Cherry Tree Day Nursery LTD

Cherry Tree Day Nursery LTD 109 Savile Park Road, HALIFAX, West Yorkshire, HX1 2XR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 January 2016 13 October 2011

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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

 Teaching is consistently good across the setting. Managers and staff are well qualified and passionate about their role in supporting children's development. They understand how children learn and tailor learning experiences to meet children's individual needs and interests very well.  Staff are caring and nurturing. They provide a welcoming environment that places a strong emphasis on promoting children's emotional well-being. Children develop close attachments to staff. The key-person system effectively helps to support children's sense of belonging and confidence.  Partnerships with parents are strong. They are kept well informed about their child's learning. Parents speak very highly of the relationships they have with staff, which help to promote consistency of care and learning for children.  Staff are good role models. They set consistent and clear expectations for children's behaviour. Children share, cooperate and build strong friendships with each other.

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This provision is good

 Staff support children's additional needs very well. They work closely with parents and other professionals. This helps to ensure that children receive relevant assistance and continuity in their learning and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff supervision and monitoring systems are in place. However, these do not yet support a highly focused and targeted programme of professional development, to drive the quality of teaching to an outstanding level.

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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

 strengthen the evaluation of staff teaching so that specific areas for improvement for individuals can be identified and supported through targeted professional development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out an evaluation of teaching with the manager following a planned activity.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and 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 with the staff, children and manager at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of the parents spoken to on the day and from the nursery's feedback questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff understand their responsibilities to protect children from harm. They know who to contact and what to do if they have a concern about a child. Robust recruitment and vetting procedures are in place, including the successful induction of new staff. The effective management team have high expectations and children are at the heart of everything they do. Staff are well motivated. Observations and assessment of children's learning are accurate. Managers and staff successfully track the progress of each individual child and the different groups of children. Any delays in children's development are quickly identified and interventions put in place to help them catch up. The manager includes the views of parents, children and staff in the nursery's self-evaluation process and welcomes their ideas and suggestions.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff carefully organise the indoor and outdoor learning environments to match children's interests. They provide a broad range of experiences that engage children and motivate them to learn. Staff help children develop the key skills needed for starting school. They assess children accurately in order to plan for the next steps in their learning. Staff play alongside children and build on what they already know and can do. They use effective teaching techniques to consolidate and extend children's understanding to help further their learning and help them make progress. Staff promote children's language and communication skills very well. Children listen carefully to stories and join in enthusiastically with songs and creative activities. They use their imagination well and become engrossed in their play. Older children are learning the sound of letters. They are encouraged to use this skill to recognise and write their own names on their creative work.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy supportive relationships with the staff and are happy and secure. Their emotional needs are managed particularly well by their key person, especially during the settling-in stage. Moves between rooms and on to school are also supported extremely well and meet the children's individual emotional needs. Each room is welcoming and warm. All children come in to the setting happily and with enthusiasm. Children from the youngest to the oldest are motivated and display the characteristics of effective learning. The strong, inclusive ethos of the nursery helps to ensure that the active promotion of equality and diversity, tolerance and respect, underpins daily practice. Staff promote children's good health and provide healthy snacks and meals, which children enjoy. Children have regular opportunities to be physically active and to play outdoors in the fresh air. Children are encouraged to be independent as they wash their hands, take off

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Outcomes for children

All children, including those for whom the nursery receive additional funding, are making good progress from their starting points. Children are enthusiastic and eager to participate in activities and share their ideas and experiences. They are developing important skills in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428035 Local authority Calderdale Inspection number 874515 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 39 Number of children on roll 52 Name of provider Cherry Tree Day Nursery Ltd Date of previous inspection 13 October 2011 Telephone number 01422251807

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Setting details

Cherry Tree Day Nursery LTD was registered in 2006 and re-registered in 2011. The setting employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including two with Early Years Professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm. The nursery 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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