leaves. They use all parts of their bodies to explore the different textures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The centre offers children a rich and vibrant environment in which to play and explore. The wealth of activities that staff provide helps to promote children's imaginative and physical skills. The outdoor environment enables children of all ages to have complete freedom to explore, be physically active and have wonderful first-hand experiences of the seasons and weather. Children have fantastic imaginations. They demonstrate excellent physical skills of balance and coordination as they walk on planks over the 'crocodile pit'. Staff encourage children to be independent. Children delight in the opportunity to act as a helper at snack time. Close staff supervision ensures children can assess their own challenges to keep themselves safe. Children manage risks exceptionally well as they 'walk the plank' while their friend dutifully stands on one end. Staff promote children's good health extremely well. Children help prepare an array of fresh fruit for snack. Staff remind

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

children to stand sensibly and to take care as they use child safety knives carefully.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including those who receive funding, make rapid progress considering their starting points, ages and capabilities. Children gain a vast array of key skills that fully supports their readiness for the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422483 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 850114 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 56 Number of children on roll 26 Name of provider The Tree House Children's Centre Date of previous inspection 11 August 2011 Telephone number 01790763246

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Setting details

The Tree House Children's Centre was registered in 2011. The centre employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6, one at level 5, one at level 4, six at level 3 and one at level 2. The centre opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 5.30pm. The centre provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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