All Saints Nursery School

All Saints Nursery School Shirley Hall, Church Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 February 2016 2 November 2010

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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 manager is a truly exceptional leader. Her enthusiasm and commitment to drive for improvement is reflected in all aspects of the setting. She leads a highly impressive team that works exceptionally hard to maintain the high quality of practice.  Staff are highly reflective; they recognise how all aspects of a child's life impact on their well-being and their ability to learn and develop. Staff offer unlimited support to families and work exceptionally hard to implement strategies to ensure children's well- being and welfare are consistently supported.  The staff work exceptionally well in partnership with parents. They work endlessly to ensure two-way and regular communication. Parents are fully involved in their children's care and learning, ensuring that these are consistent between the setting and home.  Staff recognise and support the individual developmental needs of children extremely

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This provision is outstanding

well. They are supported by the special educational needs coordinator, who is a well- skilled, dedicated member of the staff team. She has a clear passion for ensuring that children are given every opportunity to develop and progress.  Staff maintain a warm, welcoming and exceptionally well-planned environment. A highly impressive range of stimulating resources and activities is available indoors and outdoors. Children have limitless opportunities to explore and experience new things and make outstanding progress in readiness for their future learning.

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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

 implement plans for staff to evaluate their own practice by extending the use of peer observations.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff interacting with children during free play and planned activities.  The inspector met with the manager and members of the parental committee to discuss aspects of the setting's practice.  The inspector discussed with the setting's special educational needs coordinator how individual children's development is supported.  The inspector viewed documentation, including children's development records and the setting's policies.  The inspector discussed with parents aspects of the setting's practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The highly skilled manager and well-qualified staff have a clear understanding of how to implement the requirements. The manager uses excellent systems to evaluate staff practice; she recognises individual skills and supports staff to review their work and attend training to benefit children's learning. The manager plans to extend the use of peer observations to develop further staff's skills in evaluating their own practice. Safeguarding is effective. The manager has an excellent understanding of her role in safeguarding children from harm. Staff put children's welfare first. They recognise changes in behaviour and use highly effective systems confidently to ensure children's welfare is protected. The manager works exceptionally closely with parents, children and staff to evaluate nursery practice and implement changes which benefit children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff are excellent teachers. They are extremely enthusiastic and encourage children to explore and develop their own ideas. For example, a staff member helped to stick paper on the underside of a table so that the child could draw where they wished. Staff's observations and assessments of children's achievements are highly effective in recognising children's development and highlighting where extra support may be required. Staff work closely with other professionals to plan individual opportunities and targets to help close any gaps. Staff have implemented highly impressive strategies to support children's speech, communication and language development in particular.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff develop excellent emotional bonds with children from the start. Home visits play a role in a highly effective settling-in process which ensures that children feel safe and secure. Key staff are nurturing and sensitive to children's needs and offer reassurance and comfort when required. Children behave exceptionally well. Staff use effective strategies, such as signing, to reinforce behaviours, and children are given opportunities to manage their own behaviour. Children are kept very safe in the setting. Staff are aware of their role in ensuring children's safety, while helping children to have a highly developed understanding of how to keep themselves safe.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children flourish; they gain excellent skills to support their future learning. Children are confident and independent learners; they freely attempt new challenges, showing pleasure in their achievements. For example, children persevered practising with chopsticks and were thrilled when they finally picked up the vegetables. Staff provide limitless opportunities for children to develop independence and skills in self-care, with positive outcomes which stand children in very good stead for the next stage of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 126969 Local authority Kent Inspection number 825391 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 59 Name of provider All Saints Nursery School Committee Date of previous inspection 2 November 2010 Telephone number 01227 282628

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Setting details

All Saints Nursery School registered in 1976. It is located in Whitstable, Kent. It is open each weekday from 9.00am to 3.30pm, term time only, and offers morning, afternoon and full day sessions. The nursery school employs 10 staff, including two administration staff. The manager is a qualified teacher and the other seven staff hold relevant early years qualifications from level 3 upwards. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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