Lodge Moor Nursery

Lodge Moor Nursery Fulwood House, Old Fulwood Road, SHEFFIELD, S10 3TH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 February 2016 29 November 2010

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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

 Children benefit from a wide range of enjoyable and challenging experiences that meet their individual learning needs. All children, including funded children, make good progress from their starting points.  Children are well behaved. Staff promote good manners and support children to develop their sharing and turn-taking skills. Children take part in activities and discussions that help them to recognise and value similarities and differences in themselves and others.  Staff have a good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. They are enthusiastic and work well as a team to meet children's care and learning needs.  The key-person system is effective. Staff know the children well and respond sensitively to their individual needs. Children are excited and eager as they enter the nursery and thoroughly enjoy the time they spend playing with each other.  Staff form effective partnerships with the other early years settings and local schools.

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This provision is good

The two-way flow of communication between them ensures that children are provided with a high level of consistency in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Tracking of individual children is good. However, the manager has not yet established a highly successful system to monitor and review the progress of different groups of children.  The manager and staff consistently evaluate the service they provide, although they have not found fully successful ways to involve parents and children in the process.

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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

 build on the use of tracking to include a more precise method of monitoring the progress of groups of children  establish a method that encourages parents and children to express their views about the provision and helps to identify ways that the setting can be improved even further.

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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 completed a joint observation with the nursery manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the 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 small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good awareness of the signs and symptoms of abuse. They know how to report any concerns they may have about a child. Necessary checks are carried out to verify that staff are suitable to work with children. There is a well-established programme of regular staff supervision and appraisal. Staff are well qualified and experienced. They benefit from attending training that helps them to update and develop their knowledge and skills. This has a positive impact on the learning outcomes for children. Staff liaise closely with health professionals and parents to ensure that children are provided with a high level of care and education. Disabled children and those with special educational needs make solid progress given their capabilities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

There is a good balance of child-initiated and adult-led play. Children are motivated to take part in the variety of rich and interesting experiences that are focused on extending their learning. Children use their imagination well as they pretend to be doctors and nurses. They enjoy listening to their heartbeats and exploring how the body works. Staff make regular observations and precise assessments of children's development. They use the information effectively to plan activities that help to capture children's curiosity. Children have many opportunities to develop their creativity and communication and language skills. Babies enjoy exploring the texture of paint and staff provide a meaningful commentary to help them link actions to words. Staff are committed to working together with parents and keep them informed about their children's progress. They find out about children's abilities when they first attend the nursery. Staff continue to encourage parents

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

to share what they know about their child's development through parent observation sheets, daily discussions and parents' evenings. Parents speak highly of the nursery and believe their children are safe and well cared for. They are provided with ideas about how to support their children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff provide a nurturing environment where children are happy and settled. Children benefit from an interesting and varied range of resources that promote all areas of learning. Children develop good social skills and are emotionally well prepared for the move on to school. Staff support children to lead a healthy lifestyle. Children are provided with nutritious cooked meals and snacks. They have regular opportunities to use the outdoor area to develop their physical skills. Children develop an understanding of the importance of sensible hygiene practices. They are independent and take care of their own personal needs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are active learners and solve problems as they play. All children are working comfortably within the expected range of development for their age and develop a good foundation to support their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY414572 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 851531 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 54 Number of children on roll 114 Name of provider Beverly Susan Hilton Date of previous inspection 29 November 2010 Telephone number 01142 711 190

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Setting details

Lodge Moor Nursery was re-registered in 2010. The nursery employs 23 members of childcare staff. Of these, 21 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. One member of staff holds Early Years Professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.15pm. 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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