The Hollies Pre-School Nursery

The Hollies Pre-School Nursery 119 Heapey Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 9BJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 February 2016 17 April 2015

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Just Childcare has introduced many improvements since it took over in October 2015. However, further actions are needed to make sure the setting fully meets the requirements. For example, current arrangements may not prevent children accessing the kitchen on their own. Additionally, the garden and field are not fully secure. Staff rely on supervision to ensure children are safe in these areas.  Some staff do not organise activities well enough, give children enough time to think before answering their questions or set children a good example of how to speak well.

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It has the following strengths

 There are clear and well-understood management arrangements which hold managers and staff to account for children's learning, progress and development.  Children learn to keep themselves healthy through eating nutritious food. Similarly, they have daily opportunities to develop their physical skills in the fresh air in the garden and field. They learn how to care for animals such as the nursery goats and rabbits. Behaviour is good because children are very happy and secure with the staff.  Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a secure knowledge of the wide range of harm children may be exposed to, and how to report this effectively.  Management and staff are keen to embrace the many recent changes, including the increased opportunities to enhance their qualifications with a structured training programme. The capacity to improve outcomes for children is strong.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 accelerate the current programme of improving the premises to prioritise making the garden and field fully secure and making sure that the children cannot enter the kitchen unaccompanied. 25/03/2016

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 continue to improve the quality of teaching through regular monitoring to make sure staff have all the necessary equipment to hand when organising activities, give children enough time to think through their answers to questions and give children a consistent example of how to speak accurately.

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Inspection activities

 Her Majesty's Inspector (HMI) viewed all areas of the premises used by children, including the outdoor areas.  HMI held meetings with the manager and area manager, and discussed their evaluation of the setting. She also spoke with parents, staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  HMI carried out four formal observations with the manager, who also took up the opportunity to accompany HMI throughout the general observations of teaching and learning both inside and outside.  HMI reviewed evidence of staff's suitability, and their qualifications and training records. HMI also looked at a sample of records linked to the supervision process, complaints, accidents and incidents.  HMI sampled a selection of planning documents and children's assessments, including some two-year-old progress checks. She also reviewed a broad sample of policies and procedures, including those supporting safeguarding and internet safety.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Leaders and managers are rapidly improving the premises, management arrangements, supervision and training of staff. However, they acknowledge that there is more to do to improve teaching and to make the premises safe for children. For example, they are awaiting a safety gate for the kitchen. The manager has made a good start in observing and checking the staff's work. The new supervision arrangements are improving the quality of teaching. Less experienced staff are being supported through mentoring and a carefully structured training plan. The manager checks on the progress of all groups of children, including those who enter nursery at levels below those typically seen. She checks on staff’s safeguarding knowledge regularly to make sure that they are up-to-date with the latest information about protecting children from a wide range of harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy interesting experiences across all of the areas of learning. However, sometimes staff do not prepare all of the resources they need for the planned activities, which limits children’s learning. Pre-school children enjoy taking turns to stir and knead cinnamon-scented play dough, but have minimal involvement in weighing, mixing and handling the ingredients. This limits how they learn about measure or the early science of mixing wet and dry ingredients. Staff follow children’s interests well. For example, when children showed interest in a book about stick men, staff took the group to gather sticks to make their own stick men. Toddlers glue feathers and coloured tissue to long strips of paper, learning new words to describe sprinkling glitter onto sticky tissue. Even the youngest babies are encouraged to explore sand, water, and other materials such as soil, pasta and rice. This gives staff many opportunities to introduce new words, although not

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

all of them model accurate speech. The children copy staff's evident delight in learning and are becoming confident learners who are keen to explore and investigate. Regular story-telling encourages children’s imagination, language and love of books.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children show how safe, secure and confident they feel in the way they approach staff with their needs and interests. Staff swiftly comfort crying children, for example cuddling tired babies and toddlers, or distracting them with songs and toys. The children enjoy a very healthy diet, which has been carefully planned to avoid obesity. Children are encouraged to try a wide range of healthy foods. They are learning that nutritious food and regular exercise, and simple hygiene such as washing their hands, can help them to stay healthy. They are gaining independence and building confidence which help them to be ready for school.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Most children leave the setting for school at levels of development typical of children their age. Staff work well with parents and other professionals to help children with specific needs to get the support they need to catch up. However, the quality of teaching is not yet good enough to help children to make as much progress as they could.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 309558 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1040375 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 74 Name of provider Marjorie Monk Ltd Date of previous inspection 17 April 2015 Telephone number 01257 267 023

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Setting details

The Hollies Pre-School Nursery was originally registered in 1994. In October 2015 the setting was taken over by the Just Childcare Group. The trading name of the setting remains as 'Marjorie Monk Limited.' The nursery is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. There are currently 74 children attending, all of whom are in the early years age group. The nursery employs 17 members of staff, 15 of whom work directly with the children. Of these 15, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The nursery is open from 7.30am until 6pm Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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