Galaxies Day Nursery

Galaxies Day Nursery 1a Seymour Road, Eastwood, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 3ND

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 April 2016 29 July 2014

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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

 Children are happy and independent. They explore the wide range of activities and experiences on offer showing interest and pleasure as they play.  Staff and leaders understand how children learn. They skilfully adapt activities to meet the individual interests and needs of the children.  Children's care needs are well met. Staff quickly recognise when children are uncomfortable or unhappy and respond swiftly.  The manager regularly checks the quality of staff's work. She provides prompt feedback with clearly identified targets for improvement. Training and development is directed well to the areas where improvement is most needed.  Children are secure and comfortable in the company of the adults who care for them. They seek familiar adults out for support and reassurance. Babies are developing growing confidence as they play independently, but check that their carer is close by.  Staff work hard to share information about children's development with parents.

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This provision is good

Parents have opportunities to share what their children know, understand and can do.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The safeguarding policy, although revised regularly, does not refer to the most up-to- date government guidance and there are minor weaknesses in leaders' knowledge of the wider safeguarding agenda.  The nursery manager does not have the same good quality opportunities as the rest of the staff team to have one-to-one discussions with her manager to support her working practice and professional development.

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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

 keep up to date with revised government publications and guidance, particularly in relation to safeguarding and the wider safeguarding agenda  provide opportunities for the manager to have the same good quality one to one meetings and professional development discussions as the rest of the staff team.

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Inspection activities

 The inspectors observed activities in one nursery room and saw one nursery room and the outdoor area set up and ready for use.  The inspectors spoke to members of staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection and held a meeting with the manager and deputy manager of the nursery.  One inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspectors took account of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspectors looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

There is a secure understanding of local safeguarding procedures. Staff regularly have their knowledge of what might cause them to be concerned about a child and what they should do checked by leaders. Leaders actively contribute to multi-agency meetings about children and families, and understand their responsibilities within the multi-agency team. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children are sensitively taught about the value of difference using images and activities that they can understand and relate to their own experiences. Leaders' awareness of what might concern them about a child's responses to others is not as strong as it should be, although they do know what to do if they are concerned about adults' attitudes and behaviour. Leaders successfully target planning on areas of learning which have been identified as areas where children are at risk of falling behind their peers, such as communication and language.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff accurately assess children's development. They know each child's needs and plan well to support effective learning and development opportunities. Staff working with babies understand how to engage and maintain babies' interest. They use repetitive actions and sounds, which babies delight in and copy. Staff pay attention to what the babies like. When babies' interest starts to wane, staff make small changes that appeal to their curiosity and help them to practise and refine the skill they are developing. When older children show interest in bracelets that stretch staff skilfully introduce new words and help them to explore the properties of the elastic, which children remember and repeat later in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are cared for in attractive, well-planned and stimulating learning environments. They show interest in what is on offer to them. Children persist with activities until they feel they have succeeded. Staff recognise children's achievements and offer them praise and encouragement in a manner that helps children to understand what they have done well. Babies are well supported to play alongside each other and staff begin to introduce them to sharing and cooperating when they play with items such as stacking blocks or dishes and scoops in trays of cooked rice. Older children understand routines and what staff expect of them. They listen well and follow instructions carefully, such as those to help them serve their lunch.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing skills that will support them in their future education. They are curious, inquisitive and independent. Older children are interested in number, shape and size, and they are beginning to understand and respond to questions such as, 'how many?'. Babies use small motor skills during practical activities. They pick up small items such as grains of cooked rice between their thumb and finger concentrating hard on achieving their goal. They handle crayons, using them to make marks on paper, which they show interest in. From their starting point when they begin attending nursery, children make good progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450936 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1030185 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 - 6 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 33 Name of provider SNS Settings Limited Date of previous inspection 29 July 2014 Telephone number 01773715923

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Setting details

Galaxies Day Nursery was registered in 2012. It is situated in refurbished premises in the Eastwood area of Nottinghamshire and is privately managed. The nursery employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and one is unqualified. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, except for public holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.00am until 6.00pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds.

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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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