Setting EY437159

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 January 2016 30 April 2012

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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

 The quality of teaching throughout the setting is strong. In particular, staff promote children's thinking, communication, language and mathematical understanding well.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents provide good feedback on the quality of care their children receive and the effective communication provided.  Children are confident and secure, and benefit from the positive relationships with staff. They are polite towards each other and behave very well.  Children make good progress from their starting points. Staff effectively assess their achievements to provide a varied range of learning experiences that meet their next steps for learning.  The manager supports staff's professional development well. Staff implement ideas from training successfully to develop the environment and improve their teaching skills for the benefit of the children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although management and staff have made changes to the organisation of activities, there are times when children lose interest as they move from one adult-led activity to another, and occasionally children's opportunities to follow their own interests and make choices about what they do are limited.

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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

 review how activities are planned and organised throughout the day so that children are consistently engaged and interested and able to make more choices about what they do.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in all areas indoors and outdoors.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector took into account parents' views.  The inspector held discussions with management, staff and children.  The inspector viewed a sample of documentation, including the setting's development plan, staff and children's records, and accident and medication records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Management and staff work well together to evaluate their practice, and have made improvements since the last inspection. Overall, children benefit from the changes made as space and resources are organised more effectively to provide challenging activities for all ages. Staff designated to care for the children aged two years have attended specific training to help them plan an environment suited to their individual needs. The manager has a clear understanding of safeguarding and implements robust procedures for recruitment, training and support for staff to ensure they understand their roles and responsibilities. Safeguarding is effective. Everyone has a secure understanding of what to do to protect children's welfare and keep them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know children well. They make suggestions and ask questions that encourage children to think and share what they know. Children show great enjoyment as they build vehicles using wheels, nuts and bolts. Staff share children's achievements with others and promote their self-esteem effectively. Children are encouraged to count, recognise shapes and use numbers in a variety of ways. Activities successfully provide good foundations for mathematical learning. Most children join in singing their favourite songs. Staff read stories and share photographs with younger children. Staff encourage sharing, listening and communication skills well. The manager's good assessment systems help to identify what children need to learn next, and monitor the progress of individuals and different groups of children to ensure they all make good progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle well as key staff are positive and sensitive to their needs. Clear communication and strong bonds with parents help staff understand children's needs and interests well. Staff have good links with the local schools, which enable them to share information about children's achievements effectively. All children are very well prepared and receive effective support to move on to the next stage in their learning. Children benefit from outdoor play and happily explore with fascination. For example, they enjoyed exploring ice and observing what happens when it melts, including when staff added different coloured ice to the water to see how it changed. Children understand excellent hygiene practices and learn to keep themselves safe in the setting. For example, they all know they need to hold the handrail when going up and down stairs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Staff help all children to achieve well. Children are confident. They develop particularly good skills in communication, numeracy and physical development. This helps prepare them well for their future learning as they move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437159 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 824241 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 36

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 30 April 2012

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Telephone number

Seaside Early Years registered in 2011 and is managed by a partnership. The setting operates from a residential property in the Flexbury area of Bude in North Cornwall. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4pm, during term time; they also offer holiday care if there is a demand. Seaside Early Years is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. There are five members of staff working with the children. The manager holds Qualified Teacher Status and three staff hold appropriate qualifications at level 3 or above.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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