Pangbourne Day Nursery

Pangbourne Day Nursery 21d Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 7LR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 April 2016 17 April 2013

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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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The management team does not monitor the children's progress effectively. Staff's assessments of children's development are not always accurate. There are some gaps in children's learning, and staff are not helping them to catch up effectively.  Some staff miss opportunities to extend children's development. They do not always use planned activities well to provide challenge for each child's learning.  Staff do not always help children to investigate the environment. Children do not have good opportunities to explore and develop their own ideas.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff in the baby room are very sensitive and responsive to the babies' needs. The staff settle in new children well and support their parents during this period.  Children are happy, content and developing their independence.  Children make steady progress in their learning and development overall. Staff help children to become confident communicators; they encourage children to listen and develop their vocabulary.

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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

 ensure assessments are accurate and use them to monitor children's progress to identify and narrow any gaps in their learning and development 12/05/2016

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 improve the quality of teaching to ensure all staff consistently build on what children already know to extend their learning. 12/05/2016

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

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 create more opportunities for children to explore and investigate the environment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out observations of the interactions between staff and children.  The inspector carried out joint observations with the manager.  The inspector spoke to the manager, staff, children and parents during the day.  The inspector looked at relevant samples of documentation.  The inspector used observation and assessment documents to assess the impact of teaching on the children's development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The manager has made improvements since the last inspection. For example, staff help children to understand about good hygiene practices, and children learn to count during some activities. However, the manager does not monitor children's progress closely or identify the inaccuracies in staff's assessments of children's development. The manager provides regular staff meetings and encourages staff to undertake training to benefit children. The manager arranges parents' evenings, and staff keep parents up to date with information about their children's learning and development through daily discussions. Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures that staff understand how to keep children safe; if staff have any concerns for a child they know the procedures to follow to protect their welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff plan varied activities to support children's learning. Some staff interact well with children, for example, asking questions to extend their learning. However, not all staff use the daily routine, activities and spontaneous opportunities to provide children with sufficient challenge to build on what they already know. Staff regularly carry out observations and usually identify relevant next steps for children's learning. However, staff do not always make accurate assessments or target support sufficiently to help all children make good progress. Staff develop children's communication and language skills. For example, they read children stories and encourage them to join in with the actions and words of songs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The key-person system is effective; children develop strong bonds with their key person and other staff. Staff help children to feel secure and develop confidence. They remind children how to behave in a positive and calm way, and encourage them to use good manners and to be polite. Staff teach children about good health. For example, they talk to children about healthy eating and the importance of good hygiene practices. Staff take children outdoors for regular exercise and fresh air.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children learn a range of skills that prepare them for the next stage in their learning, including changing rooms in nursery and their move school. Children are confident, for example, older children are learning to talk clearly during group time. Young children develop their physical skills, such as picking up toys and learning to walk. Children play well together and are kind and respectful of one another. They are well behaved.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 507894 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 1028031 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 1 - 5 Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 55 Name of provider Veronica Andreassen Date of previous inspection 17 April 2013 Telephone number 0118 9841496

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Setting details

Pangbourne Day Nursery registered in 1994. It is situated in the centre of Pangbourne, Berkshire. The nursery opens from 7.30am to 6pm each weekday, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. There are 11 staff; of these, five staff hold a childcare qualification at level 3 and three staff hold a childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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