Hale Day Nursery & Nursery School

Hale Day Nursery & Nursery School 60 Bankhall Lane, HALE, WA15 0LG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 February 2016 17 May 2012

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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 inspirational management team is extremely committed to providing exceptional early years experiences for all children and families. Since the last inspection they have been dedicated to continue to raise the overall quality and have worked exceptionally hard to drive forward improvements.  All aspects of teaching are outstanding. Highly qualified and experienced staff use their excellent skills and knowledge well. They meticulously plan rich and varied activities to support the individual needs and interests of each child. This contributes towards children being superbly motivated and eager to learn.  The nursery has a very strong focus on preparing children for school. Enthusiastic and incisive staff are thoroughly committed to teaching children the skills they need to be well prepared for future learning. Staff use inspiring strategies to help children to make excellent progress in their development.

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This provision is outstanding

 A robust key-person system supports children's emotional security. Children arrive excited and are extremely happy. They demonstrate that they are secure and confident in the care of the sensitive and nurturing staff.  Partnership working is exceptional. Staff use highly successful ways to involve parents in their children's ongoing learning and development. Staff work closely with external agencies and other settings that children also attend. This supports effective information sharing and continuity in all children's learning and development.  Children initiate their own play, make many independent choices and are involved in decision making. This contributes towards them developing significantly high levels of self-esteem.

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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 the impact of the resource library for parents, evaluating how it further enhances parental engagement.

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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 spoke to the provider, manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as children's learning records and planning. She looked at policies and procedures, self-evaluation, action plans and checked evidence of staff qualifications and suitability.  The inspector took account of the views of a selection of parents during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff demonstrate an excellent understanding of their responsibility to protect children from harm. Rigorous risk assessments are completed and high levels of security to gain access into the nursery contribute towards keeping children safe. There is a strong pursuit for excellence and leaders astutely monitor the effectiveness of all aspects of the nursery. The manager has identified even further ways to encourage parents to continue to support children's learning at home and has recently introduced a resource library. Staff receive exceptional support, coaching and mentoring. They are actively encouraged to gain further qualifications, which helps them to continue to raise their skills. Staff training is given high priority and is targeted to identify what will have the most positive outcomes for children. Reflective practice is highly successful. Leaders use inventive ways to gather the views of

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

staff, parents and children and make positive changes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

All children thrive in this stimulating and exciting nursery. Children are superbly supported by dynamic and friendly staff who carefully tailor activities inside and outdoors, to excite and enthuse children. Babies have a wonderful time participating in activities, which are designed to capture their imagination and curiosity. Staff provide varied sensory play experiences. Babies delight in the sensation of feeling the texture of spaghetti, ice and cereal. Toddlers climb on to large equipment and pull themselves up onto rings. Staff introduce bubbles for children to pop as they dance to songs, which helps their physical development. The oldest children enjoy an impressive curriculum which includes Forest Schools. Staff find interesting ways to teach children how to form letters. Children use different techniques to make marks on paper to music. Communication, language and mathematics are promoted exceptionally well. Staff use favourite stories and props and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

ask purposeful questions to help to support children's listening and attention skills. Children learn to count and subtract as they take away buttons.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Sensitive staff gather meaningful information from parents before children start to help them to settle. Staff are wonderful role models who teach children to respect themselves and others. Children's behaviour is impeccable. Staff teach children how to keep themselves safe. For example, children assess the possible risks during an outing to the forest. Children's physical health and well-being are given high priority. Staff encourage children to grow their own fresh produce in the allotment. Staff involve children in choosing meals and the nursery chefs regularly discuss healthy foods with children.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including disabled children and those with special educational needs and children who speak English as an additional language, make sustained progress in relation to their starting points and capabilities. The manager precisely assesses the progress of groups and individual children to quickly identify and address any emerging gaps in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437135 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 853823 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 75 Number of children on roll 191 Name of provider Hale Day Nursery Limited Date of previous inspection 17 May 2012 Telephone number 01619807019

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Setting details

Hale Day Nursery & Nursery School was registered in 2011. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm. There are 27 members of staff, including the manager, who work directly with the children. Of these, 22 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including four staff who hold Early Years Teacher status. The nursery supports disabled children and those with special educational needs and children who speak English as an additional language. 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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