Headstart Day Nursery

Headstart Day Nursery Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4FU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 April 2016 Not applicable

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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 management shares their commitment to provide quality care and education for children with the staff team. They all work very well together. The nursery collates staff's ideas and gathers views and opinions from parents to identify strengths and any priorities for improvement.  Teaching is overall good and on occasions outstanding. The well-qualified staff know their key children well and quickly recognise what they need to learn next. Planned and spontaneous activities give staff opportunities to challenge children so that they make good progress in their learning and development.  Children's behaviour is very good. Staff calmly and patiently interact with children as they play, explaining that 'sharing is good'. Staff are excellent role models, thanking children for their kindness and reinforcing good manners.  Children's emotional well-being is supported extremely well. Staff build superb

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This provision is good

relationships with their key children and show care and kindness at all times. Staff instinctively know when children need a hug or just to sit and chat.  Partnerships with parents are very good. Staff regularly share information with parents and ensure that they are fully informed about all aspects of children's care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, in their eagerness to extend children's learning and ask questions, staff do not fully support children's independent playing and exploring.

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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

 refine the use of effective teaching skills to fully support children's independent play and exploration.

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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 completed a joint observation with the acting manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider, the area coordinator and the acting managers. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery.  The inspector looked at written testimonials from parents. In addition, she 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

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are fully aware of their role in protecting children from abuse and neglect. They understand the procedure to follow if they are concerned about a child. The manager holds individual supervision meetings with staff. This helps to support their professional development and identify training that would improve outcomes for children and their families. The manager checks on and tracks children's development carefully. Any identified gaps are closed in a timely manner. Parents speak highly of the service provided. They praise the good communication they receive that keeps them involved in their child's day.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff ask children a range of questions that require them to think and process an answer. For example, they ask children to think about what they may need to complete an activity. This contributes to children's developing speaking skills. Staff spend valuable time with babies, encouraging them to explore and investigate with instruments and mirrors. Staff show them how to shake rain makers and point out their reflection in the mirror. Children's mathematical skills are supported well. Staff use new words, such as up, down and heavy, while children are exploring weighing scales. Staff value children's efforts to make the scales balance. Children become deeply engaged as they play with dinosaurs and a selection of sensory plants. Staff encourage children to smell the herbs. They spark children's imagination by suggesting a storyline where the dinosaurs eat the foliage.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Babies are cared for very well in a relaxed and calm atmosphere. Staff follow their individual routines and swiftly recognise their needs. Delightful displays of children's work help them to feel pride in their own creations and to develop a sense of belonging. Children enjoy daily opportunities for outdoor play, which contributes to their good health and physical well-being. Staff teach children to develop an understanding of dangers and how to keep themselves safe. For example, they remind children to walk down the ramp into the garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who receive funding, make good progress in their learning. Any gaps in their achievements are closing. Children are eager to learn and enjoy the wide range of stimulating and interesting activities on offer. Children develop good literacy skills when they look at books in the storytelling den. They anticipate familiar sentences in popular books and use props to re-enact the story. Some children are making exceptional progress in early reading and writing skills. Pre-school children write their names along with other words. They name letters to spell out the words. Children develop a range of key skills. This helps to prepare them for the next stage of their learning and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479181 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 982539 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 29 Number of children on roll 68 Name of provider Leicestershire Nurseries Limited Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01162712215

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Setting details

Headstart Day Nursery was registered in 2014. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including two with Early Years Professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. 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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