Ashford Play Nursery (Creche)

Ashford Play Nursery (Creche) 47 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 March 2016 24 March 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Leaders have effectively implemented many improvements since the last inspection. These have had a positive impact on children's care and learning experiences.  Staff respond well to children's individual learning needs. They plan and provide a varied range of interesting activities that help children make good progress.  Children understand how to behave well. Staff are good role models for children and use a friendly and respectful approach when interacting with both adults and children.  Communication with parents is effective. Staff involve them in all aspects of their children's learning and share information with them regularly so that they can support their children's learning further at home.  Children explore their surrounding with confidence. They develop strong bonds with all adults, and these help them to feel welcome and safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always make the most of every opportunity to further promote children's communication and language skills.  Staff do not always make effective use of routine times of the day to further extend children's understanding of mathematical concepts.

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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 staff skills to make the most of every opportunity to further promote children's communication and language skills  consider how to strengthen children's mathematical skills and understanding even further, for example, during daily routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children taking part in indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the supervisor, and talked to leaders, staff and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability and qualifications, and relevant policies and procedures.  The inspector sampled children's observations, planning and assessment records.  The inspector took account of the views of parents during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff are vigilant and understand the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child. For example, they undertake regular risk assessments to help them to keep children safe. Leaders follow thorough recruitment processes to help them ensure staff are suitable to work with children. Staff receive ongoing training and regular coaching sessions to support them to improve their practice further. Leaders are knowledgeable and committed to making continuous improvements. For example, they use action plans to carefully evaluate the provision. Staff carry out careful assessments of the progress each child makes. They use their observations of children effectively to support them to identify their next steps for learning. They share this information with parents and other early years settings children attend. This helps to maintain a consistent approach to meeting children's care and learning needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff have a good understanding of how to encourage and extend children's learning. They get to know the children well and support them to explore the environment independently. Staff use children's individual starting points and their own assessments to help them to plan fun, engaging activities. They skilfully track children's good progress, allowing them to identify any gaps in children's learning, which they swiftly close. Staff support children's creativity well. For example, children enjoy painting, and demonstrate confidence as they use a range of tools, developing their small muscles. Children also learn to recognise animals. For example, staff help them to complete puzzles and encourage them to make the noises of the animals as they do so.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle happily in this nurturing environment and enjoy choosing from a good range of resources. Staff promote children's early understanding of how to develop healthy lifestyles. For example, they provide them with healthy food choices and daily opportunities for exercise. Staff use effective strategies to manage behaviour, and gently reinforce the boundaries so that children understand how to behave. Children develop good self-esteem and respect for others. For example, children play well alongside their peers and share toys co-operatively.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points and acquire the skills they need for their future learning. Children learn, from a young age, to become independent. For example, they choose their own play experiences. They also develop good physical skills. For example, they learn to throw and catch balls and access large play equipment confidently. Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY284642 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1010992 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 14 Number of children on roll 24 Name of provider Valerie Webb Date of previous inspection 24 March 2015 Telephone number 01233 610292

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Setting details

Ashford Play Nursery (Creche) is one of three privately run nurseries and registered in 2004. It is in Ashford and is open from 8.30am to 5.30pm all year round. It employs six members of staff, five of whom hold an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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